 |
GAMMA#1079 Sitsongrit v John PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 2164 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 267 p4p, 227 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tong Panong's choice of entrance music: Tetris Song. Marc Tong Panong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
34
190
21 - 20 - 0 |
|
183 cm
27
192
12 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Tong Panong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tong Panong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bukowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Tong Panong won't allow it.
Bukowski blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tong Panong throws an elbow but misses.
Tong Panong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukowski.
Tong Panong is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bukowski can't fight it off and eventually Tong Panong manages to take the fight to the floor. Bukowski looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tong Panong looking to pass the guard.
Tong Panong is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski keeping moving, preventing Tong Panong from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bukowski keeping moving, preventing Tong Panong from controlling successfully.
Tong Panong wants to get up but he can't break Bukowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tong Panong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bukowski is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bukowski throws a body punch but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Bukowski sets himself, and Tong Panong steps forward looking for the clinch! Bukowski avoids it this time.
Tong Panong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bukowski is looking to counter punch.
Tong Panong tried to score with a low kick but Bukowski checks it.
Tong Panong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukowski.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bukowski is defended easily by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong wants to counter the offense by Bukowski and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tong Panong rushes Bukowski and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bukowskis head.
Bukowski takes a shot to the head.
Bukowski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bukowski working aggressively here.
Bukowski is working for takedown but Tong Panong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tong Panong is trying to drag Bukowski to the mat but Bukowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tong Panong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a knee strike.
Bukowski tries to break the clinch but Tong Panong is controlling the position.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow strike.
Bukowski tries to work over Tong Panong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukowski trying to control the position but instead, Tong Panong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bukowski into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bukowski.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bukowski throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike.
Tong Panong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bukowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Tong Panong's head.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tong Panong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Bukowski closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong prevents the takedown attempt.
Tong Panong is trying to maintain a safe position but Bukowski gets an underhook and turns Tong Panong into the cage.
Tong Panong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bukowski working aggressively here.
Bukowski effectively controlling the action here.
Bukowski looking for a takedown.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tong Panong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bukowski has a couple of punches blocked by Tong Panong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bukowski avoiding damage.
Tong Panong is working for takedown but Bukowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tong Panong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukowski working hard to break the clinch.
Bukowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bukowski misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Bukowski is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukowski. Tong Panong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tong Panong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tong Panong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukowski looking to score a takedown here. Tong Panong is defending well but Bukowski drives through and ends up in Tong Panong's guard.
Bukowski stops Tong Panong from standing up.
Tong Panong trying to keep a closed guard but Bukowski is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing that Bukowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Tong Panong working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tong Panong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bukowski works over Tong Panong with some ground and pound from guard.
Tong Panong wants to stand up but Bukowski is controlling him.
Tong Panong keeping moving, preventing Bukowski from controlling successfully.
Bukowski is really struggling to control Tong Panong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tong Panong avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
A little jabbing left from Tong Panong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tong Panong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bukowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bukowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Tong Panong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tong Panong moves into the clinch successfully.
Bukowski breaks from the clinch.
Bukowski closes the distance and pushes Tong Panong back into the cage.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tong Panong lands a nice uppercut.
Bukowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Tong Panong working aggressively here.
Bukowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bukowski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bukowski is trying to ground and pound but Tong Panong uses the momentary lack of control by Bukowski to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is stalling here. Tong Panong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bukowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tong Panong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tong Panong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bukowski keeps working.
Tong Panong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bukowski is not content to let Tong Panong control the position.
Tong Panong swings around for an armbar but Bukowski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tong Panong's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukowski won't allow Tong Panong to get back to his feet.
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.
Bukowski won't allow Tong Panong to get back to his feet.
Tong Panong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bukowski controls the pace.
Bukowski trying to control but Tong Panong is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tong Panong looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bukowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bukowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tong Panong manages to avoid it.
Marc Tong Panong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tong Panong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tong Panong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tong Panong moves away.
Bukowski misses with a hook
and Tong Panong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tong Panong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tong Panong tries to counter with a clinch but Bukowski shakes him off and moves away.
Tong Panong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bukowski attempts a counter takedown but Tong Panong avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tong Panong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tong Panong or perhaps it was just good defense by Bukowski, which made it look bad.
Bukowski throws a body punch but Tong Panong moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bukowski moves out of range of the body kick from Tong Panong.
Bukowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tong Panong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Bukowski with that takedown attempt.
Tong Panong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bukowski.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bukowski.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tong Panong's half guard.
Bukowski is thwarting Tong Panong's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong is controlling Bukowski's trapped leg to prevent Bukowski from advancing to side control.
Tong Panong is looking to improve his position.
Charles Bukowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tong Panong is not content to let Bukowski control the position.
Tong Panong wants to control but Bukowski is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tong Panong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong pushes Bukowski off looking to stand but Bukowski dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bukowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bukowski loads up on a big right hand but Tong Panong slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Tong Panong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Tong Panong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bukowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tong Panong's waist but Tong Panong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bukowski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukowski takes a swing at Tong Panong's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bukowski.
Bukowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tong Panong circles away.
And Tong Panong tries to counter it with a takedown but Bukowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Bukowski misses its intended target.
Tong Panong takes one to the side of the head.
Bukowski shoots and misses
and Tong Panong counters with a stiff right hand.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown but Tong Panong shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charles Bukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bukowski takes a swing at Tong Panong's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tong Panong.
A jab from Bukowski finds it's way through Tong Panong's defenses.
Tong Panong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bukowski misses with an uppercut.
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!
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Bukowski moves out of range.
Bukowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tong Panong sprawls well. He's pushed Bukowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bukowski clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bukowski.
Bukowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tong Panong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bukowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bukowski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bukowski!
Charles Bukowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Marc Tong Panong spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm slowing down.... I need to rethink seriously about my future'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 1497 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 129 p4p, 177 weight class). Christie comes to the cage accompanied by Amityville. Steven Christie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
34
145
21 - 19 - 2 |
|
170 cm
30
145
18 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir tries to sprawl but Christie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mir is trying to maintain the position but Christie is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir taking some punishment here, with Christie in his half guard.
Christie throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Mir moves into full guard.
Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christie defends it easily.
Christie scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christie defends well.
Christie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christie is pressing down on Mir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Christie wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir distracts Christie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir stands up over Christie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mir wants to control from the top but Christie keeps moving.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christie is keeping the position for now.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Christie is looking to sweep but instead, Mir has passed into half guard.
Christie is trying to control but can't.
Mir prevents Christie from improving his position.
Mir working over Christie with some ground and pound. Christie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mir wants to control but Christie is keeping him busy.
Christie is trying to control but Mir passes into side control!
Mir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Christie to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Christie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christie, who protects the arm well.
Mir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Christie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mir's best efforts.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie wants to get back to full guard.
Christie moves into full guard.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christie connects with a couple of short punches.
Christie chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've been hearing that Christie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Christie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir controls Christie momentarily but Christie frees himself.
Mir working for a triangle but Christie defends it easily.
Christie stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Christie distracts Mir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Christie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mir's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Christie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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 Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir with the counter takedown but Christie avoids it easily.
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Christie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mir has time to react.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Christie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Christie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Christie.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Frankie Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir tries for a takedown but Christie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Mir.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Christie 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christie is aware though and is defending well.
Christie postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christie manages to get himself to full guard.
Christie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mir won't allow Christie to sweep him here.
Mir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir trying to control but Christie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christie's head.
Christie keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Christie.
Mir pushing down on Christie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christie's head.
Christie tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir is thwarting Christie's attempts to control the position.
Christie is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
Mir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christie wants to get back to full guard but Mir has passed into side control.
Mir is putting a hurting on Christie here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir working the head and body with strikes.
Mir 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.
Christie tries to bench press Mir off him but Mir keeps the position.
Christie wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mir is trying to get an arm triangle but Christie is defending well.
Christie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christie is looking for a sweep.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Christie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christie wants to control but Mir postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Christie taking a bit of punishment here - Mir scoring with strikes.
Mir wants to stand but Christie is controlling his arm.
Christie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mir throws an elbow but Christie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christie manages to get back to half guard.
Mir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christie wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christie is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christie misses with a hook.
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mir.
Christie throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir dives in for a single leg takedown but Christie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Frankie Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christie swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir shoots and misses
and Christie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steven Christie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Christie takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mir is defending well.
Mir can't get the takedown.
Christie is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christie misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mir wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Christie.
Mir pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir wants to sweep here but Christie controlling him for the moment.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
Christie throws a big elbow that misses.
Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Christie trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir lands an upkick as Christie stands over him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christie defends it easily.
Christie is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Christie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christie preventing the sweep.
Christie is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mir working for a triangle but Christie defends it easily.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christie lands a couple of elbows.
Christie cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christie's guard.
Christie trying to keep a closed guard but Mir is proving a slippery customer.
Christie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir is in close to Christie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frankie Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christie 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Christie!
A victorious Steven Christie 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 540 p4p, 1660 weight class) and BIg Cholo (ranked 41 p4p, 113 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
36
275
25 - 16 - 1 |
|
205 cm
28
300
21 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson tried to counter with a leg kick but Cholo avoided it.
Cholo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
BIg Cholo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Cholo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cholo throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Cholo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cholo throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson defending well as Cholo loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Ferguson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cholo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Cholo toppling to the canvas! Cholo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
 It looks like BIg Cholo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a jab when Cholo was well out of range.
Cholo misses with a hook.
Cholo throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferguson misses its target.
Cholo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cholo.
Cholo throws a right hand that misses
and Ferguson counters with a crisp right that sends Cholo to the canvas! Ferguson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson!
After the fight, Khabib Ferguson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 499 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 64 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
31
170
22 - 12 - 1 |
|
180 cm
37
177
19 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen lands a head shot.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Lankinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lankinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Lankinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Lankinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
An inside leg kick from Rivers misses.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lankinen.
Lankinen's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lankinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lankinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankinen misses with a looping left.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lankinen throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook but Lankinen blocks it.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers catches Lankinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Lankinen throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Lankinen's guard.
Lankinen controls Rivers momentarily but Rivers frees himself.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rivers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lankinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivers throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Lankinen blocks nicely.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lankinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lankinen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Lankinen keeps moving.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Lankinen blocks nicely.
Lankinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
Lankinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rivers throws an elbow that misses. Lankinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rivers's guard. Nice move by Lankinen!
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lankinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lankinen is one step ahead there.
Rivers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivers has Lankinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lankinen is one step ahead there.
Lankinen postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Lankinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivers is retaining full guard.
Rivers is pulling down on Lankinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Lankinen, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers misses with a hook
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lankinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Lankinen loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lankinen throws out the jab.
Lankinen misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Lankinen misses.
Rivers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lankinen. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Lankinen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers counters with a series of strikes. Lankinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers tests Lankinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers misses with a double jab
enabling Lankinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Lankinen is rocked!
Lankinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lankinen throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lankinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nova Lankinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lankinen sprawling to the canvas! Lankinen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rivers finish him?!
Lankinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lankinen bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Rivers comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Lankinen falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Lankinen was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 257 p4p, 383 weight class) and Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 34 p4p, 48 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Danny Sitsongrit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
31
162
22 - 13 - 0 |
|
177 cm
29
156
15 - 9 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Ryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Ryan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Ryan avoids it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to full guard here but Ryan has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Sitsongrit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sitsongrit struggling a bit here.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ryan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ryan's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Ryan! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Sitsongrit has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eddie Ryan!
An out of breath Eddie Ryan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 357 p4p, 860 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 13 p4p, 31 weight class). Tungsten Kaafjord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
37
265
29 - 10 - 0 |
|
198 cm
30
255
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tungsten Kaafjord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaafjord drops his shoulder and cracks Gasgoine with a huge uppercut! Gasgoine goes down! Can Kaafjord finish him?
It looks like Paul Gasgoine has been cut.
Kaafjord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaafjord loads up on a big left hand. Gasgoine felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kaafjord looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gasgoine can't hide his disappointment, as Kaafjord celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tungsten Kaafjord!
Tungsten Kaafjord decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 454 p4p, 370 weight class) and Chaikka Chai (ranked 63 p4p, 52 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chai's choice of entrance music: Dead Man Walking. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
37
215
20 - 9 - 0 |
|
187 cm
28
205
18 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Chaikka Chai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burnett lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Chaikka Chai has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burnett throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai cracks Burnett with a good jab.
Burnett misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Burnett 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai lands a big right hand that sends Burnett crashing to the mat! Chai stays standing though and waves Burnett back to his feet!
 Burnett is rocked!
 It looks like Khalil Burnett has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws an uppercut from hell that sends Burnett clean off his feet! He's out cold! Chai stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chaikka Chai!
Chaikka Chai 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
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 28 p4p, 56 weight class) and Philip Marcus (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Philip Marcus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
30
145
18 - 9 - 1 |
|
175 cm
30
148
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcus 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.
Fuguego digs a good body shot into Marcus's ribs.
Marcus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuguego darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuguego scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuguego is keen to just control but Marcus is a slippery customer.
Marcus trying to control from the bottom.
Marcus is staying active underneath Fuguego, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marcus wants to improve his position but Fuguego is controlling well.
Marcus keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fuguego working Marcus over with strikes.
Fuguego is keen to just control but Marcus is a slippery customer.
Marcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuguego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcus defending well though.
Fuguego has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Still in half guard, Fuguego seems content to control.
Fuguego is thwarting Marcus's attempts to control the position.
Fuguego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marcus defending well though.
Fuguego landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuguego is looking to take a break and control but Marcus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuguego working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marcus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marcus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus tries to get to full guard but Fuguego has control of the leg.
Marcus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fuguego wants to control but Marcus is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Fuguego has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fuguego landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fuguego stalling.
Fuguego seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marcus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fuguego trying to work for an americana but Marcus has managed to regain full guard.
Fuguego is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcus has wrist control.
Fuguego throws a strike but Marcus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fuguego looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuguego is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fuguego's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus wants to control from the top but Fuguego keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego 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.
Fuguego fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
Fuguego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuguego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcus.
Fuguego throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Fuguego.
Fuguego misses the body punch
and Marcus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fuguego's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcus throws out the jab.
Marcus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuguego looks to throw the jab but Marcus is out of range.
Fuguego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marcus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcus.
Fuguego shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marcus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuguego.
Fuguego scores with a shot to the body.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philip Marcus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuguego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuguego. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuguego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marcus. Marcus obviously looking to wear him down.
Marcus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuguego counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Fuguego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuguego.
Nice takedown defense from Marcus. No joy for Fuguego on that attempt.
Fuguego is looking to wear down Marcus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.
Fuguego throws a sloppy body shot
and Marcus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcus motions for Fuguego to come forward. Marcus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus with a nice calf kick.
Fuguego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuguego.
Fuguego shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marcus has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fuguego is on him like a limpet, forcing Marcus back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fuguego.
Marcus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuguego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuguego's head.
Fuguego misses with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fuguego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuguego dips to his left and cracks Marcus with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego throws a low kick but Marcus avoids it.
Marcus connects with the punch.
Fuguego connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marcus momentarily.
Fuguego fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Fuguego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuguego. Marcus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuguego misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuguego cracks Marcus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuguego takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Marcus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marcus throws a head kick but Fuguego moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philip Marcus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marcus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Marcus throws a looping overhand right but Fuguego ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Fuguego misses.
Fuguego thows a leg kick but Marcus checks it
and Marcus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Marcus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marcus misses with a head kick.
Fuguego throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fuguego is in Marcus's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Fuguego engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fuguego postures up and lands a big shot to Marcus's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego landing with the ground and pound.
Fuguego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alphonse Fuguego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marcus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fuguego.
Fuguego wants to pass the guard but Marcus is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fuguego accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Fuguego trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
Fuguego won't allow Marcus to get back to his feet.
Fuguego preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus tried to score with a low kick but Fuguego checks it.
Fuguego misses the body punch
and Marcus counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Marcus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fuguego doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuguego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego moves away from the strike by Marcus.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Fuguego.
Nice takedown defense from Marcus. No joy for Fuguego on that attempt.
Fuguego lands a head shot.
Marcus lands a jab to the head.
A head kick from Marcus lands but Fuguego takes it in his stride.
Fuguego misses with a jab to the body
and Marcus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marcus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuguego shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fuguego showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuguego.
Fuguego thows a huge punch but Marcus dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fuguego in particular looking to stall.
Marcus is staying active underneath Fuguego, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marcus wants to get back to full guard.
Marcus is trying to control but can't.
Fuguego is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marcus is just riding it out for now. Fuguego eventually gives up the hold.
Fuguego seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Philip Marcus just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fuguego on the side of the head.
Fuguego 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.
Marcus flicks out a counter leg kick but Fuguego steps away.
That kick from Marcus tenderised Fuguego's leg. Fuguego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marcus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuguego was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marcus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fuguego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcus.
Marcus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuguego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuguego misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcus misses with a low kick.
Marcus looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuguego is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fuguego tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus throws a leg kick but Fuguego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fuguego.
Fuguego smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fuguego throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuguego throws a lazy uppercut
and Marcus counters with a good low kick that Fuguego was not able to check.
Marcus wants to slow Fuguego down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuguego jabs Marcus right on the nose. Marcus blinks but takes it well.
Fuguego missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuguego misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Marcus.
Fuguego misses with a shot to the body
and Marcus counters with a good low kick that Fuguego was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fuguego does it's job there.
Fuguego tried to score with a low kick but Marcus checks it.
Marcus tries a quick counter leg kick but Fuguego is wise to it.
Philip Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuguego takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Fuguego slips under a jab from Marcus.
Fuguego gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marcus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Marcus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marcus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Fuguego misses with a body shot
and Marcus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Fuguego does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Marcus catches Fuguego right on the button with a cross.
Fuguego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marcus.
Fuguego is looking to chop away at Marcus's legs.
Marcus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuguego throws a hook to the side of Marcus's head but Marcus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuguego tries a low kick but Marcus avoids it.
Marcus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fuguego has time to react.
Marcus tried to score with a low kick but Fuguego checks it.
Marcus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuguego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuguego throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alphonse Fuguego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuguego blocks a head kick by Marcus.
Fuguego misses with a hook to the body
and Marcus counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus misses with a looping right.
Marcus throws a shot from downtown. Fuguego moves away and avoids it.
Marcus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuguego counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marcus won't be happy with that.
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!
Marcus is looking to regain half guard here but Fuguego keeps moving and retains side control.
Marcus is not content to let Fuguego control the position.
Marcus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Marcus dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Marcus.
Philip Marcus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcus is looking to score with low kicks.
Fuguego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcus misses with a body shot.
Fuguego misses with a body punch
and Marcus counters with an outside leg kick.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
Marcus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fuguego with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego dips to his left and cracks Marcus with an uppercut!
Fuguego misses with a body punch
and Marcus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuguego scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuguego.
Fuguego cracks Marcus with an open hand slap.
Fuguego misses with a shot to the body
and Marcus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuguego shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marcus is trying to defend but Fuguego finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fuguego not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fuguego missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus trying to control but Fuguego postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fuguego in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is trying to maintain the position but Fuguego is very close to passing his half guard.
Fuguego thows a huge punch but Marcus dodges it nicely.
Marcus wants to get back to full guard.
Marcus trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fuguego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marcus under the eye.
Marcus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuguego misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Marcus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marcus.
Fuguego misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Marcus to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuguego throws a right hand that misses
and Marcus counters with a nice leg kick.
Fuguego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marcus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuguego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marcus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fuguego doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcus throws a head kick but Fuguego moves out of range.
Fuguego thows a leg kick but Marcus checks it
and Marcus counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Marcus misses
enabling Fuguego to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus scores with a sloppy right hand. Fuguego should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcus with a nice calf kick.
Fuguego throws a right hand that misses
and Marcus counters with a leg kick.
Fuguego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marcus.
Fuguego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fuguego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marcus throws a leg kick
and Fuguego counters with a good low kick that Marcus was not able to check.
Fuguego swings widly with a right hand
and Marcus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuguego misses with a shot to the body
enabling Marcus to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuguego rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Marcus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marcus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alphonse Fuguego!
During a confident post fight interview, Alphonse Fuguego 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
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 36 p4p, 95 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 4 p4p, 12 weight class). Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Radu Dracul had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
36
202
36 - 12 - 0 |
|
185 cm
32
190
32 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
Olympic wrestler
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 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Dracul moves away and avoids it.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khan throws a body punch but Dracul moves out of range.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dracul was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Khan is quick to defend against it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dracul moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Dracul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dracul.
Dracul tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Dracul is working hard here to advance position.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has control of Dracul's left arm, preventing Dracul from doing any damage.
Khan is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Khan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dracul manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dracul wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Khan is stalling in the full guard.
The adventures of Khan the control monster continue. Boring.
Dracul looking for a sweep. Not yet Dracul, not yet.
Khan stays in close to Dracul's body and controls the position.
Dracul throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dracul is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dracul is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Khan thumps Dracul with a low kick.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Dracul attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Dracul defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dracul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Dracul slips the punch.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan lands a jab to Dracul's midsection.
Dracul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dracul rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Dracul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Dracul saw it coming and moves away.
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dracul staying out of range there.
Dracul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan jabs at Dracul's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dracul is out of range.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dracul decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
Dracul has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dracul wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan wants to stand but Dracul has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan trying to control the pace.
Dracul is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Dracul is defending the position.
Dracul keeping hold of Khan's head, controlling as best he can.
Khan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dracul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dracul checks it well.
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Dracul moved out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dracul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dracul attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Dracul checks a leg kick.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dracul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Dracul's head back.
Dracul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan feints and then cracks Dracul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dracul down.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Khan is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khan!
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dracul is controlling him well.
Khan has one of Dracul's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Dracul working away.
A lull in the action here.
I wouldn't like to be where Khan is right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dracul is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dracul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dracul working away.
Dracul wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Dracul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Khan looking for a sweep but Dracul has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dracul.
Dracul landing shots from mount.
Khan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dracul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dracul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Dracul pushes him away.
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Dracul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khan 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.
Khan wants to control from the top but Dracul keeps moving.
Radu Dracul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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 Radu Dracul.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan 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
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 27 p4p, 100 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). John has chosen Don't Stop Me Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
35
156
33 - 11 - 2 |
|
178 cm
27
160
19 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
A big right from John misses.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
John throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
John tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from John.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John blocks a jab.
John misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
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 wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
A jab lands there for John.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
A good leg kick by John.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
John connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to John's midsection.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but John avoids it.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
John throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
John misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and John counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
John throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and John only half commits.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John connects with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
John checks a leg kick.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by John.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
John avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris John will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John 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.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
John checks the leg kick.
John throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
John misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. John catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John with the inside leg kick.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from John.
John blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
A left lands for John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by John.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Sitsongrit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
John takes one on the button.
John 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.
John punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but John avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
John blocks a leg kick.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
John with a nice cross.
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 Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
A right-left combo lands from Sitsongrit.
John scores with a nice body kick.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John misses with an uppercut.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
John misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
John lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
John jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John scores with a punch to the head.
John throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John lands a body shot.
John scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
John lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Sitsongrit misses.
John feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
John lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
John tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with a straight left.
John jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from John.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by John.
John is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but John avoids it.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
John looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit motions for John to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John 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.
John throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chris John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
John works the jab nicely.
John scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from John.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from John misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Chris John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
John throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from John.
Nice shot by John.
John lands with a shot to the body.
John catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Chris John 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
99% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
