 |
ICS 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 3380 p4p, 391 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 3080 p4p, 362 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
38
210 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
|
198 cm
30
217 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldberg misses with a left hand
and Sha counters with a nice uppercut.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut
and Sha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldberg lands a jab to Sha's midsection.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sha closes the distance but Goldberg moves to the side
and Goldberg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sha really felt that one!
Sha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldberg.
It looked like Sha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Sha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sha is out of range.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses.
Sha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sha.
Sha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Sha prevents Goldberg from breaking the clinch.
Goldberg manages to break the clinch.
Sha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goldberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sha throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that Sha avoids nicely.
Sha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
Goldberg throws a leg kick that misses.
Sha darts in and clinches Goldberg up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg manages to break the clinch.
Sha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldberg misses with a combination
and Sha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Sha tries to pass.
Sha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Goldberg's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldberg's head.
Goldberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sha trying to control the action but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Sha seems content to control.
Sha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sha wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goldberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sha is stalling here. Goldberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sha seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goldberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Goldberg tries to stand but Sha is controlling his head.
Sha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goldberg working away.
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 Seb Sha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goldberg throws a lazy right hand but Sha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goldberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Goldberg misses with a hook. Sha ducked under it nicely.
Bill Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldberg looks to land a left hand but Sha moved out of range nicely.
Sha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Goldberg looks to throw a body kick
and Sha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goldberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sha scrambles back to his feet.
Goldberg throws a combination. Sha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
As Goldberg backs away, Sha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Goldberg misses with the combination.
Sha lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sha will feel that in the morning.
Goldberg connects with a right hand. Sha shakes it off.
Sha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldberg throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldberg misses with a straight right.
Goldberg dips to his left and cracks Sha with an uppercut!
Oooooh!!! Goldberg has knocked Sha down with a huge combo! Goldberg steps away and waves a wobbly Sha back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Seb Sha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sha slips under a jab from Goldberg.
Sha tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Sha rushes Goldberg and presses him up against the cage.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goldberg to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goldberg.
Goldberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sha misses with a few strikes there.
Sha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sha misses with a head kick.
Goldberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sha tests Goldberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sha throws a wild body kick that Goldberg sees coming a mile off.
Goldberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sha manages to avoid it.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
Goldberg tries to land a front kick but Sha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sha connects with a jab.
Goldberg misses with a double jab.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sha is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Goldberg is controlling Sha's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sha wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Sha controlling the action here.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Sha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sha seems to be working for a kimura but Goldberg defends the submission attempt.
Goldberg tries to kick Sha off but Sha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goldberg throws an off balance right hand
letting Sha counter with a right hand.
A combination from Goldberg does no damage.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Sha moves out of range.
Sha connects with a high kick.
Sha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sha throws a head kick that misses.
Sha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goldberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sha ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Sha throwing a counter right hand but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldberg tests Sha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldberg throws a body kick that misses.
Sha throws a series of punches but Goldberg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sha's head backwards.
Goldberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sha misses with a head kick.
Goldberg misses with a two punch combination.
Sha cracks Goldberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goldberg looks to land a body kick but Sha moved away.
Sha throws a body kick that misses.
Goldberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sha counters with a good low kick that Goldberg was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Goldberg misses with a straight right.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldberg throws an off balance right hand
letting Sha counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sha takes one to the chin there.
Sha pushes Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Sha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goldberg takes a shot to the head.
Sha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goldberg walks away with a smile on his face. Sha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldberg.
Sha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goldberg up against the cage.
Sha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg blocks an uppercut.
Sha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sha jumps guard but Goldberg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goldberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands with a hook. Sha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goldberg misses with a looping left.
As Goldberg looks to move away, Sha throws a big counter combo but Goldberg just gets out of the way.
Goldberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Goldberg throws an overhand right that lands on Sha's shoulder, as Sha tries to avoid the shot.
Sha is looking for a counter combo.
Sha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goldberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Sha's head.
Goldberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sha tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Goldberg.
Sha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldberg unleashes a big counter combination but Sha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bill Goldberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Goldberg.
I think Goldberg 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 1331 p4p, 172 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1641 p4p, 205 weight class). Snorten comes into the arena with Sound of Silence blaring out of the sound system. 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?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
38
180 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
|
180 cm
35
139 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rip Snorten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Snorten misses the target.
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Snorten misses the jab.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Snorten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Snorten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy checks a leg kick nicely.
Snorten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Snorten lands.
Hardy punishes Snorten's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Snorten throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snorten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snorten throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snorten wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten staying out of range there.
Snorten attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
Snorten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy wants to slow Snorten down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy slips under a jab from Snorten.
Hardy tries a quick counter leg kick but Snorten is wise to it.
Snorten fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy tries to work over Snorten's front leg with a kick but Snorten checks it.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snorten misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snorten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
Snorten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Snorten tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Hardy.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a hook but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snorten rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy thuds his right hand into Snorten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Snorten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snorten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snorten misses with a right hand
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snorten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snorten can pounce on him.
Snorten catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy with a nice cross.
Snorten scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Snorten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten slips under a jab.
Hardy slips a straight right by Snorten.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snorten had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Snorten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snorten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Snorten's body. Snorten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorten throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy stalks Snorten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snorten's face. Snorten staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
A low kick from Snorten is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy takes a swing at Snorten's ribcage but misses.
Snorten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Snorten.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snorten's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten lands the left hand.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snorten needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
No luck for Snorten with that takedown attempt.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snorten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Snorten misses.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hardy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snorten throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Snorten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy lunges at Snorten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snorten's hand.
Hardy tries a low kick but Snorten avoids it.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snorten.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Snorten fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Snorten.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorten.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Snorten misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snorten shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
Snorten scoring with punches to the head and body.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snorten wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Snorten postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy pulls Snorten in close to prevent any damage.
Snorten throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snorten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Snorten throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Snorten postures up.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snorten haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
No luck for Snorten with that takedown attempt.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snorten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Snorten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snorten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Snorten off balance momentarily.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten backing away here, and Hardy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Snorten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snorten.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy slips under a jab from Snorten.
Snorten throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
Snorten throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws a jab when Snorten was well out of range.
Snorten throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Snorten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to slow Snorten down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy throws a hook but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Snorten tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snorten somewhat.
Snorten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Snorten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Snorten misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snorten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip Snorten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy body kick from Snorten
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snorten thinking.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardy is able to avoid easily.
Snorten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hardy.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Snorten shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tests Snorten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snorten misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snorten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorten throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
Snorten walks into a jab.
Rip Snorten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snorten slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy digs a good hook to Snorten's body.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
Snorten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Snorten.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Snorten persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Snorten.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Snorten swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snorten doesn't seem phased though.
Snorten lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snorten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snorten misses the body punch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Snorten throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Outlaw Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outlaw Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outlaw Hardy!
A very excited looking Outlaw Hardy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 1413 p4p, 185 weight class) and Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1316 p4p, 171 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anderson Scorpion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
36
170 lbs
20 - 11 - 3 |
|
185 cm
34
175 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayoniko cracks Scorpion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mayoniko avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion closes the distance and pushes Mayoniko back into the cage.
Mayoniko blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayoniko's elbow.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayoniko's elbow.
Mayoniko prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayoniko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayoniko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion pushes Mayoniko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayoniko stalling in the clinch but Scorpion improves position.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Mayoniko.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mayoniko blocks it.
Mayoniko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayoniko misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
It looked like Mayoniko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mayoniko throws a looping overhand right but Scorpion ducks down to avoid it.
Mayoniko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scorpion has Mayoniko up against the cage in a clinch.
Scorpion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Mayoniko on the inside.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Mayoniko blocks it.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Scorpion gets through Mayoniko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Mayoniko avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayoniko swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayoniko takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion throws an off balance right hand
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Mayoniko tried to counter with a leg kick but Scorpion avoided it.
Scorpion slips a jab from Mayoniko.
Scorpion with a jab.
A low kick from Scorpion misses
and Mayoniko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Mayoniko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayoniko takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion scores with a hook.
Scorpion is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayoniko.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayoniko counters with a left to the body.
Scorpion throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Scorpion is predictable there
and Mayoniko counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayoniko throws a right hand that misses
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayoniko misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayoniko slips a jab from Scorpion.
A slow jab from Mayoniko misses its intended target.
Mayoniko looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion moves out of range as Mayoniko strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Mayoniko down.
Mayoniko staying out of range there.
Scorpion scores with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayoniko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scorpion - the referee stops the clock and Mayoniko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scorpion. Mayoniko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scorpion, right into the meat.
Mayoniko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Mayoniko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayoniko is looking to counter punch.
Mayoniko punishes Scorpion's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
Mayoniko connects with a jab.
Scorpion fakes the leg kick and cracks Mayoniko in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion catches Mayoniko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scorpion lands an overhand right.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayoniko counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scorpion thuds his right hand into Mayoniko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayoniko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayoniko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scorpion feints and then cracks Mayoniko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayoniko down.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Mayoniko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayoniko was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Mayoniko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayoniko throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion throws an off balance right hand
and Mayoniko counters with an inside leg kick.
Mayoniko ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws the kick towards the body but Mayoniko avoids it.
Scorpion swings for the body but Mayoniko moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Mayoniko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut
and Mayoniko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Mayoniko ducks down to avoid it.
Mayoniko misses the shot to the body.
Mayoniko checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
Jab from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mayoniko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scorpion.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
Scorpion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayoniko's sensitive parts.
Scorpion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayoniko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Mayoniko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mayoniko throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the body kick from Scorpion.
A cross from Scorpion lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayoniko keeps the fight on the outside.
Scorpion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Scorpion.
Mayoniko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scorpion misses with a hook
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Mayoniko misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion missing with a left hand there. Mayoniko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayoniko is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Mayoniko misses.
Scorpion lands a nice shot that snaps Mayoniko's head back.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayoniko takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mayoniko lands with a kick to the temple. Scorpion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mayoniko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Mayoniko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scorpion.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the leg kick from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayoniko throws a body kick that misses.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scorpion blocks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scorpion.
Mayoniko throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Mayoniko shrugs it off though.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Mayoniko's ribs.
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayoniko.
Scorpion throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Scorpion delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Scorpion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion takes one to the side of the head.
Scorpion is looking to chop away at Mayoniko's legs.
Scorpion is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
Mayoniko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Mayoniko defending well as Scorpion loads up on a big left hand.
Mayoniko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Mayoniko looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Mayoniko looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
A nice side step and Scorpion releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Mayoniko misses.
Mayoniko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko swings widly with a right hand
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut. Mayoniko saw that one coming.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
Mayoniko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mayoniko defending well as Scorpion loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mayoniko slips under a jab.
Mayoniko scores with a nice right hand.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Mayoniko's leg. Mayoniko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayoniko jabs Scorpion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayoniko.
Mayoniko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayoniko scores with a jab. Scorpion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion misses with a leg kick
and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayoniko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayoniko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mayoniko throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Mayoniko ducks down to avoid it.
Mayoniko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Jab, jab by Mayoniko - just one landing.
Mayoniko throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Mayoniko moved out of range nicely.
And Mayoniko counters with a quick kick to the body but Scorpion blocks it.
A big right from Mayoniko misses.
Mayoniko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion tried to score with a low kick but Mayoniko checks it.
Mayoniko misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Mayoniko avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayoniko's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayoniko. That snapped Scorpion's head back.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Mayoniko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayoniko misses with a right hand
and Scorpion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayoniko's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
Mayoniko throws a looping overhand right but Scorpion ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut
and Mayoniko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scorpion's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion clobbers Mayoniko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scorpion swings for the body but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko staying out of range there.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayoniko looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scorpion throws a low kick, looking for Mayoniko's leg but Mayoniko calmly moves out of range.
Mayoniko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mayoniko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Scorpion misses.
Mayoniko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scorpion throws an overhand right that lands on Mayoniko's shoulder, as Mayoniko tries to avoid the shot.
Scorpion attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoki Mayoniko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scorpion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Mayoniko lands.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayoniko.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Mayoniko is out of range.
Mayoniko blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Mayoniko does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Mayoniko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion throws a poor cross that misses
and Scorpion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Mayoniko misses.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Mayoniko moved away.
Mayoniko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scorpion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mayoniko scrambles back to his feet.
Mayoniko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scorpion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion misses with a hook
and Mayoniko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayoniko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scorpion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayoniko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayoniko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Scorpion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayoniko doesn't seem phased though.
Mayoniko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Mayoniko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayoniko throws a leg kick but Scorpion moved away.
A slow jab from Mayoniko misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scorpion! But no joy.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Mayoniko.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayoniko swings widly with a right hand
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayoniko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Mayoniko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Mayoniko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Scorpion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayoniko doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Scorpion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scorpion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Scorpion!
A very excited looking Anderson Scorpion rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 1786 p4p, 232 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 1718 p4p, 222 weight class). Braulio Escobar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Murley's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
35
212 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
|
187 cm
35
215 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murley misses with a body shot
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murley throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Murley cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Murley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murley avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murley.
Murley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Murley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar misses with a jab to the body
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murley lands a jab to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Murley's shoulder, as Murley tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Murley.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Escobar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar clobbers Murley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Murley moved out of range nicely.
Escobar drops Murley with a left and a right! Oh, Murley is hurt - Escobar dives into side control looking to finish!
Murley is rocked!
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
What's Murley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Murley is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Murley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar decides to stand back up.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braulio Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Murley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Murley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murley scores with a body shot.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Murley misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murley moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
A jab from Murley misses.
Murley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and Murley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Scott Murley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murley cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar stuns Murley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Murley and move into the clinch position.
Murley ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Murley is looking to counter punch.
Murley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murley defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Murley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Scott Murley is winning the standup battle so far.
Murley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Murley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murley throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Murley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murley. Murley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley is looking to counter punch.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Murley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murley moves away from the strike by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Murley's belly button to the back.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Braulio Escobar's cut even more.
Good shot there by Murley.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Murley's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley misses with a hook.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Murley.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murley counters with a stiff right hand.
Murley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Murley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Murley's head back.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Murley is just out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Murley's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braulio Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Murley.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Murley is out of range.
Escobar jabs at Murley's body.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murley throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Murley ducks down to avoid it.
Murley scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a hook but Murley avoids it easily.
Murley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murley throws a low kick, looking for Escobar's leg but Escobar calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body punch but Murley moves out of range.
Murley misses with a hook.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murley on the side of the head.
Escobar slips a straight right by Murley.
Murley connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Murley misses the shot to the body.
Escobar misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Murley misses the target.
Murley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Murley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Murley throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murley slips a jab from Escobar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murley lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murley moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murley fails to land.
Murley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws the left hand but Murley avoids the punch easily.
Murley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Murley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Murley moves out of range.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Murley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar is rocked!
Murley throws an overhand right that drops Escobar like a sack of potatoes! Murley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Murley!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 709 p4p, 92 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 555 p4p, 72 weight class). Corll's entrance music is Candyman. A fine choice. Roderick Turnbull acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
35
180 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
|
180 cm
29
170 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Corll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Corll is looking to break free of the clinch but Turnbull has double underhooks.
Corll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Corll scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnbull scores with a shoulder strike.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
Corll tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Corll avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Corll blocking some punches.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Corll blocks it.
Corll cracks Turnbull with a nice body shot.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corll lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
Corll misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turnbull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corll's knee momentarily.
Turnbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Corll - just one landing.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corll was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the body
and Corll counters with a stiff right hand.
Corll tries to work over Turnbull's front leg with a kick but Turnbull checks it.
Corll 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.
Corll throws a lazy head kick
and Turnbull counters with a slapping leg kick.
Corll slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Corll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull punishes Corll's body with a nice straight punch.
Turnbull cracks Corll with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turnbull misses with a kick to the body
and Corll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turnbull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corll. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corll. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Corll throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Turnbull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turnbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corll counters with a leg kick.
Turnbull lands a nice hook to Corll's body. Corll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnbull lands with a good body shot.
Turnbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corll misses with a body shot
and Turnbull counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corll throws out the jab.
Corll clinches up against the cage.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corll misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corll is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll has a couple of punches blocked by Turnbull.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corll blocks an uppercut.
Corll prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Corll misses with some punches.
Corll is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Corll.
Corll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Corll presses Turnbull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corll lands an uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Turnbull.
Corll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turnbull counters with an outside leg kick.
Corll takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Corll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corll.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Corll scores with a nice head shot.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Corll.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corll manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Turnbull.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corll.
Turnbull throws an off balance right hand
and Corll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
Turnbull walks into a left hand.
Corll throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Corll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Corll.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corll scores with a one two! Turnbull had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Corll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Corll avoids the punch easily.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turnbull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corll throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corll.
Corll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turnbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corll throws a good cross that connects.
Corll throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull misses with a hook
and Corll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull scores with a body shot.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Corll.
Corll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Corll tenderised Turnbull's leg. Turnbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull misses with a body punch
and Corll counters with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull catches Corll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turnbull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Corll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Corll.
Corll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corll misses with a hook to the body
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Corll moved out of range.
Turnbull scores with a head kick. Corll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corll stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Corll ducked under it nicely.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Corll throws a leg kick but Turnbull checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turnbull. That's going to slow Corll down.
Turnbull's corner calls for a 1-2. Turnbull obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corll throws a lazy uppercut
and Turnbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Corll sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corll tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turnbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Turnbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corll stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corll blocks a low kick nicely.
Corll moves out of range of the strikes.
Corll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corll throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Corll slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Turnbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corll finds it's way round the side to connect with Turnbull's head.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Corll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Corll throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull throws a sloppy body shot
and Corll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corll at a distance.
Corll is looking to clinch.
Turnbull throws out a counter right but Corll avoids it with no problem.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Turnbull flicks out a counter leg kick but Corll steps away.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull cracks the inside of Corll's front leg.
Corll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corll missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Corll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull lands with a shot to the body.
Corll cracks Turnbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Corll walks into a straight right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull defending well as Corll loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Corll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corll connects with a body shot.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corll.
Corll throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corll throws out the jab.
Corll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corll misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull jabs at Corll's body.
Corll lands with a straight right. Turnbull didn't see that one coming.
Corll misses with a looping left.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corll.
Corll throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Turnbull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corll throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Corll saw that one coming.
It looked like Corll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corll throws a push kick but Turnbull slaps the foot to one side.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Corll misses.
Corll misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull lands with a nice body punch.
Turnbull wants to clinch up but Corll keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turnbull!
Corll misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Turnbull flicks out a counter leg kick but Corll steps away.
Corll misses with a low kick.
Turnbull doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corll swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corll throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnbull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corll. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dean Corll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull keeps Corll at a distance using the push kick.
Turnbull moves out of range as Corll strikes.
Turnbull throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corll on the side of the head.
Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corll's sensitive parts.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull jabs Corll right on the nose. Corll blinks but takes it well.
Corll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Corll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
Corll is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Turnbull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corll moves away.
Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull punishes Corll's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Corll misses.
Turnbull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turnbull digs a good body shot into Corll's ribs.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Corll tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turnbull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corll on the side of the head.
Turnbull feints and then cracks Corll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corll down.
Turnbull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with the punch.
Corll will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Corll with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull with a hook.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corll takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corll.
Corll misses with a hook.
Corll throws a low kick but Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Turnbull cracks a nice hook into Corll's ribs.
Turnbull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Turnbull.
Corll connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corll throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Corll misses with a body kick.
Corll closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corll throws an off balance right hand
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnbull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Orlov (ranked 830 p4p, 96 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 299 p4p, 40 weight class). Orlov comes into the arena with K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War blaring out of the sound system. Kingston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creep - Radiohead . 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?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
34
147 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
|
175 cm
36
145 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston staying out of range there.
Orlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orlov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Kingston lands a jab to the nose.
Kingston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingston lunges at Orlov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orlov's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlov.
Orlov throws a leg kick
enabling Kingston to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston feints and then cracks Orlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orlov down.
Kingston throws a low kick but Orlov avoids it.
Carl Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingston.
Kingston throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Kingston throws a leg kick which misses Orlov's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlov tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston counters with an outside leg kick.
Orlov tries to move into range but Kingston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kingston. Beautiful body shot.
Orlov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingston. Kingston obviously looking to wear him down.
Orlov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingston.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick.
Orlov blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Kingston scores with a kick to the body.
Orlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingston.
Orlov misses the jab.
Kingston is looking to land body kicks.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingston throws a jab when Orlov was well out of range.
Kingston misses with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a front kick aimed at Orlov's knee but Orlov avoids it well.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingston.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Kingston's body. Kingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingston thuds his shin into the meat of Orlov's side.
Kingston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orlov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Orlov saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orlov 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 Kingston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kingston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Kingston connects with a looping right hand.
Kingston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orlov throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orlov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kingston - the referee stops the clock and Orlov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kingston. Orlov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston feints and then cracks Orlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orlov down.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlov.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Kingston looks to land a body kick but Orlov moved away.
Orlov is looking to slow Kingston down with leg kicks.
Orlov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston jabs Orlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov cracks Kingston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kingston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingston counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingston connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingston throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Kingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kingston misses with a low kick.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingston is just out of range.
Orlov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston.
Orlov lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston 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.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Kingston is out of range.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Kingston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orlov throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kingston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kingston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston thows a body kick. Orlov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orlov cracks Kingston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orlov's corner calls for a 1-2. Orlov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kingston there.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlov's calf.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Orlov as he connects with a hook.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlov throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Kingston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carl Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov tries to land a leg kick but Kingston saw it coming and moves away.
Kingston scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Kingston misses.
As Kingston tries to get set, Orlov tries to push him back and clinch up but Kingston manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab lands there for Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlov's sensitive parts.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov misses with a wild combination.
Kingston misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Orlov throws a lazy right hand but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Kingston finds it's way through Orlov's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kingston, right into the meat.
Kingston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.
Orlov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kingston lands with an overhand left.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orlov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kingston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov misses with a body shot
and Kingston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orlov's knee momentarily.
Kingston throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
A cross from Orlov lands.
Kingston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Orlov misses.
A big left from Orlov misses.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Donk. Kingston catches Orlov right on the button with a cross.
Orlov misses with a hook.
Orlov misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Orlov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston blocks a leg kick.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Orlov off balance momentarily.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Kingston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orlov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kingston works Orlov's body with a nice hook.
Orlov throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Kingston scoring well with a low kick there.
Kingston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
Orlov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orlov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kingston - the referee stops the clock and Orlov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kingston. Orlov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kingston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orlov blocks the body kick.
Orlov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingston.
A little jabbing left from Kingston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kingston digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Orlov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice straight punches there by Kingston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kingston.
Kingston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orlov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingston is able to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlov's sensitive parts.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kingston motions for Orlov to come forward. Kingston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. Orlov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingston scoring well with a low kick there.
Kingston throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston misses the shot to the body.
Orlov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kingston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingston is looking to land body kicks.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingston.
Orlov avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orlov.
Kingston lands with an overhand left.
Kingston walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Kingston off balance momentarily.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boris Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kingston - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kingston scores with the left hand. Orlov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Orlov.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingston takes one on the button.
Orlov throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Orlov jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
Orlov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Orlov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kingston.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Orlov throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Orlov misses.
Orlov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingston takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kingston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
A very excited looking Carl Kingston made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Boris Orlov spoke after the fight, saying 'Got vodka?'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 238 p4p, 36 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 379 p4p, 49 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
31
285 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
|
195 cm
37
261 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mencken misses with a leg kick.
Delsarte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Mencken there.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Mencken has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Delsarte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mencken misses with a body punch
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte looks to throw the jab but Mencken is out of range.
Delsarte misses with a body kick.
Delsarte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mencken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mencken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delsarte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mencken scrambles back to his feet.
Delsarte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delsarte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mencken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Delsarte takes a step back to recover.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delsarte manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Delsarte looks to land a right hand but Mencken moved out of range.
Delsarte throws a big shot that misses.
Mencken swings widly with a right hand
and Delsarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mencken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mencken leaves his chin hanging out and Delsarte seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mencken crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gauthier Delsarte!
After winning the bout, Gauthier Delsarte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yormomza Built (ranked 559 p4p, 87 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 295 p4p, 43 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Back That Azz Up. Nilsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne - Right above it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
27
206 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
|
188 cm
30
207 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class 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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nilsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built.
It seemed like Nilsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nilsen. That snapped Built's head back.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Nilsen lands with a nice body punch.
Nilsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Built misses with a right hand
and Built takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Built 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.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow.
Nilsen has Built pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nilsen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Built tumbling to the mat - Nilsen dives into Built's guard.
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!
Nilsen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Built is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Built has escaped and now he's on top!
Built has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Built stopping the sweep attempt from Nilsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Built trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen is trying to keep Built in close.
Built preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nilsen pulls Built in close to prevent any damage.
Built wants to control from the top but Nilsen keeps moving.
Nilsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Built is one step ahead there.
Built trying to control but Nilsen is working from the bottom.
Built stopping the sweep attempt from Nilsen.
Nilsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nilsen finds it's target.
Good work by Nilsen as he checks the leg kick.
Nilsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Built lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Built clinches.
Built working aggressively here.
Nilsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Nilsen avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nilsen.
Built tries to work over Nilsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsen's elbow.
Nilsen blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a body punch.
Nilsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilsen lands an uppercut.
Built stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nilsen misses with some punches.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Built lands a left hand.
Built is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilsen lands a shoulder strike.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Nilsen.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Built tries to work over Nilsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Nilsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yacob Nilsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nilsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nilsen scores with a shot to the body.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Built.
Nilsen misses with a jab to the body
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Nilsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Nilsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nilsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilsen.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nilsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilsen lands a nice shot that snaps Built's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Built fakes the leg kick and cracks Nilsen in the body.
Nilsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nilsen cracks Built with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Nilsen misses.
Built throwing a counter right hand but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
Nilsen misses with a leg kick
and Built counters with a nice leg kick.
Built defending well as Nilsen loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsen throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Built on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nilsen throws a big shot that misses.
Nilsen lands with a nice body punch.
Nilsen misses with a body shot
and Built counters with a thumping low kick.
Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen misses with an uppercut.
Yacob Nilsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nilsen missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Built thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nilsen misses the shot to the body.
Built throws a hook but Nilsen blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Nilsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Built walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Built takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilsen misses the target.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nilsen's knee momentarily.
Built misses with a right hand
and Nilsen counters with a series of strikes. Built will be more careful next time no doubt.
Built has taken the fight to the clinch.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilsen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Built can't fight it off and eventually Nilsen manages to take the fight to the floor. Built looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Built wants to sweep here but Nilsen controlling him for the moment.
Nilsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Built works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Built looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen distracts Built with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nilsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nilsen slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Built wants to get back to full guard.
Nilsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Built makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Built.
Nilsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Built has wrist control.
Built has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nilsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yacob Nilsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nilsen lands a body shot.
Nilsen throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Built throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yacob Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nilsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Built rushes Nilsen and presses him up against the cage.
Nilsen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen cracks Built with a nice body shot.
Nilsen has Built pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Built manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilsen lands a right hand.
Built gets through Nilsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nilsen tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Nilsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Nilsen on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built takes a shot to the head.
Nilsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nilsen lands a left hand.
Yormomza Built's cut is getting worse.
Nilsen lands a left hand.
Nilsen lands a body shot.
Nilsen presses Built against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nilsen lands a nice uppercut.
Nilsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Nilsen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Built is trying to keep an underhook but Nilsen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Built has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen drops an elbow to the side of Built's head.
Nilsen thows a huge punch but Built dodges it nicely.
Built is staying active underneath Nilsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yacob Nilsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nilsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yormomza Built has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to control. Built wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Built defends it well.
Built controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nilsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nilsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Built is looking to escape.
Built on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Built wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nilsen wants to work for an arm triangle but Built is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yacob Nilsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Nilsen.
Nilsen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nilsen stops Built from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Nilsen seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nilsen lands a nice hook to Built's body. Built takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Nilsen finds it's target.
Nilsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Built in his tracks.
Nilsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Built misses the body punch
and Nilsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilsen misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Built takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Built should have avoided that one.
Built avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Built displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilsen throws out the jab.
Built appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nilsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Built counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Built doesn't seem bothered though.
Built takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsen blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yacob Nilsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nilsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yacob Nilsen!
In his post fight interview, Yacob Nilsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 142 p4p, 23 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 311 p4p, 50 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
35
194 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
|
183 cm
31
203 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class 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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Salvador sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salvador moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
Borjigin misses with a hook
and Salvador counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Borjigin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borjigin throws a front kick aimed at Salvador's knee but Salvador avoids it well.
Salvador throws a low kick but Borjigin moves out of range easily.
Borjigin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borjigin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salvador cracks Borjigin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salvador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salvador is out of range and Borjigin settles back down.
Borjigin scores with a nice body kick.
Borjigin throws out a loose jab but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Borjigin's head.
It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
Borjigin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvador.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin throws a shot from downtown. Salvador moves away and avoids it.
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvador only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Salvador looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A leg kick checked by Borjigin.
Borjigin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salvador throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borjigin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borjigin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Salvador finds it's target.
Salvador lands with a nice body punch.
Borjigin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvador throws out the jab.
Borjigin lands with a cross.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borjigin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borjigin swings widly with a right hand
and Salvador counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salvador looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Salvador moved away.
Nice jab there from Borjigin.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Borjigin staying out of range there.
A big right from Salvador misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salvador looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Salvador takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borjigin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salvador. That's going to slow Borjigin down.
Salvador rushes Borjigin and presses him up against the cage.
Borjigin breaks the clinch.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Salvador's shoulder, as Salvador tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin looks to throw the jab but Salvador is out of range.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
An inside leg kick lands from Borjigin.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Borjigin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvador looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salvador checks a low kick from Borjigin.
Salvador thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
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!
Salvador blocks a jab.
Salvador scores with a leg kick.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Borjigin moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Salvador.
Salvador tries to counter by closing the distance.
Borjigin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salvador gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salvador's jab looks to have found its range, popping Borjigin under the eye.
Borjigin misses with a hook
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook
and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin throws a series of punches but Salvador avoids them all with ease.
Salvador throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borjigin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Salvador will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borjigin tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borjigin throws an off balance right hand
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Borjigin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borjigin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvador avoids it.
Borjigin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Borjigin moves out of range easily.
Salvador feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borjigin's calf.
Borjigin blocks a head kick by Salvador.
Borjigin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador blocks a jab.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borjigin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Salvador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salvador has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Borjigin.
Salvador only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Borjigin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador throws a right hand that misses
letting Borjigin counter with a right hand.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Borjigin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salvador, right into the meat.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses
and Borjigin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borjigin misses with a combination
and Salvador counters with a low kick, right behind Borjigin 's knee.
Salvador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Borjigin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borjigin tried to score with a low kick but Salvador checks it.
Borjigin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador flicks out a counter leg kick but Borjigin steps away.
Salvador is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borjigin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvador moves away.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvador moves out of range of the body kick.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salvador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin cracks the inside of Salvador's front leg.
Borjigin throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borjigin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvador.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Borjigin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salvador doesn't seem phased though.
Borjigin missing with a left hand there. Salvador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borjigin thuds his right hand into Salvador's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borjigin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salvador.
Salvador uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Salvador sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Borjigin coming out on top.
Salvador lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borjigin clobbers Salvador with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Borjigin lands a head shot.
Borjigin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salvador's hands.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Salvador checks it.
Salvador tries to counter by closing the distance.
Salvador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salvador, right into the meat.
Salvador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salvador throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
Salvador throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Salvador on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salvador eats them both and turns towards Borjigin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salvador checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Borjigin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Salvador needs to keep his hands up - Borjigin had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Borjigin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin connects with a high kick.
Salvador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salvador checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salvador is looking for the big counter here.
Borjigin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvador can do to turn this around?
Borjigin lands a lovely overhand right.
Borjigin misses with a leg kick
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Borjigin throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvador counters with a head kick. That will keep Borjigin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Borjigin throws a sloppy head kick
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borjigin moves away.
Borjigin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvador.
Salvador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borjigin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Salvador counter with a right hand.
Donk. Salvador catches Borjigin right on the button with a cross.
Khunbish Borjigin's cut is getting worse.
Salvador slips a straight right by Borjigin.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Borjigin there.
Borjigin moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salvador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Whack! Salvador lands a heavy head kick that drops Borjigin. The ref tackles Salvador to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Borjigin was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). George Salvador!
After the fight, George Salvador was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 34 p4p, 5 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 133 p4p, 21 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
203 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
32
185 lbs
20 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boretti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boretti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darren's head backwards.
Darren gets tackled into the cage by Boretti. Boretti maintains the clinch.
Boretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boretti avoids the body shot from Darren.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darren blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Darren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darren punishes Boretti's body with a nice straight punch.
Boretti closes the distance and clinches.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Boretti shrugs off.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boretti blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Boretti digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Boretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren lands an elbow just above Boretti 's eye.
Boretti lands a nice uppercut.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Boretti blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Boretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darren has him pressed against the cage.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren misses with some punches.
Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darren lands with a nice body punch.
Boretti misses with a double jab
and Darren counters with a head kick that drops Boretti to the mat! Boretti scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Darren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Boretti misses.
Darren misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darren.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darren throws a sloppy head kick and Boretti moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Darren.
Darren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boretti misses with a double jab.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Darren moves away and avoids it.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boretti throws out the jab.
Darren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren was well out of range. Poor timing from Boretti.
Darren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boretti rather than just go for the knockout.
Darren throws a front kick aimed at Boretti's knee but Boretti avoids it well.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti cracks Darren with a good jab.
Boretti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darren counters with an outside leg kick.
Darren lands a big head kick that sends Boretti tumbling to the mat! Darren takes a step backwards and waves Boretti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti throws a low kick but Darren avoids it.
Darren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darren lands a leg kick that knocks Boretti off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Boretti blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Darren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boretti blocks a head kick by Darren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti tries to work over Darren's front leg with a kick but Darren checks it.
Darren digs a good hook to Boretti's body.
Boretti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boretti swings widly with a right hand
and Darren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boretti thinking.
Darren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Darren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren misses with a hook
and Boretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boretti defending well as Darren loads up on a big left hand.
Boretti connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Boretti misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch up
and Darren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James Darren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darren avoids the head kick by Boretti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Darren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boretti tries to clinch up
and Darren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boretti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boretti slips a jab from Darren.
It looked like Boretti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boretti feints and then cracks Darren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darren down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Boretti misses.
Boretti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boretti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren motions for Boretti to come forward. Darren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Darren moves into the clinch.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Boretti lands a nice uppercut.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Boretti in his tracks for a moment.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren lands with a right to the head.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
James Darren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boretti dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boretti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darren can turn it around.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Boretti can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Boretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Boretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boretti's efforts to push away.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a brutal head kick. Boretti looks out on his feet and Darren throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). James Darren!
James Darren is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking James Darren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
