 |
GAMMA#1086 Kurt v Tyrone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Roussel (ranked 1270 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 153 p4p, 159 weight class). Roussel comes to the cage accompanied by Manau - J'ai laissé là bas . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
203
16 - 10 - 1 |
|
180 cm
36
194
26 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roussel.
 It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Roussel.
Nagibatel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
Roussel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nagibatel on the side of the head.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roussel.
Roussel takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagibatel.
Roussel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
Nagibatel tries a quick counter leg kick but Roussel is wise to it.
Roussel swings widly with a right hand
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dexter Roussel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roussel just misses with a punch to the body.
Roussel backing away here, and Nagibatel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Roussel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel misses with a hook.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
Nagibatel tries a quick counter leg kick but Roussel is wise to it.
A big left from Roussel misses.
Roussel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel unleashes a big counter combination but Roussel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roussel connects with a crisp jab.
Nagibatel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roussel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roussel misses with a hook
and Nagibatel counters with a good low kick that Roussel was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roussel. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagibatel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Nagibatel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Roussel.
Nagibatel slips under a jab.
Roussel misses with a looping left.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roussel. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Roussel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roussel misses with a left hand
and Nagibatel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with an uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Nagibatel.
Roussel takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Roussel throws an off balance right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a low kick, right behind Roussel 's knee.
Nagibatel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagibatel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roussel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nagibatel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roussel misses the jab.
Nagibatel is looking for the big counter here.
Roussel throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel tries to land a leg kick but Roussel saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Roussel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roussel throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
As Roussel backs off Nagibatel throws a huge counter combo but Roussel manages to avoid it all.
Roussel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagibatel at a distance.
Roussel cracks Nagibatel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Roussel down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagibatel tries to land a leg kick but Roussel saw it coming and moves away.
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Roussel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roussel misses with a hook.
Nagibatel flicks out a counter leg kick but Roussel steps away.
Roussel misses the body punch
and Nagibatel counters with a good low kick that Roussel was not able to check.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagibatel defending well as Roussel loads up on a big left hand.
Roussel misses with a looping right.
Roussel misses with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roussel misses with an uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but Roussel avoids it.
A big right from Nagibatel misses.
Roussel throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel lands with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but Roussel avoids it.
Roussel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Roussel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nagibatel! But no joy.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Roussel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nagibatel walks into a left hand.
Nagibatel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Roussel finds it's way through Nagibatel's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roussel swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Roussel misses.
Dexter Roussel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel counters with an inside leg kick.
Roussel misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roussel misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roussel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roussel blocks a leg kick.
Roussel clobbers Nagibatel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roussel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roussel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roussel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagibatel's head backwards.
Roussel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roussel.
Roussel backing away here, and Nagibatel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roussel misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Nagibatel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Roussel punishes Nagibatel's body with a nice straight punch.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roussel jabs Nagibatel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nagibatel, as that shot connected.
Roussel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Roussel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roussel looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel tries a quick counter leg kick but Roussel is wise to it.
Roussel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagibatel can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roussel throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a two punch combo.
Roussel misses with a hook to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a nice right hand that sends Roussel toppling to the canvas! Roussel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nagibatel finish him?!
 Roussel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Oh Roussel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roussel looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roussel seems to have got his legs back now.
Roussel throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
Nagibatel flicks out a counter leg kick but Roussel steps away.
Roussel throws a right hand that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Roussel throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
A shot to the body from Roussel misses
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves away from the strike by Roussel.
Roussel throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Roussel misses with a hook.
Roussel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagibatel on the side of the head.
Roussel misses with a straight right.
Roussel misses with a left hand
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Roussel's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussel tries to avoid it.
Roussel misses the shot to the body.
Roussel misses with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a low kick, right behind Roussel 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roussel misses with a looping left.
Nagibatel tries a quick counter leg kick but Roussel is wise to it.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Roussel.
Roussel throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roussel misses with a looping right.
Roussel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel counters with an inside leg kick.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Nagibatel feints a counter leg kick.
Roussel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dexter Roussel's cut is getting worse.
Nice defenses there by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel slips a jab from Roussel.
The crowd cheers as Roussel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagibatel doesn't seem phased though.
Nagibatel moves away from the strike by Roussel.
Roussel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagibatel throws a low kick, looking for Roussel's leg but Roussel calmly moves out of range.
Nagibatel throws a low kick, looking for Roussel's leg but Roussel calmly moves out of range.
Nagibatel slips under a jab.
Nagibatel is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
Nagibatel feints a counter leg kick.
Roussel throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roussel throws a body shot but no joy.
Roussel's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
Roussel backing away here, and Nagibatel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roussel misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Nagibatel throws a chopping leg kick but Roussel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roussel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Roussel!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Roussel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marski Martola (ranked 1096 p4p, 564 weight class) and Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 121 p4p, 62 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
30
165
16 - 9 - 2 |
|
177 cm
29
156
15 - 10 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
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 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marski Martola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martola scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Martola.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Martola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martola looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martola's head backwards.
Martola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Martola.
Nice straight punches there by Martola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Martola is just out of range.
Martola feinted with a counter takedown.
Martola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Martola has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Martola blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Martola with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martola blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martola.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Martola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Martola does it's job there.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martola slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Martola was well out of range.
Martola scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Martola.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martola.
Martola throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Martola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martola misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Martola moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Martola's head but Martola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martola missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martola moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martola moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martola.
Sitsongrit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sitsongrit is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martola presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Martola has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marski Martola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martola is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martola backwards.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martola's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martola lands a left hand.
Martola pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wanted to stand there but Martola had control of the position.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sitsongrit is sitting in close to Martola's body. Martola has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sitsongrit is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sitsongrit is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Martola.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marski Martola!
Marski Martola thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Limu Emu (ranked 1379 p4p, 907 weight class) and Kai Tokugawa (ranked 185 p4p, 114 weight class). Tokugawa has chosen Red Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
29
210
12 - 12 - 1 |
|
193 cm
31
205
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Limu Emu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa throws a shot from downtown. Emu moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa misses with a wild body shot.
Emu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emu blocks a low kick nicely.
Emu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emu.
Tokugawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Emu misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Emu misses the target.
Emu misses with a combination
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Emu finds it's way through Tokugawa's defenses.
Emu lands a body shot.
Emu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tokugawa on his heels. He'll look to pass Tokugawa's guard now, I'm sure.
Emu lands a couple of elbows.
Emu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Emu from controlling successfully.
Emu won't allow Tokugawa to get back to his feet.
Tokugawa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Emu manages to pass to side control.
Emu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emu.
Tokugawa scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Emu.
Emu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tokugawa counters with a left to the body.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Emu avoids it easily.
Tokugawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emu in his tracks.
It looks like Limu Emu has been cut.
Tokugawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Emu. Emu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Limu Emu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Emu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emu misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tokugawa does it's job there.
Limu Emu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tokugawa on the side of the head.
Emu blocks a jab.
Tokugawa darts in trying to clinch
and Emu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tokugawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Emu misses.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emu misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu slips a straight right by Tokugawa.
Emu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa tries to work over Emu's front leg with a kick but Emu checks it.
Emu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
Emu looks to throw a body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emu.
Tokugawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tokugawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Emu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Limu Emu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emu 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.
Emu tries to score with a low kick but Tokugawa moves his leg out of the way.
Emu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emu is looking to land body kicks.
Emu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tokugawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emu somewhat.
Emu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa slips a jab from Emu.
A jab from Emu does it's job there.
Emu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu lands with a good body shot.
Emu gets a clinch.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Emu blocking some punches.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Emu.
Emu misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch.
Emu looks to throw the jab but Tokugawa is out of range.
Tokugawa feints a counter leg kick.
Kai Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emu.
Tokugawa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Emu with a poor takedown
and Tokugawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Limu Emu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa digs a good hook to Emu's body.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emu shoots in for a double leg but Tokugawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emu backing away here, and Tokugawa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emu is just out of range.
Emu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut
letting Emu counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tokugawa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emu throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Emu slips under a jab.
Emu throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa cracks Emu with a good jab.
Emu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tokugawa throws out a loose jab but Emu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emu moves in looking to clinch but Tokugawa pushes him off.
Emu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tokugawa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tokugawa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Emu is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa throws Emu to one side and escapes!
Tokugawa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Emu is keen to just control but Tokugawa is a slippery customer.
Tokugawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emu.
Emu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emu prevents Tokugawa from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Emu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emu 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.
Emu prevents Tokugawa from standing back up.
Tokugawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Emu.
Tokugawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emu is trying to control. Tokugawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tokugawa looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tokugawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Limu Emu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Limu Emu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Emu throws a front kick aimed at Tokugawa's knee but Tokugawa avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tokugawa checks a leg kick.
Emu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emu is looking to slow Tokugawa down with leg kicks.
Emu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tokugawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Emu.
Emu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Emu down.
Emu misses with a double jab
and Tokugawa counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emu tries to clinch up.
Emu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emu lands an overhand right.
Tokugawa lands with a hook. Emu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tokugawa drops Emu with a beautiful combination! Emu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tokugawa is looking for the KO!
Emu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokugawa knocks out Emu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tokugawa before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tokugawa picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Tokugawa!
Kai Tokugawa 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
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 756 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 72 p4p, 213 weight class). Graham Mantle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
38
145
31 - 17 - 1 |
|
170 cm
30
145
18 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mantle wants to get back to his feet.
Mir thows a huge punch but Mantle dodges it nicely.
Mir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Mantle defends the submission attempt.
Mantle wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir throwing shots but Mantle is blocking nicely.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mir is looking to stall here but Mantle recovers full guard.
Mantle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir wants to control from the top but Mantle keeps moving.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mantle wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mir.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mantle counters with a single leg into guard. Mir didn't expect that.
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.
Mantle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is looking to escape.
Mir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mir stalling away here and it's allowed Mantle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mir postures up in Mantle's guard and throws a big left but Mantle blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mantle keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mantle keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Mantle has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir is in close to Mantle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mir throws a strike but Mantle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mir tries to strike from the bottom.
Mantle won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Mantle wants to stand and escape but instead Mir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mantle dodges the ground and pound from Mir.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mantle keeps working.
Mir goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mantle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mir's guard! Nice work there by Mantle!
Mir wants to hit a sweep here but Mantle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mir there!
Mir is desperately trying to improve his position but Mantle has a good base and remains in mount.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle avoids the attempt from Mir to control.
Mir can't escape the position.
Mir tries to hold on but Mantle postures up.
Mir is looking to improve his position but Mantle isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Mir keeps trying to improve his position.
Mantle is looking to stand but Mir has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
We've been hearing that Mantle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Mir flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mir throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mantle. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Mir wants to hold on but Mantle pushes him away.
Mir is desperately trying to improve his position but Mantle has a good base and remains in mount.
Mantle wants to stand but Mir is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir can't escape the position.
Mantle is looking to stand but Mir has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Mantle prevents Mir from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Mir is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mir dives in and grabs Mantle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mantle pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Mir swinging wildly here.
Mantle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mantle is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Mantle circles away and we're back to standing.
Mantle attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir darts in looking for a takedown but Mantle gets double underhooks and turns Mir into the cage.
Graham Mantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Mantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mantle attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mantle enables Mir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mantle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frankie Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mantle wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir trying to control but Mantle is working from the bottom.
Mantle can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mir stalling away here and it's allowed Mantle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mantle's head.
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.
Mir prevents Mantle from getting back to his feet.
Mir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mir throws a strike but Mantle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mantle passes into half guard.
It looks like Mantle is going to stand back up.
Mir works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir has a closed guard, preventing Mantle from standing up.
Mir thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Mantle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mir is proving hard to escape from.
Mantle preventing the sweep.
Mir has an active guard here but Mantle has managed to pass into half guard.
Mir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir is looking to control Mantle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mir avoid being mounted?
Mantle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mantle sprawls well initially but Mir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mir working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mantle's thigh. Mantle counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mir postures up in Mantle's guard and throws a big left but Mantle blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mantle wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Mir.
I think Mir 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Standifer (ranked 365 p4p, 291 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 46 p4p, 35 weight class). Khalidovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Зима-мама 25/17. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
27
156
17 - 7 - 0 |
|
183 cm
33
156
24 - 12 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast |
|
| |
|
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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic misses with a straight left.
Standifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic swings widly with a right hand
and Standifer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Standifer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Standifer misses with a body punch
and Khalidovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khalidovic misses with a hook
and Standifer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khalidovic won't be happy with that.
Standifer scoring with punches and elbows.
Khalidovic is trying to control Standifer's posture but Standifer avoids it.
Khalidovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've been hearing that Standifer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khalidovic is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Standifer's best efforts.
Khalidovic wants to improve his position but Standifer is controlling well.
Standifer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khalidovic trying to hold on to Standifer's head to control him but Standifer postures up.
Khalidovic won't allow Standifer to pass to mount.
Khalidovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Standifer not doing much here.
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.
Khalidovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Standifer is working away from the top position though.
Standifer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Standifer prevents Khalidovic from improving his position.
Khalidovic is trying to control but can't.
Standifer is trying to control. Khalidovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khalidovic gets back to full guard.
Khalidovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Standifer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Standifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidovic circles away.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Standifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidovic.
A cross from Khalidovic lands.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Standifer's hands.
That kick from Khalidovic tenderised Standifer's leg. Standifer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khalidovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Khalidovic.
Standifer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khalidovic misses with a right hand
and Standifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standifer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick from Khalidovic misses.
As Khalidovic tries to get set, Standifer tries to push him back and clinch up but Khalidovic manages to avoid the attempt.
Standifer lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Standifer.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Standifer.
Standifer is looking to counter the offense by Khalidovic and move into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Khalidovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khalidovic.
Khalidovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khalidovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Standifer throws a body shot but no joy.
Khalidovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Standifer's hands.
Khalidovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Khalidovic tries to get set, Standifer tries to push him back and clinch up but Khalidovic manages to avoid the attempt.
Standifer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Standifer scores with a takedown into Khalidovic's guard.
Khalidovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mamed Khalidovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalidovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Standifer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khalidovic is looking to improve his position.
Khalidovic looking for a kimura from the bottom but Standifer passes into side control!
Khalidovic being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Finlay Standifer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Khalidovic is not content to let Standifer control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Khalidovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalidovic isn't going anywhere.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khalidovic is trying to improve his position.
Standifer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic tries to sprawl but Standifer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidovic wants to control but Standifer is keeping busy.
Khalidovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khalidovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Standifer is one step ahead there.
Standifer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khalidovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Standifer connects with a couple of short punches.
Standifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Standifer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khalidovic is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finlay Standifer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khalidovic lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Khalidovic
and Standifer counters with a shoot takedown. Khalidovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Standifer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Standifer postures up.
Standifer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic managing to control the position.
Standifer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Standifer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalidovic throws an overhand right that lands on Standifer's shoulder, as Standifer tries to avoid the shot.
Standifer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Standifer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Standifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic with a nice calf kick.
Standifer is looking to wear down Khalidovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khalidovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Standifer feinted with a counter takedown.
Khalidovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic connects with a looping right hand.
Khalidovic throws out a powerful jab.
Khalidovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Standifer moves into the clinch successfully.
Standifer misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standifer can't find room to land a body shot as Khalidovic controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Standifer.
Khalidovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khalidovic fails to land.
Khalidovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Standifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Standifer struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalidovic controls his hands.
Khalidovic misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Standifer.
Standifer takes a shot to the head.
Standifer keeps control of Khalidovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khalidovic working aggressively here.
Standifer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Standifer works on Khalidovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Khalidovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Standifer misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic blocks a body shot from Standifer.
Khalidovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Standifer pushes Khalidovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Standifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalidovic stops a takedown attempt from Standifer.
Khalidovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Standifer blocks it with crossed arms.
Khalidovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Standifer lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Standifer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Standifer digs a right hand into Khalidovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khalidovic's gas tank.
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!
Standifer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalidovics head.
Khalidovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Standifer has him pressed against the cage.
Standifer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Standifer misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer lands a shoulder strike.
Standifer is leaning against Khalidovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Standifer lands a right hand.
Standifer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Standifer scores with a shoulder strike.
Standifer prevents Khalidovic from breaking the clinch.
Standifer lands a body punch.
Standifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Standifer lands a nice shot to the body.
Standifer misses with a body punch.
A short right from Standifer on the inside.
A hook to the body from Standifer.
Finlay Standifer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Standifer lands a right hand.
A short right from Standifer on the inside.
A short right from Standifer on the inside.
Khalidovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Standifer lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Standifer.
Standifer misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Standifer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Khalidovic to the mat. Khalidovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Standifer passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Standifer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Tomate (ranked 395 p4p, 432 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 53 p4p, 60 weight class). Tomate comes to the cage accompanied by “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six. Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
27
170
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
182 cm
33
176
28 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiago Tomate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomate connects with a leg kick.
Tomate throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Tomate ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
Tomate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu Tai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yu Tai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu Tai.
Tomate slips under a jab from Yu Tai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Tomate misses with a low kick.
Tomate misses with a body shot.
Tomate throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yu Tai keeps Tomate at a distance using the push kick.
Yu Tai steps in with a hook that catches Tomate right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yu Tai follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tomate looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
After winning the bout, Tam Yu Tai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 280 p4p, 91 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 41 p4p, 12 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by дигга на юг. On his way into the cage it seems that Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
30
175
20 - 10 - 0 |
|
183 cm
32
172
28 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson misses with a looping right.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Robson.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Robson 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.
Robson lands with a nice combination. Santo Amaro backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Robson scores with a four punch combination!
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro blocks a leg kick.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Robson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santo Amaro momentarily.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson feints and then cracks Santo Amaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santo Amaro down.
A lazy left from Robson finds it's target.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Robson manages to avoid it.
Robson misses the body punch
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro lands a nice shot that snaps Robson's head back.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
Robson tries a quick counter leg kick but Santo Amaro is wise to it.
Nice straight punches there by Robson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robson.
Robson scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robson.
Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santo Amaro throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Robson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robson misses with a kick to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
Santo Amaro walks into a left hand.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robson misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Santo Amaro misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Robson misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Robson wants to slow Santo Amaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Santo Amaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson dips to his left and cracks Santo Amaro with an uppercut!
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Robson.
A quick step to the side and Santo Amaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Robson.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santo Amaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Robson defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson digs a good hook to Santo Amaro's body.
Santo Amaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Santo Amaro's head.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robson lunges at Santo Amaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santo Amaro's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santo Amaro as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson lands a head shot.
Robson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson tries to bum rush Santo Amaro with a series of wild strikes but Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson 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.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Robson lands a leg kick that knocks Santo Amaro off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santo Amaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santo Amaro is able to avoid easily.
Robson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robson clobbers Santo Amaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Robson.
Santo Amaro staying out of range there.
A cross from Robson lands.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santo Amaro doesn't seem phased though.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Santo Amaro is out of range.
Santo Amaro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robson throws a hook but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Nice straight punches there by Robson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robson.
Santo Amaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook
and Robson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santo Amaro walks into a straight right hand from Robson.
A low kick from Robson misses
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Santo Amaro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Santo Amaro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
Robson scores with the left hand. Santo Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Santo Amaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Santo Amaro misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robson defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Robson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson cracks Santo Amaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson misses with a straight right.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Robson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santo Amaro counters with a good, hard body kick but Robson shrugs it off.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but Santo Amaro checks it.
Santo Amaro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Robson avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robson connects with a right hand. Santo Amaro shakes it off.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson cracks Santo Amaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santo Amaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson connects with a looping right hand.
Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santo Amaro at a distance.
Oliver Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santo Amaro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santo Amaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Santo Amaro's head.
Robson cracks Santo Amaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson lands a jab-cross combination.
Robson works the jab nicely.
Robson swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Robson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santo Amaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but Santo Amaro ducks down to avoid it.
Robson connects with a looping right hand.
Robson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson throws an off balance right hand
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
Robson thuds his right hand into Santo Amaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a right hand. Santo Amaro shakes it off.
Robson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a low kick, right behind Robson 's knee.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santo Amaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson tests Santo Amaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santo Amaro wants to slow Robson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Robson misses.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson connects with an inside leg kick.
Robson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robson is looking to slow Santo Amaro down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robson.
Santo Amaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson thumps Santo Amaro with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robson misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Robson manages to avoid it.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Robson lands a nice hook to Santo Amaro's body. Santo Amaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
After winning the bout, Oliver Robson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 65 p4p, 285 weight class) and Luuk Benjamin (ranked 6 p4p, 30 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
30
154
16 - 9 - 0 |
|
177 cm
28
150
19 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Benjamin avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Benjamin avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benjamin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin's shoulder, as Benjamin tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Benjamin.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A little jabbing left from Benjamin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Benjamin misses.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Benjamin misses.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Benjamin avoids it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Benjamin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Suriyan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benjamin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Benjamin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benjamin takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Benjamin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Benjamin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Benjamin moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Benjamin checks it
and Benjamin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crunch! Benjamin slams his shin into Sitsongrit's torso.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Benjamin counters with a head kick that drops Sitsongrit to the mat! Sitsongrit scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit is holding his hands too far apart here. Benjamin throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sitsongrit is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luuk Benjamin!
An out of breath Luuk Benjamin 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
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 145 p4p, 374 weight class) and Wang Jang Jai (ranked 7 p4p, 26 weight class). Salajudin Ii comes to the cage accompanied by На белом. Jang Jai has chosen Snake Shadow as his entrance music. Super Salajudin Ii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
32
240
25 - 12 - 0 |
|
190 cm
31
265
24 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang Jai throws a nice looking combination but Salajudin Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Jang Jai.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Salajudin Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Salajudin Ii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Salajudin Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Jang Jai there.
It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.
Jang Jai misses with a straight left.
Salajudin Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salajudin Ii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salajudin Ii works his foot free and advances to mount.
Salajudin Ii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jang Jai is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jang Jai manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Salajudin Ii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jang Jai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Salajudin Ii wants to control but Jang Jai is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salajudin Ii is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jang Jai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jang Jai stops Salajudin Ii from passing to mount.
Salajudin Ii trying to control the position but Jang Jai is working away.
Salajudin Ii controlling the position from side mount.
Salajudin Ii's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii swings around for an armbar but Jang Jai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Salajudin Ii's guard.
Jang Jai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jang Jai postures up.
Salajudin Ii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jang Jai is aware though and is defending well.
Salajudin Ii is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jang Jai frees his head nicely. Oh but Salajudin Ii has switched to an armbar! Jang Jai is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Super Salajudin Ii!
A relieved looking Super Salajudin Ii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 5 p4p, 55 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 219 cm
29
265
23 - 8 - 0 |
|
200 cm
26
265
14 - 2 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zweihander.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zweihander throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Zweihander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Zweihander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Zweihander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zweihander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Zweihander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Zweihander shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
Zweihander lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zweihander has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zweihander digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zweihander connects with a leg kick.
Zweihander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zweihander misses its intended target.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zweihander misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zweihander thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zweihander throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zweihander defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves misses the jab.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zweihander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Zweihander.
A big left from Zweihander misses.
Zweihander throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zweihander misses with a body kick.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zweihander jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Zweihander moved out of range.
Zweihander connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Zweihander throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Zweihander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zweihander fires out a quick counter leg kick but Graves just manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zweihander.
Zweihander lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zweihander avoids the body shot from Graves.
Zweihander throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Zweihander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves throws a jab when Zweihander was well out of range.
Zweihander misses with a hook
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Zweihander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZweihander.
Zweihander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zweihander lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Zweihander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Zweihander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander scores with a push kick.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Zweihander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zweihander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A low kick lands for Zweihander.
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Zweihander.
Zweihander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zweihander lands a big right hand that sends Graves crashing to the mat! Zweihander stays standing though and waves Graves back to his feet!
 Graves is rocked!
Tyrone Graves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zweihander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zweihander swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zweihander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Zweihander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves defending well as Zweihander loads up on a big left hand.
Graves throws out a counter right but Zweihander avoids it with no problem.
Zweihander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Zweihander.
Nice body kick there by Zweihander.
Kurt Zweihander is winning the standup battle so far.
Zweihander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zweihander ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zweihander lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zweihander with the inside leg kick.
Zweihander lands with a right hand.
Graves 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.
Zweihander takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Zweihander counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zweihander closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Graves out cold! Graves corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Zweihander 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
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
