 |
Sucker Punch Pro Series 148 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 2480 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Bruno Souppe (ranked 327 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
28
185
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
185 cm
34
185
5 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Good elbows
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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Souppe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy thuds his shin into the meat of Souppe's side.
Souppe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nimoy throws a good cross that connects.
Nimoy lands with an overhand left.
Nimoy throws a big shot that misses.
Souppe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Jab from Nimoy.
Souppe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nimoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy looks to throw the jab but Souppe is out of range.
Souppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nimoy defends it well.
Nimoy tries to clinch but Souppe is having none of it.
Souppe feints a counter leg kick.
Nimoy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy is looking to clinch but Souppe is avoiding it.
As Nimoy backs off Souppe throws a huge counter combo but Nimoy manages to avoid it all.
Souppe moves into range and clinches up with Nimoy.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
Souppe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nimoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Souppe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Souppe looking to stall.
Souppe blocks an uppercut.
Souppe blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a shot to the side of Souppe's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy misses with a punch to the body.
Souppe prevents a body shot from Nimoy.
Nimoy breaks the clinch.
Nimoy misses with a hook.
Nimoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Souppe counters with a three punch combo that has Nimoy backing up. Nimoy nods at Souppe to acknowledge the strikes.
Nimoy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Nimoy misses.
Souppe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Souppe does no damage.
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souppe swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
Nimoy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Souppe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nimoy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Souppe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Souppe is fighting to break Nimoy's control of his arms but Nimoy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy keeping full guard, as Souppe tries to pass.
Souppe chips away with some ground and pound.
Souppe preventing the sweep.
Souppe tries to free his leg and advance position but Nimoy is retaining full guard.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Nimoy being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Souppe closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nimoy forces Souppe back against the cage and clinches.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nimoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Souppe has Nimoy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nimoy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souppe.
A good leg kick by Nimoy.
Nimoy works Souppe's body with a nice hook.
Nimoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Souppe's head.
Nimoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Souppe counters with a series of strikes. Nimoy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nimoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souppe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Souppe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souppe lands in his opponent's guard.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souppe can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nimoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souppe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nimoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nimoy wants to stand up but Souppe is controlling him.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Nimoy keeps moving.
Nimoy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souppe controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nimoy swinging wildly here.
Nimoy works Souppe's body with a nice hook.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souppe clinches up with Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Nimoy misses with some punches.
Nimoy lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Souppe.
A shot in the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Souppe avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Souppe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nimoy prevents it.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Souppe.
Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nimoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy's corner calls for a 1-2. Nimoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Bruno Souppe has been cut.
Nimoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souppe throws a counter combo.
Nimoy looks to clinch
letting Souppe counter with a right hand.
Nimoy lands a nice shot that snaps Souppe's head back.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Nimoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Nimoy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nimoy with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimoy cracks Souppe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looks like Nimoy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nimoy is looking to clinch but Souppe is avoiding it.
Nimoy clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Souppe slows down the pace here.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Souppe controls the action.
Souppe is stalling here.
Nimoy lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Souppe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nimoy throws a nice looking combination but Souppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souppe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nimoy misses with a hook
and Nimoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nimoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souppe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souppe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nimoy defends it well.
Nimoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nimoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souppe.
Souppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Souppe moved out of range nicely.
Souppe is looking for the big counter here.
Souppe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nimoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souppe backwards.
Souppe is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Souppe.
Nimoy lands an uppercut.
Souppe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Nimoy finds it's way through Souppe's defenses.
 Souppe is rocked!
Souppe closes the distance and pushes Nimoy back into the cage.
Souppe is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimoy finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souppe seems to have recovered his senses.
Nimoy breaks from the clinch.
Nimoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souppe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimoy sizes up Souppe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Souppe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Nimoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimoy tries to bum rush Souppe with a series of wild strikes but Souppe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souppe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nimoy misses with a body punch
and Souppe counters with a single leg into guard. Nimoy didn't expect that.
Nimoy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Souppe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souppe takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souppe is trying to trip Nimoy. He has hold of a leg but Nimoy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Souppe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Souppe wants to control from the top but Nimoy keeps moving.
Souppe throwing strikes but missing.
Nimoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy wants to sweep here but Souppe controlling him for the moment.
Souppe stays in close to Nimoy's body and controls the position.
Souppe trying to control but Nimoy is working from the bottom.
Nimoy is pulling down on Souppe's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souppe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno Souppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Nimoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souppe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoy.
Souppe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Nimoy misses
and Souppe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souppe working the head and body with strikes.
Nimoy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Souppe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Souppe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding Souppe's attempts to control the action.
Souppe breaks from Nimoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nimoy is squirming around, avoiding Souppe's attempts to control the action.
Souppe lands a couple of good shots and Nimoy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Nimoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nimoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceedee Queen (ranked 892 p4p, 1069 weight class) and Lou Valentine (ranked 134 p4p, 157 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
25
175
11 - 8 - 0 |
|
174 cm
27
172
8 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceedee Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen throwing a counter right hand but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine tries to clinch there but Queen circles away.
Queen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentine slips under a jab from Queen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine wants to counter with a clinch but Queen pushes him away.
Queen blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Valentine slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Valentine misses
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Ceedee Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Queen checks it.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Ceedee Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Queen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valentine is in Queen's guard.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Queen's head.
My spies in Hare of the Dog Gym inform me that Valentine has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Queen wants to sweep but no luck.
Queen seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Queen wants to stand but Valentine is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valentine's guard.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Queen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Queen defends it easily.
Queen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine has his feet on Queen's thighs here. He's pushed Queen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Queen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Valentine!
A very excited looking Lou Valentine 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
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 815 p4p, 1012 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 117 p4p, 146 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
28
200
14 - 9 - 1 |
|
189 cm
34
202
13 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been hearing reports that Blikstein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zaire thumps Blikstein with a low kick.
Blikstein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Blikstein avoids it with no problem.
Blikstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blikstein tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blikstein attempts a counter takedown but Zaire avoids it well and moves away.
Blikstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blikstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Blikstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blikstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Blikstein blocks the leg kick.
Zaire feints and then cracks Blikstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blikstein down.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Blikstein moved out of range nicely.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blikstein blocks a head kick by Zaire.
Blikstein throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blikstein throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Blikstein misses
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Blikstein misses.
Blikstein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blikstein scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire scores with a jab to the body.
Blikstein throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blikstein is in Zaire's guard.
Blikstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blikstein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blikstein lands a couple of digs.
Blikstein distracts Zaire with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blikstein stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blikstein trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaire's head.
Blikstein looking to pass the guard.
Blikstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blikstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaire managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blikstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blikstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blikstein throws an elbow that misses. Zaire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blikstein's guard. Nice move by Zaire!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein has Zaire pulled in close to control his posture.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Blikstein keeps moving.
Blikstein being controlled here, momentarily.
Zaire trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blikstein manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blikstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blikstein lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blikstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Blikstein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blikstein scores with a hook.
Blikstein is looking to slow Zaire down with leg kicks.
Blikstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Blikstein coming out on top.
Blikstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaire sprawls well. Zaire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blikstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaire blocks a leg kick.
Blikstein tries a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blikstein.
Blikstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blikstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Blikstein tries to land a leg kick but Zaire saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blikstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blikstein thinking.
Blikstein looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blikstein.
Blikstein cracks Zaire with a big right hand but Zaire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blikstein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zaire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blikstein throwing strikes but Zaire manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire working away.
Blikstein tries to bench press Zaire off him but Zaire keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire taking a breather here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Zaire decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blikstein to his feet.
Blikstein cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blikstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Zaire checks a low kick from Blikstein.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blikstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Zaire finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blikstein 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.
Blikstein doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zaire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blikstein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blikstein throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire takes a swing at Blikstein's ribcage but misses.
Blikstein misses with a low kick.
Zaire feints a counter leg kick.
Blikstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Blikstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaire checks a leg kick.
Zaire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Blikstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blikstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blikstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blikstein connects with a body shot that sends Zaire's belly button to the back.
Blikstein throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Blikstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blikstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paulo Blikstein will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zaire cracks Blikstein with a good jab.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire swings for the body but Blikstein moves out of range.
Zaire scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Paulo Blikstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blikstein slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein looks to land a body kick but Zaire moved away.
Blikstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blikstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blikstein throws a big shot that misses.
Blikstein slips under a jab.
Blikstein throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Blikstein tries to work over Zaire's front leg with a kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Blikstein avoids it with no problem.
Blikstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zaire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blikstein somewhat.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blikstein manages to avoid it.
Blikstein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blikstein slips under a jab from Zaire.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blikstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Blikstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blikstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blikstein throwing strikes but missing.
Zaire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaire is trying to control the position but Blikstein postures up.
Blikstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blikstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaire is looking to stand up but Blikstein isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blikstein misses with an uppercut.
Blikstein throws a low kick, looking for Zaire's leg but Zaire calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blikstein.
Zaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blikstein half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blikstein.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Blikstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blikstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Blikstein is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blikstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blikstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blikstein misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Zaire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blikstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blikstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Blikstein.
Blikstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulo Blikstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blikstein 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Blikstein!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 1894 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Longsun Zhao (ranked 265 p4p, 237 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
34
180
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
185 cm
27
187
11 - 14 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Zhao connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
We've been told by Hall's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Zhao.
 Hall is rocked!
Hall walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hall limp body while Zhao jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Longsun Zhao!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 951 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 130 p4p, 148 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
28
156
12 - 8 - 0 |
|
179 cm
26
157
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revorg scores with a leg kick.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for River.
A swing and a miss from Revorg.
River with the inside leg kick.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
River slaps away a takedown attempt from Revorg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
River blocks the body kick.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Revorg ducks right into an uppercut from River.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg misses with a hook.
River thinks about countering with a body kick.
Revorg throws a low kick but River avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Revorg.
River lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Revorg misses its intended target.
Revorg tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
River throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revorg is trying hard to land a takedown here. River sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
River with a nice calf kick.
River lands a jab to Revorg's midsection.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by River.
Revorg moves to clinch but River breaks away
and River counters with an inside leg kick.
Revorg scores with a punch to the head.
Revorg tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by River.
A clash of legs there as Revorg blocks the low kick.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revorg slips a jab from River.
Revorg 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.
Revorg throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revorg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Revorg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a low kick as Revorg jumps back.
River throws a lazy head kick
and Revorg counters with a head kick. That will keep River thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Revorg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Revorg motions for River to come forward. Revorg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
River misses with a low kick.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Revorg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiver.
River moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Revorg tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Revorg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Revorg throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Revorg.
River tries to score with a low kick but Revorg moves his leg out of the way.
River lands with a nice combination. Revorg backs away looking to recover.
River tries to land a leg kick but Revorg saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from River lands.
Revorg throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River misses with an uppercut. Revorg saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Revorg is out of range.
River tries to land a front kick but Revorg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Revorg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Revorg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River clobbers Revorg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Revorg as he connects with a hook.
A big right from River misses.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Revorg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Revorg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River throws a lazy right hand but Revorg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revorg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River looks to land a right hand but Revorg moved out of range.
Revorg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Revorg moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Revorg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Revorg can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Revorg backwards.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River digs a right hand into Revorg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Revorg's gas tank.
Revorg working aggressively here.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Revorg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revorg tries a body shot but River blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River tries to work over Revorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from River.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River tries a body shot but Revorg blocks it.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Revorg pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Revorg thumps River with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Revorg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy River is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
River lands a jab to Revorg's midsection.
Revorg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Revorg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from River.
River checks a low kick from Revorg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revorg throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River staying out of range there.
Revorg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Revorg throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Revorg 's knee.
Revorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Revorg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Revorg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Revorg is just out of range.
Revorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revorg throws a body kick that misses.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revorg can do to turn this around?
Revorg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River blocks a leg kick.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
River avoids the head kick by Revorg.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Revorg's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Revorg. That's going to slow River down.
River checks a leg kick.
Revorg throws a leg kick
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
Sloppy strikes from Revorg. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg 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.
River jabs Revorg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Revorg.
Revorg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Revorg misses with a hook
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Revorg scores with a leg kick.
River misses with an uppercut.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from River.
Revorg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River is working Revorg over against the cage.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Revorg controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Revorg as River tries to tie him up.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Revorg lands a shoulder strike.
River manages to break the clinch.
Donk. River catches Revorg right on the button with a cross.
Revorg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for River, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Revorg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Revorg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Revorg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Revorg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Revorg moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Revorg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River thuds his right hand into Revorg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Revorg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Revorg misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Revorg.
Revorg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River scores with a shot to the body.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Revorg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a hook. Revorg ducked under it nicely.
Revorg throws a body shot but no joy.
Revorg throws a head kick that half lands.
River slips under a jab from Revorg.
River with the inside leg kick.
River lands a high kick!
Revorg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Revorg misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Revorg 's knee.
A big right from River misses.
River throws a leg kick but Revorg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Revorg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Revorg lands a right hook to the body.
Revorg throws a low kick but River avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Revorg misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River missing with a left hand there. Revorg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Revorg throws a leg kick
and River counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Revorg, right into the meat of the thigh.
Revorg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Revorg tries to clinch up.
Revorg checks a low kick from River.
Revorg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Revorg misses.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Revorg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River clobbers Revorg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Revorg takes the fight into the clinch.
River misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocking some punches.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Revorg.
Revorg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
Revorg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revorg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as River walks away with a smile on his face. Revorg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Revorg's torso.
Revorg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Revorg throws out the jab.
A combination from Revorg does no damage.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Revorg misses with a lunging right hand
and River counters with a solid body kick.
River connects with a looping right hand.
Revorg avoids the head kick by River.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Revorg throws a nice outside leg kick.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revorg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Revorg walks into a straight right hand from River.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Revorg.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River circles away from the clinch attempt
and River counters with a left to the body.
River misses with a wild combination.
Revorg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Revorg misses with a straight left.
Repus Revorg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River lands a body shot.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revorg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Revorg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River tries to move into range but Revorg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from River misses.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Revorg is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Revorg.
Revorg takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Revorg throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Revorg throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Revorg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and River counters with a good low kick that Revorg was not able to check.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revorg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Revorg.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Revorg. Revorg obviously looking to wear him down.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revorg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Revorg clinches up against the cage.
Revorg lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Revorg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg working aggressively here.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revorg misses with a punch on the inside.
River pushes Revorg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Revorg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Revorg drags the fight down to the ground.
Revorg is striking off his back. River thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Revorg actively working from the bottom here.
Revorg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
Revorg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Revorg has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, River escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by River!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guy River.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for River, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy River!
Guy River 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
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 574 p4p, 1359 weight class) and Roberto Soldic (ranked 79 p4p, 176 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soldic's choice of entrance music: The Impression That I Get . Roberto Soldic has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
28
155
16 - 8 - 0 |
|
175 cm
30
155
14 - 11 - 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic lands with a cross.
Soldic lands a jab to Sukulaku's midsection.
Sukulaku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soldic momentarily.
It looks like Roberto Soldic has been cut.
Soldic throws a combination that misses
and Sukulaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Sukulaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sukulaku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sukulaku throws a shot from downtown. Soldic moves away and avoids it.
Soldic connects with a right hand. Sukulaku shakes it off.
Sukulaku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soldic has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukulaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soldic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sukulaku really felt that one!
Sukulaku throws a lazy right hand but Soldic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sukulaku throws a right hand that misses
and Soldic counters with a straight right hand.
Sukulaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soldic counters with a stiff right hand.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
Sukulaku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic defending well as Sukulaku loads up on a big left hand.
Sukulaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Soldic moves out of range as Sukulaku strikes.
Sukulaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Soldic counters with a left to the body.
Sukulaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soldic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sukulaku on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Sukulaku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sukulaku is rocked!
Sukulaku throws a lazy uppercut
and Soldic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sukulaku looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Soldic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sukulaku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Sukulaku misses.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Sukulaku is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Sukulaku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soldic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sukulaku seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Soldic coming out on top.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Soldic avoids it easily.
Soldic slips a straight right by Sukulaku.
Sukulaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Soldic counters with a thumping low kick.
Jyrki Sukulaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Sukulaku.
That has opened up Roberto Soldic's cut even more.
Soldic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Soldic blocks a head kick by Sukulaku.
Soldic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukulaku looks to land a combination but Soldic avoids it well.
Soldic cracks Sukulaku with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sukulaku looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Soldic finish him?
Sukulaku glances at the clock... BAM! Soldic nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sukulaku crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sukulaku is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Soldic!
During a confident post fight interview, Roberto Soldic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 540 p4p, 710 weight class) and Devin Ecker (ranked 83 p4p, 104 weight class). Ecker has chosen Where The Hood At? as his entrance music. Wille Thai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
27
212
14 - 10 - 0 |
|
194 cm
27
205
11 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Ecker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecker cracks Thai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ecker avoids it really well and circles away.
Ecker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ecker misses with a low kick.
Ecker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thai scores with a takedown into Ecker's guard.
Thai tries to free his leg and advance position but Ecker is retaining full guard.
Thai is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai has gone for a leg lock! Ecker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thai's guard.
Ecker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thai's head.
Ecker postures up and lands a big shot to Thai's brow.
Thai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ecker controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai has his foot on Ecker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ecker works his way back into a safe position though.
Ecker landing with the ground and pound.
Thai has momentary wrist control but Ecker slips an elbow through the middle.
Ecker throws a big elbow that misses.
Thai has his foot on Ecker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ecker works his way back into a safe position though.
Thai is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ecker rolls with it to try and escape but Thai cranks on the arm and Ecker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wille Thai!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 385 p4p, 613 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 49 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
29
149
14 - 2 - 0 |
|
165 cm
33
144
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delisle. Delisle obviously looking to wear him down.
Delisle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delisle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delisle.
Cabrera with a nice cross.
Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Delisle checks the leg kick.
Delisle misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delisle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Delisle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delisle misses with a body kick.
Delisle thows a body kick. Cabrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delisle lands a lovely overhand right.
Heller Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a series of strikes that have Delisle backpedaling.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Delisle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the head.
Delisle ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Delisle postures up.
Delisle scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Delisle controlling him for the moment.
Cabrera is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FF Forever that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cabrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Delisle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cabrera has his foot on Delisle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delisle works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Delisle controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Delisle landing with the ground and pound.
Delisle wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Cabrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delisle is aware though and is defending well.
Delisle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Delisle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delisle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delisle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delisle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delisle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controls Delisle momentarily but Delisle frees himself.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Delisle from controlling successfully.
Delisle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delisle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delisle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabrera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Delisle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cabrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delisle defends it easily.
Delisle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delisle trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle cracks Cabrera with a solid left hand.
Cabrera keeping full guard, as Delisle tries to pass.
Cabrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabrera has his foot on Delisle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delisle works his way back into a safe position though.
Delisle wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Delisle from controlling successfully.
Delisle lands a couple of digs.
Cabrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delisle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delisle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delisle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delisle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Delisle from controlling successfully.
Delisle is in close to Cabrera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heller Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Delisle slips the punch.
Delisle looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Delisle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabrera dips to his left and cracks Delisle with an uppercut!
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delisle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Delisle's legs.
Delisle darts in looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets double underhooks and turns Delisle into the cage.
Delisle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera is looking to get back to is feet but Delisle passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Cabrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to buck Delisle off.
A lull in the action here.
Cabrera throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Delisle misses with a straight left.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Delisle shoots in for a double leg but Cabrera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Delisle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delisle.
Delisle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delisle throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Delisle manages to avoid it.
Cabrera stalks Delisle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delisle's face. Delisle staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Gauthier Delisle has been cut.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabrera should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Delisle is out of range.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Heller Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Heller Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Cabrera misses.
And Delisle tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabrera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrera. That's going to slow Delisle down.
Cabrera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Delisle misses with a low kick.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Delisle.
Nice defenses there by Delisle.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabrera defends it well.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delisle checks a leg kick.
Delisle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabrera defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Delisle blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Delisle scores with a nice head shot.
Delisle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Delisle passes into half guard.
Delisle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cabrera kicks off Delisle and gets to his feet.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delisle misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Delisle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delisle wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Delisle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Delisle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cabrera pinned against the cage. Cabrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delisle moves away.
Cabrera throws a jab when Delisle was well out of range.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delisle slips a jab from Cabrera.
Delisle misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heller Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delisle'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!
Cabrera misses the jab.
Delisle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Delisle loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Delisle lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Delisle is out of range.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Delisle avoids them all with ease.
Delisle shoots for a double leg takedown but Cabrera sprawls well. He's pushed Delisle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Delisle missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Delisle.
Delisle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delisle swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Delisle.
Delisle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delisle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delisle throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Delisle.
Delisle scores with a jab.
Delisle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cabrera defends well and Delisle ends up having to push Cabrera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delisle defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delisle can pounce on him.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delisle throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Delisle.
Cabrera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delisle circles away quickly and effectively.
Delisle with a jab.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
A jab from Delisle misses.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delisle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Delisle avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Delisle.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delisle.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delisle can do to turn this around?
Delisle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabrera momentarily.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Delisle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Delisle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delisle.
Nice uppercut lands for Delisle. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Delisle tries to land a leg kick but Cabrera saw it coming and moves away.
Cabrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Delisle does it's job there.
Delisle slips a jab from Cabrera.
Delisle shoots in but Cabrera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cabrera's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delisle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabrera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gauthier Delisle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delisle is looking for a kimura but Cabrera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Delisle to get the leverage.
Delisle uses his free foot to push down on Cabrera's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cabrera.
Delisle wants to control the pace but Cabrera is squirming around nicely.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier Delisle.
I think Cabrera 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heller Cabrera!
A victorious Heller Cabrera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Wrecks (ranked 138 p4p, 255 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 23 p4p, 39 weight class). Will Wrecks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
27
253
10 - 4 - 0 |
|
193 cm
30
275
17 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Wrecks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Slam finds it's way through Wrecks's defenses.
Slam misses with a double jab
and Wrecks counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Slam misses with a kick to the body
and Wrecks counters with a left to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wrecks!
Slam swings widly with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a nice uppercut.
Slam moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrecks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slam.
Wrecks misses with a kick to the body
and Slam counters with a straight right hand.
Wrecks 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.
A jab from Slam misses.
Slam misses with a right hand
and Wrecks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slam throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrecks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slam misses with an uppercut
and Wrecks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Ben Slam's cut even more.
Wrecks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wrecks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Will Wrecks has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam scores with a nice right hand.
Wrecks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slam throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Wrecks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wrecks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that Slam 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.
A swing and a miss from Slam.
Slam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wrecks wants to land a leg kick but Slam is out of range.
Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wrecks throws a right hand that misses
and Slam counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Slam!
A very excited looking Ben Slam 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 159 p4p, 112 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 22 p4p, 16 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chase the bag (King Von). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
36
144
23 - 9 - 1 |
|
176 cm
29
143
14 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
It looks like Petsuwan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Anderson.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Anderson throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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 Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Sitsongrit keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut even more.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Sitsongrit tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson misses the jab.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Anderson.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson misses the jab.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
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!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Anderson.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
