 |
IXF XI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 6412 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Don Peccorino (ranked 621 p4p, 635 weight class). Don Peccorino is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
25
162
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
21
157
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Peccorino !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peccorino wants to clinch but Hoca slips to the side
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Peccorino tries to clinch
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Peccorino saw that one coming.
Peccorino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoca. Hoca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Peccorino .
Hoca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peccorino unleashes a big counter combination but Hoca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Don Peccorino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoca avoids the head kick by Peccorino .
Peccorino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Hoca misses.
Peccorino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peccorino is looking to clinch but Hoca is avoiding it.
Hoca gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peccorino trying to land knees to the body.
Hoca lands a nice uppercut.
Hoca digs a right hand underneath Peccorino 's ribcage. Peccorino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peccorino backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peccorino tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoca stops a takedown attempt from Peccorino .
Hoca is working Peccorino over against the cage.
Hoca lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoca digs a right hand underneath Peccorino 's ribcage. Peccorino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoca gets underhooks to prevent Peccorino 's takedown attempt.
Necmettin Hoca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Peccorino .
Peccorino looks winded!
Hoca gets through Peccorino 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peccorino backwards.
A body shot lands from Hoca.
Hoca lands an uppercut.
Hoca scores with a shot to the side of Peccorino 's head.
Hoca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peccorino backwards.
Nice body punch from Hoca - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Hoca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Hoca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Peccorino is rocked!
Hoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peccorino is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoca finish him?
Hoca lands a body shot.
Peccorino seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Hoca.
Peccorino misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoca.
Hoca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peccorino s head.
Hoca lands with a left to the head.
Hoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peccorino 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoca lands a left hand.
Hoca lands with a light punch inside.
Hoca lands with a short shot to the head.
Peccorino can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca gets through Peccorino 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Hoca scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoca.
Hoca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peccorino tries to break free but Hoca pushes him back against the cage.
Hoca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoca lands with a light punch inside.
Hoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoca digs a right hand underneath Peccorino 's ribcage. Peccorino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peccorino takes a shot to the head.
Peccorino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoca lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoca gets through Peccorino 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoca pushes Peccorino against the cage. Hoca is working some dirty boxing. Hoca pushes off with a quick right hook! Peccorino goes down! Peccorino tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hoca moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Necmettin Hoca!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Graves (ranked 4353 p4p, 4105 weight class) and Yeetr Sokolova (ranked 149 p4p, 141 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
|
|
 |
| 225 cm
25
300
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
275
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yeetr Sokolova!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sokolova at a distance.
Sokolova misses with the combination.
Graves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Yeetr Sokolova has been cut.
Sokolova blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sokolova's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sokolova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sokolova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sokolova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokolova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves with a poor takedown
and Sokolova counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sokolova working over Graves with some ground and pound. Graves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sokolova slips a nice elbow through Graves's hands, connecting with Graves's forehead.
Nice strikes from Sokolova there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolova working the head and body with strikes.
Sokolova is nestled in close to Graves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sokolova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sokolova looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sokolova lands a nice short elbow.
Graves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graves tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Sokolova there.
Graves has hold of Sokolova's hands but Sokolova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Graves taking some punishment here, with Sokolova in his half guard.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Sokolova controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Graves is out! Sokolova gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yeetr Sokolova!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adio Harris (ranked 4317 p4p, 4714 weight class) and Reid Bloom (ranked 562 p4p, 595 weight class). Adio Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 210 cm
22
189
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
183 cm
20
185
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adio Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reid Bloom!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloom has managed to clinch.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bloom misses with a few strikes there.
Harris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Bloom misses
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Bloom avoided it.
Bloom misses with a wild body shot.
Bloom misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Bloom misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a big head kick but Bloom shrugs it off.
Bloom forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloom clinches with his opponent.
Bloom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloom. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloom lands a head shot.
Bloom misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bloom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a big head kick but Bloom shrugs it off.
Bloom misses with a series of wild punches.
Bloom drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom throws a body kick that misses.
It appears Harris was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bloom throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Bloom avoided it.
Bloom rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Bloom breaks from the clinch.
Bloom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bloom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Bloom misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Bloom was not able to check.
Bloom looks winded!
Bloom misses with a double jab
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bloom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bloom breaks from the clinch.
Reid Bloom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bloom misses with a few strikes there.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloom misses with the combination.
Bloom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Bloom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Bloom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris thumps Bloom with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bloom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris is trying to break free.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bloom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick lands for Harris.
A big left from Bloom misses.
Harris is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bloom throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Bloom 's knee.
Bloom tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reid Bloom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bloom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bloom misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Reid Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloom looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Bloom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bloom looks to throw a body kick
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bloom's knee momentarily.
Bloom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Bloom throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
As Bloom looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Bloom just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloom throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Bloom misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Bloom misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Bloom is breathing heavily.
Bloom swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bloom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Bloom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bloom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Bloom keeps him there for the moment.
Bloom breaks the clinch.
Bloom throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Bloom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Bloom shrugs it off.
Reid Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bloom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris feints and then cracks Bloom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bloom down.
Bloom misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a high kick!
Harris gets a takedown into half guard.
Bloom is trying to escape back to his feet but Harris uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Harris stands up.
Bloom misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Bloom 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bloom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Bloom misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bloom throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Bloom throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Bloom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloom just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarris.
Bloom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bloom misses
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bloom's knee momentarily.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Bloom shrugs it off.
Bloom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Bloom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloom as Harris tries to tie him up.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom moves into the clinch.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Bloom misses
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Bloom misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bloom is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Bloom circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adio Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bloom misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bloom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloom.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bloom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bloom misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Bloom was not able to check.
Bloom connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Bloom misses with a wild body shot.
Bloom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bloom is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bloom swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Bloom misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bloom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloom misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bloom's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Bloom down.
Bloom misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bloom can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bloom forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Bloom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bloom looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harris stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bloom really felt that one!
Bloom throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Bloom was not able to check.
Harris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bloom was covering up waiting for the punch and Harris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bloom is wriggling around but Harris manages to pass to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Bloom looks to move away, Harris throws a big counter combo but Bloom just gets out of the way.
Bloom misses with a few strikes there.
Harris throws a counter high kick but Bloom was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bloom misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Bloom pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Bloom misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Bloom throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bloom clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Bloom has control.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Bloom misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloom breaks the clinch.
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bloom misses the body punch
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Bloom misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bloom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloom.
Bloom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Bloom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adio Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adio Harris!
Our winner, Adio Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 5040 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Louis Gingerbeard (ranked 528 p4p, 302 weight class). Louis Gingerbeard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
200 cm
25
264
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Hates pizza |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Gingerbeard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gingerbeard's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trollslayer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gingerbeard keeping full guard, as Trollslayer tries to pass.
Gingerbeard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trollslayer controls the pace.
Gingerbeard wants to stand but Trollslayer is controlling the position.
Trollslayer postures up and lands a big shot to Gingerbeard's brow.
It looks like Louis Gingerbeard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gingerbeard trying to keep a closed guard but Trollslayer is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer wants to control from the top but Gingerbeard keeps moving.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trollslayer stands up over Gingerbeard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trollslayer stops Gingerbeard from standing up.
Trollslayer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gingerbeard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trollslayer controls the pace.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trollslayer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trollslayer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gingerbeard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gingerbeard gets caught napping as Trollslayer dives in and scores a takedown. Gingerbeard manages to retain guard.
Gingerbeard controls Trollslayer momentarily but Trollslayer frees himself.
Gingerbeard wants to get back to his feet but Trollslayer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Gingerbeard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Gingerbeard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer managing to control the position.
Gingerbeard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trollslayer wants to sweep here but Gingerbeard controlling him for the moment.
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.
Trollslayer striking off his back but it's not causing Gingerbeard any problems.
Trollslayer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gingerbeard won't allow Trollslayer to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trollslayer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gingerbeard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gingerbeard is trying to improve his position.
Gingerbeard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gingerbeard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trollslayer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Gingerbeard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gingerbeard gets caught napping as Trollslayer dives in and scores a takedown. Gingerbeard manages to retain guard.
Trollslayer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trollslayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gingerbeard is retaining full guard.
Trollslayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gingerbeard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trollslayer prevents Gingerbeard from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Gingerbeard.
Trollslayer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gingerbeard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gingerbeard wants to stand up but Trollslayer is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Louis Gingerbeard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gingerbeard on his heels. He'll look to pass Gingerbeard's guard now, I'm sure.
Trollslayer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gingerbeard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Trollslayer misses with the ground and pound.
Trollslayer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gingerbeard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gingerbeard's face as Trollslayer controls the position.
Gingerbeard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trollslayer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gingerbeard is looking for a sweep.
Gingerbeard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gingerbeard tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Trollslayer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Trollslayer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gingerbeard is rocked!
The cut above Louis Gingerbeard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Louis Gingerbeard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Balin Trollslayer!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 2848 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Smile Telheiras (ranked 332 p4p, 340 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
280
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
193 cm
25
260
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smile Telheiras!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telheiras shoots in looking for a takedown but Tassen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Telheiras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Tassen as Telheiras shoots in.
Telheiras darts in looking for a takedown but Tassen gets double underhooks and turns Telheiras into the cage.
Lee Tassen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smile Telheiras.
Tassen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tassen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Telheiras.
Tassen tries to counter with a takedown but Telheiras is quick to defend against it.
Telheiras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tassen cracks Telheiras with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tassen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Telheiras to stand back up!
It looks like Smile Telheiras has been cut.
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!
Tassen lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Telheiras falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Tassen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Killoshaw (ranked 3384 p4p, 2325 weight class) and Squeaky Sneakers (ranked 161 p4p, 118 weight class). Killoshaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Stop. Squeaky Sneakers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
163 cm
25
132
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
|
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Killoshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Squeaky Sneakers!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sneakers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Killoshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Sneakers.
Sneakers lands a body shot.
Killoshaw wants to clinch up but Sneakers keeps it at a distance.
Sneakers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sneakers throws a hook to the side of Killoshaw's head but Killoshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killoshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killoshaw misses with a head kick.
Killoshaw lands a head kick. Sneakers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sneakers tests Killoshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killoshaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 Killoshaw is rocked!
Sneakers flashes Killoshaw a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Killoshaw's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Killoshaw crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Sneakers punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Squeaky Sneakers!
Squeaky Sneakers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
BJ Killoshaw was interviewed post fight and said 'What the fuck bro! I didn't lose. I wan't my rematch! They took everything away from me, I'm about to cry.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Opress (ranked 2417 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Diamond Hand (ranked 314 p4p, 372 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
23
210
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
210
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Opress!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Hand!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opress scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Opress lands with a straight right. Hand didn't see that one coming.
Savage Opress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Savage Opress has been cut.
Hand misses the jab.
Opress throws a right hand that misses
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Opress seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Opress cracks Hand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Opress moves away from the strike by Hand.
Opress throws an overhand right that lands on Hand's shoulder, as Hand tries to avoid the shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Opress! Hand is backing up but he can't get away as Opress lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hand and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Savage Opress!
A very excited looking Savage Opress 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
98% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cannons (ranked 2552 p4p, 2871 weight class) and Abdul Kadir (ranked 329 p4p, 366 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
205
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
189 cm
25
205
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Cannons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Kadir!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kadir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cannons throws a shot from downtown. Kadir moves away and avoids it.
Kadir misses with an uppercut
and Cannons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kadir lands a nice looking body shot.
Cannons slips under a jab from Kadir.
Kadir slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannons. Kadir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadir wants to counter the offense by Cannons and move into the clinch position.
Kadir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cannons lands a jab to Kadir's midsection.
The fighters circling - Cannons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kadir wants to counter the offense by Cannons and move into the clinch position.
Cannons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kadir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cannons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kadir throws a hook but Cannons blocks it.
Cannons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kadir.
Kadir throws a jab but it's blocked by Cannons.
A quick step to the side and Cannons tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannons misses with a straight left.
Kadir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kadir slips a jab from Cannons.
Kadir throws a jab when Cannons was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kadir misses its intended target.
It looked like Cannons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cannons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kadir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kadir misses the jab.
Cannons cracks Kadir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kadir is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannons knocks out Kadir with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cannons before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cannons picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Cannons!
Johnny Cannons seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 2486 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Brook Brokovsky (ranked 96 p4p, 99 weight class). Brook Brokovsky told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 207 cm
25
290
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
225 cm
25
297
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brook Brokovsky!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisticuffs moves into the clinch.
Fisticuffs throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisticuffs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fisticuffs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brokovsky blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brokovsky fails to land.
Brokovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fisticuffs.
Brokovsky looks winded!
Fisticuffs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisticuffs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brokovsky or not.
Fisticuffs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brokovsky! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fisticuffs is unloading with more strikes now! Brokovsky drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torraso Fisticuffs!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 1187 p4p, 2078 weight class) and Hells No (ranked 147 p4p, 248 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
25
160
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
172 cm
25
155
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano lands a jab.
No's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! No scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano throws a right and a left that No avoids nicely.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
No throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luciano moves into range and connects with a jab.
No misses with a hook.
Luciano connects with a nice looking jab.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
No swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No misses with an uppercut.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No tries to counter with a clinch but Luciano shakes him off and moves away.
Luciano scores with a jab to the head.
Luciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
No has closed the distance and engaged Luciano in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of No backwards.
No has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
No swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
No tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
No moves into the clinch.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as No controls his hands.
No working aggressively here.
No looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Luciano.
No fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from No fails to land.
No misses with some punches.
Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Luciano connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Luciano throws a jab when No was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ricky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
No is rocked!
Luciano scores with a jab. No acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
No fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luciano avoids it really well and circles away.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but No manages to avoid it.
No seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricky Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hells No.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but No is out of range.
No misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No staying out of range there.
No defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
No wants to counter with a clinch but Luciano pushes him away.
Luciano lands with a cross.
No takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a big uppercut and No crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but No looks OK. Luciano waves No back to his feet!
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract No.
Luciano works No's body with a nice hook.
No throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
No ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and No counters by moving into the clinch.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as No controls the action.
No struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
Luciano lands with a nice body punch.
Luciano throws a jab when No was well out of range.
Ricky Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No staying out of range there.
Luciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Luciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for No on that attempt.
No misses with a body shot.
No misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Luciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano cracks No with an open hand slap.
No takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No misses with a hook
and Luciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops No! Luciano lets No back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but No was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
No has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano scores with a jab to the body.
No doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from No misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano 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.
Luciano lands a nice looking body kick.
No looks winded!
No throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Luciano 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.
Luciano defending well as No loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that No can do to turn this around?
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from No.
No misses with a hook.
Luciano lunges at No with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by No's hand.
No walks into a left hand.
No bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No moves out of range of the strikes.
No takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Luciano drops No with a huge uppercut! No drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Luciano is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano is the new lightweight champion!
Ricky Luciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
