 |
CWFL Fuschini v O Neil PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
173 cm
19
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
No luck for Soto with that takedown attempt.
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Soto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soto working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Lee turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Soto off and cradles Lee's limp body as Soto celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Luiz Soto!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope Bard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
22
197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
187 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pope Bard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bard misses.
Bard throws a good cross that connects.
Bard missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson walks straight into a right hand from Bard - that's dropped him! Bard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Watson from any more punishment! Watson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pope Bard!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvio Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Al Shakir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
22
273 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
206 cm
19
287 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
|
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvio Casamayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jafar Al Shakir!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casamayor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Shakir scores with a takedown into Casamayor's guard.
Al Shakir trying to control but Casamayor is working from the bottom.
Casamayor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Al Shakir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Al Shakir postures up in Casamayor's guard and throws a big left but Casamayor blocks it.
Al Shakir trying to control but Casamayor is working from the bottom.
Al Shakir throws and elbow that misses. Casamayor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Shakir's guard. Nice move by Casamayor!
Al Shakir is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shakir working a defensive guard here.
Casamayor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Casamayor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Shakir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Al Shakir pulls Casamayor in close to his closed guard and prevents Casamayor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Casamayor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Casamayor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Shakir is keeping the position for now.
Al Shakir trying to control the position.
Al Shakir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casamayor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al Shakir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Casamayor backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Sylvio Casamayor has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Casamayor. Beautiful body shot.
Al Shakir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Casamayor tries to avoid it but Al Shakir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Casamayor to the ground. Casamayor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Casamayor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Shakir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Shakir has closed the distance and engaged Casamayor in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casamayor.
Al Shakir looks gassed!
Casamayor tries to break the clinch but Al Shakir is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Casamayor fails to land.
Casamayor stalling.
Al Shakir is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Casamayor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Casamayor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Al Shakir is keeping busy.
Casamayor lands with a left to the head.
Al Shakir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jafar Al Shakir.
Casamayor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Shakir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casamayor.
Casamayor has a couple of punches blocked by Al Shakir.
Al Shakir prevents a body shot from Casamayor.
Casamayor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Shakir misses with an elbow over the top.
Casamayor prevents the takedown attempt.
Casamayor misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Shakir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Casamayor clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shakir wants to control the position but Casamayor frees himself and scrambles - Al Shakir manages to regain control in side control.
Casamayor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Al Shakir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Casamayor trying to hold on to Al Shakir's head to control him but Al Shakir postures up.
Casamayor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Casamayor.
Al Shakir trying to control the position from guard on top but Casamayor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Casamayor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Shakir landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Shakir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Casamayor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Shakir looking to sit in guard and control but Casamayor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casamayor throwing strikes but missing.
Casamayor is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Shakir has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Al Shakir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylvio Casamayor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Casamayor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casamayor scores with a jab to the body.
Casamayor lands a nice hook to Al Shakir's body. Al Shakir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Casamayor scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jafar Al Shakir has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casamayor throws a looping overhand right but Al Shakir ducks down to avoid it.
Casamayor throws a lazy right hand but Al Shakir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Shakir tries for a takedown but Casamayor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Casamayor connects with a jab.
Casamayor drops Al Shakir with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Al Shakir looks back up at him and smiles so Casamayor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Al Shakir is rocked!
Al Shakir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casamayor as he jumps to the side.
Casamayor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casamayor cracks Al Shakir with a good jab.
That has opened up Jafar Al Shakir's cut even more.
Jafar Al Shakir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casamayor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Shakir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Casamayor tries to avoid it but Al Shakir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Casamayor to the ground. Casamayor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jafar Al Shakir.
Al Shakir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casamayor.
Al Shakir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casamayor.
Al Shakir is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Casamayor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shakir dives in and grabs Casamayor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Casamayor pushes down on Al Shakir's head and hops out.
Casamayor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jafar Al Shakir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casamayor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Shakir at a distance.
Casamayor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Al Shakir is still on wobbly legs! Can Casamayor finish him?
The cut above Jafar Al Shakir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casamayor dances in with a quick combination. Al Shakir is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Casamayor snaps Al Shakir's head back. Al Shakir stumbles backwards against the ropes. Casamayor steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Al Shakir's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Al Shakir just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sylvio Casamayor!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
97% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Wolverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamehameha Kalua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalua has chosen Summer In The City by St. Lunatics as his entrance music. Kamehameha Kalua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
193 cm
24
240 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warwick Wolverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamehameha Kalua!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolverton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wolverton lands in his opponent's guard.
Kalua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalua has his foot on Wolverton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wolverton works his way back into a safe position though.
Wolverton throwing strikes from guard but Kalua blocks nicely.
Wolverton landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wolverton is aware though and is defending well.
Wolverton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalua has wrist control.
Wolverton trying to control but Kalua is working from the bottom.
Wolverton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kalua is keeping the position for now.
Wolverton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kalua keeping moving, preventing Wolverton from controlling successfully.
Kalua wants to sweep here but Wolverton controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wolverton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wolverton advances to half guard.
Wolverton moves into full mount! Kalua won't be happy about that!
Kalua is trying to escape the mount.
Kalua gets back to half guard.
Kalua is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolverton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalua is trying to get back to full guard.
Kalua is trying to stand up here but Wolverton is controlling him well.
Wolverton is trying to control. Kalua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wolverton is really struggling to control Kalua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamehameha Kalua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolverton is defended easily by Kalua.
Kalua leaves Wolverton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalua scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wolverton shoots for a takedown but Kalua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warwick Wolverton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wolverton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalua circles away.
Wolverton misses with a few strikes there.
Kalua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamehameha Kalua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolverton throws a hook but Kalua avoids it easily.
Wolverton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalua.
Wolverton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolverton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalua.
Wolverton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalua.
Kalua throws a right hand that Wolverton ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolverton also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kalua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kalua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wolverton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolverton is breathing heavily.
Kalua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalua lands a jab to the head.
Wolverton shoots in for a takedown but Kalua shows good takedown defense.
Kalua lands a high kick!
Kalua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalua leaves Wolverton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kalua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalua lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Kalua does it's job there.
Kalua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalua is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice combination there by Kalua.
Kalua lands a big head kick that sends Wolverton to the canvas! Kalua follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamehameha Kalua!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and malu munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
194 cm
22
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, malu munoz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Joseph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
munoz looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph throws a jab when munoz was well out of range.
munoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
munoz throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from munoz.
A left and a right from munoz both land. Nice combination.
munoz scoring well with a low kick there.
munoz connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from munoz does no damage.
Joseph thuds a left hand into munoz's body.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. munoz defends it nicely.
Joseph shoots in looking for a takedown. munoz tries to sprawl out of it but Joseph keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. munoz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
munoz misses with a head kick.
munoz throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at munoz.
munoz throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
munoz looks gassed!
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joseph throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and munoz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
munoz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
munoz misses with a low kick as Joseph jumps back.
Joseph tries to clinch there but munoz circles away.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says munoz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joseph lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph clinches up against the ropes.
munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joseph throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but munoz blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Joseph.
munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
munoz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joseph breaks from the clinch.
munoz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph.
munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but munoz avoids the damage to the body.
munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of munoz backwards.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches up with munoz, looking for a takedown. Joseph pushes munoz against the ropes but munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
munoz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
munoz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
munoz dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
munoz with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from munoz as Joseph shoots in.
munoz lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
munoz shoots in and drives through. Joseph sprawls well.
munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
munoz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph.
munoz lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but munoz moved out of range.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by munoz. That's going to slow Joseph down.
Joseph displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from munoz.
Joseph misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from munoz.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
munoz punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
munoz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joseph looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
munoz moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
munoz is wriggling around but Joseph manages to pass to half guard.
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 Mitchell Joseph will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joseph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from munoz.
munoz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joseph thows a body shot but no joy.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts munoz as he jumps to the side.
munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joseph avoids it really well and circles away.
munoz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
munoz tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
munoz stuffs the takedown attempt from Joseph. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches up with munoz, looking for a takedown. Joseph pushes munoz against the ropes but munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for munoz.
munoz scores with a jab to the body.
munoz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
munoz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
munoz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joseph. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
munoz connects with a solid leg kick.
munoz throws a quick inside leg kick.
munoz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for munoz.
munoz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
munoz lands a two punch combo.
munoz misses with a low kick.
munoz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
munoz thumps Joseph with a low kick.
munoz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from munoz.
Joseph misses the jab.
munoz feints and then cracks Joseph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joseph down.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from munoz both land. Nice combination.
Joseph lands with a hook. munoz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
munoz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
munoz is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. munoz defends it nicely.
munoz looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
munoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and munoz wants it to stay on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from munoz.
munoz is looking to score with low kicks.
munoz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for munoz.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but munoz slips the punch.
munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
munoz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
munoz throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at munoz.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Joseph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from munoz misses.
Joseph falls off balance throwing a combination
and munoz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by munoz. That's going to slow Joseph down.
Joseph throws a combination. munoz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
munoz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph throws a jab when munoz was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from munoz, right into the meat.
munoz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
munoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joseph throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
malu munoz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch but munoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses
and munoz counters with a left to the body.
munoz feints and then cracks Joseph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joseph down.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but munoz is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Joseph as munoz shoots in.
munoz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice sprawl there from Joseph as munoz shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow munoz down.
Joseph throws a head kick but munoz moves out of range.
Joseph moves forwards but munoz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph misses the jab.
munoz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.
Joseph misses with the combination.
munoz is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
munoz ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick
and munoz counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by munoz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
malu munoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
munoz defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
munoz throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at munoz.
munoz scores with a leg kick.
Joseph's corner calls for a 1-2. Joseph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
munoz throws a leg kick but Joseph moved away.
munoz feints and then cracks Joseph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joseph down.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joseph shoots in and drives through. munoz sprawls well.
munoz lands with a slapping head kick.
munoz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joseph moves into the clinch successfully.
munoz tries to break the clinch but Joseph is controlling the position.
Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
munoz avoids the head kick by Joseph.
munoz thuds his shin into the meat of Joseph's side.
Joseph takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz lands with a slapping head kick.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from munoz.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
munoz swinging wildly here.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from munoz.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body
and munoz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
munoz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but munoz manages to avoid it.
munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph checks a leg kick nicely.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but munoz circles away.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. munoz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
munoz pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from munoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws the left hand but munoz avoids the punch easily.
Joseph throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and munoz counters with a good low kick that Joseph was not able to check.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but munoz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
munoz throws a good cross that connects.
Joseph avoids the head kick by munoz.
Good leg kick by Joseph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses munoz's sensitive parts.
Joseph walks into a left hand.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and munoz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joseph's knee momentarily.
munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
munoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joseph.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but munoz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
munoz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joseph's head.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
munoz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
munoz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joseph's calf.
munoz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
munoz throws a leg kick
and Joseph makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. munoz really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
munoz tries to work over Joseph's front leg with a kick but Joseph checks it.
munoz throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joseph swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by munoz.
Joseph misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from munoz.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but munoz moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joseph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
munoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph swings for the body but munoz moves out of range.
munoz scores with a leg kick.
A jab from munoz misses.
munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
munoz throws a leg kick
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. munoz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has closed the distance and engaged munoz in a clinch.
munoz can't break the clinch.
munoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
munoz throws a low kick but Joseph avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for munoz.
A head kick by Joseph misses
and munoz counters with a left to the body.
munoz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
munoz misses with a takedown
and Joseph counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by munoz.
Joseph is trying hard to land a takedown here. munoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from munoz misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to malu munoz.
I think munoz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... malu munoz!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrisi Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
182 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
|
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrisi Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Santana!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kay.
Santana drops Kay with a beautiful combination! Kay stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Santana is looking for the KO!
It looks like Chrisi Kay has been cut.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Kay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana's corner calls for a 1-2. Santana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chrisi Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kay or perhaps it was just good defense by Santana which made him look bad.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kay. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Santana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kay has a takedown stuffed.
Kay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kay is breathing heavily.
Santana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chrisi Kay's cut is getting worse.
Douglas Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay misses with a double jab.
Kay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santana stuns Kay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santana throws a nice looking combination but Kay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Santana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santana finds it's way round the side to connect with Kay's head.
Chrisi Kay's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santana circles away.
Santana throws a right hand that Kay ducks under and follows up with a left that Kay also avoids with ease.
Kay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santana is looking to control Kay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
Santana is looking for a sweep. Kay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santana is trying to control but can't.
Santana is defending against the submission attempts here by Kay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrisi Kay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Santana.
Santana throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santana avoids it really well and circles away.
Santana throws a series of punches but Kay moves out of range.
Kay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santana circles away.
Santana misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay is looking to take a break and control but Santana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kay working the head and body with strikes.
Santana tries to get to full guard but Kay has control of the leg.
Kay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kay shoots in and drives through. Santana sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chrisi Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santana swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kay has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kay shoots for a takedown but Santana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santana cracks a nice hook into Kay's ribs.
Chrisi Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana works over Kay's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santana clobbers Kay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeez, Chrisi Kay's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Santana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana cracks Kay with a right hand to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chrisi Kay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Santana!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermot Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Marroquin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
26
282 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
|
187 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dermot Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marroquin throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Gray tries to clinch but Marroquin is having none of it.
Marroquin digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Nice uppercut there from Marroquin.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marroquin finds it's way round the side to connect with Gray's head.
Marroquin misses with a looping left.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Marroquin ducks down to avoid it.
Marroquin misses with a series of wild punches.
Marroquin lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
Marroquin swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray feints and then cracks Marroquin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marroquin down.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray clinches with his opponent.
Marroquin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marroquin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray clobbers Marroquin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin slips a jab from Gray.
Marroquin lands a jab.
Marroquin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Marroquin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marroquin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marroquin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marroquin lands a nice shot that snaps Gray's head back.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marroquin.
Marroquin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marroquin stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marroquin misses with a body shot.
Marroquin scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marroquin sprawls well. Marroquin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Marroquin throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Marroquin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray slips under a jab from Marroquin.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marroquin to counter with a crisp jab.
Marroquin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marroquin digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Marroquin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marroquin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Marroquin which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marroquin. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marroquin moves out of range of the strikes.
Marroquin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marroquin.
Marroquin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marroquin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves forwards but Marroquin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marroquin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gray backs up against the ropes.
Gray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marroquin throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Marroquin moved away.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dermot Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Marroquin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marroquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marroquin.
Gray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marroquin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marroquin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marroquin finds it's way round the side to connect with Gray's head.
Marroquin misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a one-two to the body.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marroquin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mario Marroquin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marroquin lands with a shot to the body.
Marroquin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marroquin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gray.
Marroquin thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marroquin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gray off the ropes and back into rage.
Marroquin moves away from the strike by Gray.
Marroquin punishes Gray's body with a nice straight punch.
Marroquin throws a series of strikes that have Gray backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marroquin swinging wildly here.
Marroquin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marroquin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Marroquin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marroquin lands with a cross.
Marroquin tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marroquin.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Marroquin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marroquin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray avoids the body shot from Marroquin.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Marroquin.
Marroquin connects with the punch.
Marroquin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray moves out of range as Marroquin strikes.
Marroquin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marroquin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marroquin lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Marroquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marroquin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mario Marroquin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marroquin misses with the combination.
Marroquin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gray misses with a hook. Marroquin ducked under it nicely.
Marroquin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marroquin takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Marroquin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marroquin throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Marroquin cracks Gray with a good jab.
Marroquin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Marroquin.
Marroquin tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marroquin loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dermot Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marroquin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gray off the ropes and back into rage.
A shot to de liver by Marroquin. Beautiful body shot.
Marroquin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marroquin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marroquin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marroquin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marroquin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marroquin's corner calls for a 1-2. Marroquin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by Marroquin.
Marroquin connects with a jab.
A shot to de liver by Marroquin. Beautiful body shot.
Marroquin jabs at Gray's body.
Marroquin tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marroquin to score with a decent uppercut.
Marroquin thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
A cross from Marroquin lands.
Marroquin scores with a body shot.
Marroquin lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Marroquin lands a nice shot that snaps Gray's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marroquin lands a nice shot to the body.
Marroquin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marroquin lands with a good body shot.
Marroquin lands a nice looking body shot.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marroquin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marroquin lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marroquin with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Marroquin - just one landing.
Marroquin throws a shot to the body.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marroquin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gray is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Marroquin! Gray is backing up but he can't get away as Marroquin lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gray and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Marroquin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Lawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
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 Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers gets caught flat footed, as Lawson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powers wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawson wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Lawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Powers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lawson is aware though and is defending well.
Lawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson 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.
Powers is trying to control the position but Lawson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lawson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Powers!
Lawson has control of Powers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Powers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Powers is looking to improve his position but Lawson isn't that keen on the idea.
Lawson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawson controlling from the full mount.
Lawson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Lawson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
26
215 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
|
188 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alessio Fuschini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fuschini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from O Neil misses.
Fuschini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neil drops Fuschini with a beautiful combination! Fuschini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Neil is looking for the KO!
It looks like Alessio Fuschini has been cut.
Fuschini misses with an uppercut.
Fuschini scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuschini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuschini doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Fuschini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil cracks Fuschini with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil cracks Fuschini with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. O Neil has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fuschini to stand back up!
Fuschini is rocked!
Fuschini dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
O Neil punishes Fuschini's body with a nice straight punch.
O Neil scores with a body shot.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuschini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neil circles away.
A jab from O Neil finds it's way through Fuschini's defenses.
O Neil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Fuschini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuschini wants to clinch up but O Neil keeps it at a distance.
Fuschini seems to have got his legs back now.
O Neil lands a big right hand that sends Fuschini crashing to the mat! O Neil stays standing though and waves Fuschini back to his feet!
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fuschini circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neil checks a low kick from Fuschini.
Alessio Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
O Neil drops Fuschini with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fuschini! O Neil dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil is the new light heavyweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
