 |
SyFi 95 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 5446 p4p, 611 weight class) and Joshua Syracuse (ranked 5105 p4p, 592 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
213 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Syracuse!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovchinnikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Syracuse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ovchinnikov avoids it.
Syracuse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ovchinnikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Ovchinnikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ovchinnikov leaning against his opponent.
Ovchinnikov tries to throw a body punch but Syracuse avoids it by throwing Ovchinnikov back against the cage.
Ovchinnikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Syracuse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ovchinnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ovchinnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Syracuse backwards.
Ovchinnikov blocks an elbow strike.
Ovchinnikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Syracuse looks winded!
Ovchinnikov scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovchinnikov pushes Syracuse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Syracuse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ovchinnikov lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Ovchinnikov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ovchinnikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ovchinnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ovchinnikov is working Syracuse over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovchinnikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ovchinnikov lands a shot to the body.
Ovchinnikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ovchinnikov is leaning against Syracuse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ovchinnikov is working Syracuse over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ovchinnikov.
Come on Ovchinnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov stalling against the cage.
Ovchinnikov is pushing Syracuse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ovchinnikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Syracuses head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ovchinnikov lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ovchinnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Syracuse is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovchinnikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Syracuse is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovchinnikov finish him?
Ovchinnikov slowing the pace effectively.
Ovchinnikov is stalling here.
Ovchinnikov lands a left hand.
Ovchinnikov stalling in the clinch.
Syracuse misses with a body punch.
Ovchinnikov is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dmitry Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov moves into range and clinches up with Syracuse.
Good body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov lands a body shot.
Ovchinnikov drops Syracuse onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Syracuse is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ovchinnikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ovchinnikov slowing the pace effectively.
Ovchinnikov scores with a hook to the body.
Ovchinnikov gets through Syracuse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ovchinnikov - that landed with a thud.
Ovchinnikov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Syracuse with a big uppercut! Syracuse tries to clinch up but Ovchinnikov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Syracuse to the mat! Syracuse covers up and Ovchinnikov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
After winning the bout, Dmitry Ovchinnikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Joshua Syracuse spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hammarstrom (ranked 3917 p4p, 348 weight class) and Ulf Ulvesson (ranked 4200 p4p, 365 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ulvesson's choice of entrance music: Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio. Markus Hammarstrom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
205 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Hammarstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulf Ulvesson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulvesson lands an overhand right.
It looks like Markus Hammarstrom has been cut.
Hammarstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammarstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Hammarstrom connects with a looping right hand.
Hammarstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Ulvesson scores with a jab to the head.
Hammarstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammarstrom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ulvesson is able to avoid easily.
Hammarstrom scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ulf Ulvesson has been cut.
Ulvesson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ulvesson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Hammarstrom. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulvesson throws a hook but Hammarstrom avoids it easily.
Hammarstrom throwing a counter right hand but Ulvesson manages to avoid it.
Hammarstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammarstrom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ulvesson throws a hook but Hammarstrom blocks it.
Ulvesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammarstrom manages to avoid it.
Hammarstrom misses with an uppercut. Ulvesson saw that one coming.
Hammarstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Ulvesson's shoulder, as Ulvesson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulvesson loads up on a big right hand but Hammarstrom slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Hammarstrom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markus Hammarstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammarstrom misses with a left hand
and Ulvesson counters with a nice right hand that sends Hammarstrom toppling to the canvas! Hammarstrom scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ulvesson finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulvesson misses with a looping left.
Hammarstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ulvesson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hammarstrom badly! He tries to strike back but Ulvesson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hammarstrom out cold! Oh man, Hammarstrom will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ulf Ulvesson!
Ulf Ulvesson 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
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 3123 p4p, 294 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 3030 p4p, 286 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
202 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum has closed the distance and engaged Lima in a clinch.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Tatum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tatum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Tatum has him pressed against the cage.
Lima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lima is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tatum frees his head nicely. Oh but Lima has switched to an armbar! Tatum is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcelinho Lima!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Mike Holmes Jr (ranked 2548 p4p, 250 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 2673 p4p, 260 weight class). Holmes Jr comes into the arena with Red - Damage blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
20
268 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
200 cm
19
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes Jr has managed to clinch.
Holmes Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Hop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holmes Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hop misses with a hook.
Hop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
A lazy left from Hop finds it's target.
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!
Hop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holmes Jr sprawling to the canvas! Holmes Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hop finish him?!
Holmes Jr is rocked!
It looks like Mike Holmes Jr has been cut.
Are you kidding me?! Hop ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Holmes Jr clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hip Hop!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Stalker (ranked 3607 p4p, 382 weight class) and Zedidiah Goldberg (ranked 2030 p4p, 235 weight class). Goldberg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Warrior's Call kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
27
198 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
178 cm
20
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zedidiah Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker misses the jab.
Goldberg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stalker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Chief Stalker has been cut.
Stalker scores with a jab. Goldberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goldberg misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chief Stalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stalker throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg sends Stalker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Goldberg is motioning to the referee to let Stalker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stalker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Stalker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalker walks straight into a right hand from Goldberg - that's dropped him! Goldberg jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stalker from any more punishment! Stalker 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 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zedidiah Goldberg!
Zedidiah Goldberg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krit Leekpai (ranked 1905 p4p, 276 weight class) and Mujahid Jackson (ranked 2194 p4p, 318 weight class). Mujahid Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
29
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mujahid Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Leekpai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leekpai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leekpai. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leekpai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leekpai slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leekpai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Leekpai lands.
Leekpai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Leekpai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leekpai circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
A cross from Leekpai lands.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Leekpai circles away and keeps his distance.
Leekpai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with a looping right.
Krit Leekpai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leekpai walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leekpai.
Leekpai moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Leekpai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leekpai lands with a shot to the body.
Leekpai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Leekpai there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leekpai scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leekpai!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Leekpai.
Leekpai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leekpai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looks like Leekpai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Leekpai with a jab.
Leekpai connects with a looping right hand.
Leekpai scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson is rocked!
Leekpai lands a body shot.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Leekpai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leekpai throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes a swing at Leekpai's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson motions for Leekpai to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leekpai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Leekpai.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leekpai.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Leekpai.
Jackson throws a jab when Leekpai was well out of range.
Leekpai connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Leekpai cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Leekpai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leekpai lands with an overhand left.
Leekpai sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Leekpai.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Leekpai finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leekpai lands with a right hand.
Leekpai lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Leekpai stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Leekpai, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Leekpai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas! Jackson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Leekpai finish him?!
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leekpai drops Jackson with a big left hand! Jackson is injured, injured bad! Leekpai jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krit Leekpai!
In his post fight interview, Krit Leekpai started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mujahid Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am thankful for the chance to fight as a champion and for KAISER Nutrition. I am apart of a very young and talented fight team. You will all see me again fighting again soon, inshallah. '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Rollins (ranked 1231 p4p, 180 weight class) and Petr Antonovich (ranked 1644 p4p, 241 weight class). Rollins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fish Fight- King Khan and BBQ Show. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
20
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
20
213 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich scores with a nice head shot.
Rollins swings for the body but Antonovich moves out of range.
A jab from Antonovich finds it's way through Rollins's defenses.
Rollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Antonovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Rollins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonovich misses the target.
Antonovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antonovich throws a hook but Rollins avoids it easily.
Antonovich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rollins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rollins is looking to score with low kicks.
Antonovich slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rollins. Antonovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
and Antonovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonovich gets caught napping as Rollins dives in and scores a takedown. Antonovich manages to retain guard.
Antonovich is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rollins dives into side control.
Antonovich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rollins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Antonovich is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antonovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rollins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rollins in side control, throwing shots but Antonovich defends.
Antonovich is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rollins is controlling him well.
Rollins working the ground and pound.
Rollins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Antonovich, who protects the arm well.
Rollins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Antonovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rollins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rollins controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonovich prevents Rollins from moving into mount.
Antonovich wants to get back to his feet.
Rollins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Antonovich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rollins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rollins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Antonovich some visible discomfort.
Rollins working the ground and pound.
Rollins tries for a kimura but Antonovich is defending well.
We've been hearing that Rollins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rollins controls the position from side control.
Rollins scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonovich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rollins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rollins throws an elbow but Antonovich slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Rollins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins controlling from side mount.
Antonovich is pushing Rollins's head away, looking to escape. Rollins manages to hold on to the position though.
Rollins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rollins controls the position from side control.
Rollins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rollins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Antonovich taking a bit of punishment here - Rollins scoring with strikes.
Antonovich pushes Rollins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rollins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boogie Rollins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rollins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antonovich throws out a counter right but Rollins avoids it with no problem.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Antonovich moves out of range.
Rollins takes one to the chin there.
Antonovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boogie Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antonovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonovich.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonovich.
Rollins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antonovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Antonovich throws a lazy right hand but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonovich 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.
Antonovich throws out a loose jab but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins misses with the combination.
Antonovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rollins swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Antonovich.
Rollins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petr Antonovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antonovich connects with a right hand. Rollins shakes it off.
Rollins throws a hook but Antonovich avoids it easily.
Antonovich works Rollins's body with a nice hook.
Rollins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rollins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Antonovich misses.
Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonovich.
Antonovich gets caught flat footed, as Rollins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonovich is keeping the position for now.
Rollins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antonovich's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throwing shots but Antonovich is blocking nicely.
Rollins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Antonovich is trying to stand.
Antonovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rollins lands a nice short elbow.
Antonovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rollins.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rollins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Antonovich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rollins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rollins working the head and body with strikes.
Rollins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Antonovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Rollins.
Rollins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Antonovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rollins is taking a breather. Antonovich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Antonovich is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins works his way into full mount!
Boogie Rollins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rollins with a couple of short strikes.
Rollins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rollins landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins is landing with some decent strikes but Antonovich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Antonovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rollins unloading with bombs!
Antonovich is rocked!
Rollins lands a big elbow - Antonovich is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Antonovich is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boogie Rollins!
Boogie Rollins very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Henderson (ranked 946 p4p, 109 weight class) and Jerry Jacobs (ranked 2390 p4p, 257 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
27
158 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
|
179 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Jacobs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henderson s head.
Henderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jacobs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jacobs.
Henderson managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacobs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Henderson with a big uppercut! Henderson tries to clinch up but Jacobs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Henderson to the mat! Henderson covers up and Jacobs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerry Jacobs!
A victorious Jerry Jacobs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 986 p4p, 147 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 1043 p4p, 156 weight class). Blake Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
21
206 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
|
192 cm
20
224 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Sharma fakes the leg kick and cracks Phoenix in the body.
Sharma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phoenix tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharma tries to score with a low kick but Phoenix moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Sharma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix moves out of range of the body kick.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharma counters with a head kick. That will keep Phoenix thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slow jab from Sharma misses its intended target.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharma throws the kick towards the body but Phoenix avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sharma.
Sharma misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharma.
Sharma lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix clobbers Sharma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharma slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Nice uppercut there from Sharma.
Sharma misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharma. That's going to slow Phoenix down.
Phoenix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phoenix throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharma scores with a push kick.
Phoenix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharma slips under a jab.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Phoenix. That snapped Sharma's head back.
Sharma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Sharma flicks out a counter leg kick but Phoenix steps away.
Sharma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phoenix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Sharma.
Sharma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharma wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharma. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sharma momentarily.
Phoenix moves out of range as Sharma strikes.
Sharma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sharma throws a low kick but Phoenix avoids it.
Rohith Sharma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Sharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharma.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Sharma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Sharma had a free shot at his head there.
Sharma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Sharma misses.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharma.
Phoenix's corner calls for a 1-2. Phoenix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sharma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharma at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phoenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phoenix walks into a straight right hand from Sharma.
Phoenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sharma to score with a decent uppercut.
Sharma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Sharma's shoulder, as Sharma tries to avoid the shot.
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks Sharma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sharma staying out of range there.
Sharma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Sharma avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma throws a shot to the body.
Sharma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharma misses with a leg kick.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Sharma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rohith Sharma will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Sharma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phoenix works Sharma's body with a nice hook.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Sharma ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Sharma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix slips a jab from Sharma.
Sharma looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Sharma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma misses with a hook.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharma.
A counter left hand to the body from Phoenix misses its target.
Sharma throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Phoenix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharma.
Nice uppercut there from Phoenix.
Sharma just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharma.
Sharma moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
A head kick misses from Sharma.
It looked like Phoenix was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sharma.
A punch lands to the side of Sharma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Sharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharma misses with a looping left.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharma.
Phoenix cracks Sharma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharma throws a low kick but Phoenix avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sharma.
Nice shot lands for Phoenix.
Sharma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharma scores with a punch to the head.
Sharma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharma throws a solid leg kick but Phoenix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharma.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Sharma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Sharma.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Sharma misses with a shot to the body
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Phoenix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix moves out of range of the body kick.
Sharma loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma scores with a nice strike.
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sharma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Sharma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sharma lands a nice shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharma throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sharma!
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
It seemed like Sharma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Sharma avoids the punch easily.
Sharma is looking for the big counter here.
Sharma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Sharma walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix.
Sharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharma moves away.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sharma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Phoenix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phoenix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sharma throws a shot to the body.
Sharma misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma lands a leg kick that knocks Phoenix off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Sharma.
Phoenix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharma throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharma darts in trying to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix cracks Sharma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Sharma saw that one coming.
Sharma thows a body kick. Phoenix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Sharma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharma throws a lazy body kick
and Phoenix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sharma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phoenix will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Sharma tries to land a front kick but Phoenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharma misses with a body shot
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Sharma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharma.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Phoenix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phoenix crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sharma - the referee stops the clock and Phoenix gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sharma. Phoenix manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sharma misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Phoenix punishes Sharma's body with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Sharma slips under a jab.
Sharma throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Sharma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharma.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
That kick from Sharma tenderised Phoenix's leg. Phoenix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sharma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phoenix checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Sharma.
Sharma wants to land a leg kick but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Sharma moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Sharma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Phoenix blocks a leg kick.
Sharma misses with a looping right.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Sharma moved out of range.
Sharma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Sharma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Sharma's shoulder, as Sharma tries to avoid the shot.
Sharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Nice shot lands for Phoenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Sharma moved out of range.
Phoenix cracks Sharma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Sharma ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Phoenix blocks the low kick.
Sharma throws a leg kick but Phoenix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sharma misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Sharma as he connects with a hook.
Phoenix lands a jab to Sharma's midsection.
Sharma throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix checks a low kick from Sharma.
Sharma wants to slow Phoenix down by chopping away at his legs.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Sharma moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Sharma.
Sharma moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phoenix 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 250 p4p, 11 weight class) and Matt Wills (ranked 803 p4p, 37 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff. Wills has chosen Shattered-by A PERFECT CIRCLE as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
21
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
192 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Wills!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald rushes Wills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wills prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Wills pushes his legs off easily.
Wills slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wills won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills advances to half guard.
McDonald moves into full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wills looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
Wills sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McDonald's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
Wills working McDonald over with strikes.
McDonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDonald.
Wills won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Wills postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McDonald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wills, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Wills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald pushing down on Wills's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wills is controlling McDonald's trapped leg to prevent McDonald from advancing to side control.
Wills trying to control from the bottom.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Wills's hands, connecting with Wills's forehead.
Wills moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wills is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
Wills preventing the sweep.
Wills forces his way into half guard.
McDonald manages to get to full guard.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Wills wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McDonald looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wills with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is thwarting Wills's attempts to control the position.
Wills avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wills trying to control but McDonald postures up.
Wills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wills wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wills momentarily.
It looks like Matt Wills has been cut.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Wills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
Wills gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
McDonald sends Wills crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McDonald is motioning to the referee to let Wills up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wills is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Wills's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles McDonald before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jim Bob McDonald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Matt Wills stepped up to the mic, saying 'I snorted too much whiskey and drank too much cocaine last night.....Im hitting rehab and I'll be back for your ARM!!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
