 |
SPPS Resurrection 009 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Carmen (ranked 23692 p4p, 23718 weight class) and Harris Kobelikos (ranked 542 p4p, 528 weight class). Balthazar Carmen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harris Kobelikos's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
32
205
2 - 6 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
220
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthazar Carmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harris Kobelikos!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobelikos takes a swing at Carmen's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Kobelikos.
Kobelikos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kobelikos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobelikos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kobelikos staying calm.
Kobelikos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kobelikos controls the position from side control.
Carmen defending against the ground and pound.
Kobelikos in side control, throwing shots but Carmen defends.
Kobelikos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ground and pound from Kobelikos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kobelikos stands up and beckons Carmen to his feet.
Kobelikos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carmen is out of range.
Balthazar Carmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobelikos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
Kobelikos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Carmen regains guard immediately.
Kobelikos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kobelikos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobelikos wants to get up but he can't break Carmen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four 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.
Kobelikos advances position into side control!
Kobelikos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kobelikos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carmen is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kobelikos slows the pace down.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Carmen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Kobelikos dominated that round.
That's time! Carmen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kobelikos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kobelikos shoots in and gets a takedown into Carmen's guard.
Kobelikos wants to pass the guard but Carmen is keeping the position.
Kobelikos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobelikos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kobelikos stands and steps away. Carmen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobelikos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carmen defends it well.
Kobelikos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carmen enables Kobelikos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carmen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kobelikos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobelikos throwing strikes from guard but Carmen blocks nicely.
Kobelikos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kobelikos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carmen is proving hard to escape from.
Kobelikos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kobelikos working some strikes from top position.
Carmen wants to stand up but Kobelikos is controlling him.
Kobelikos works over Carmen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kobelikos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kobelikos gets to his feet. Carmen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobelikos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carmen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kobelikos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carmen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kobelikos counters with a takedown into side control.
Kobelikos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kobelikos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carmen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmen wants to get back to his feet but Kobelikos drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Kobelikos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carmen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kobelikos is staying tight to Carmen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kobelikos throws a strike aimed at the side of Carmen's head but Carmen avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carmen seems a little lost for a moment, as Kobelikos dominates the positioning.
Carmen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Kobelikos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobelikos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kobelikos not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos throwing shots but Carmen is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobelikos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kobelikos is working for a kimura but Carmen is defending it quite comfortably.
Kobelikos thows a huge punch but Carmen dodges it nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kobelikos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kobelikos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balthazar Carmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobelikos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carmen's guard.
Kobelikos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carmen is keeping the position for now.
Kobelikos wants to stand but Carmen is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kobelikos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobelikos drives through with a takedown into Carmen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Carmen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kobelikos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmen sets himself, and Kobelikos steps forward looking for the clinch! Carmen avoids it this time.
Carmen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kobelikos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobelikos gets a double leg takedown into Carmen's guard.
Carmen wants to get back to his feet but Kobelikos passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobelikos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kobelikos seems content to control.
Kobelikos is pressing down on Carmen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carmen is holding on for now.
Kobelikos not doing much here.
Carmen is looking to escape.
Harris Kobelikos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobelikos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris Kobelikos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobelikos 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harris Kobelikos!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Bison (ranked 4045 p4p, 3833 weight class) and Harrison Rum (ranked 179 p4p, 108 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
184 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mad Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Rum!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison throws a low kick but Rum moves out of range easily.
Bison lands a front kick.
Rum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rum connects with a leg kick.
Rum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrison Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rum throws a shot from downtown. Bison moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Rum, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bison slips under a jab from Rum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bison is just out of range.
Bison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rum moves out of range as Bison strikes.
Rum tries a quick counter leg kick but Bison is wise to it.
Bison wants to slow Rum down by chopping away at his legs.
Rum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rum misses with a looping right.
Rum looks to throw the jab but Bison is out of range.
Bison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bison moves away from the strike by Rum.
Bison is looking to chop away at Rum's legs.
Rum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bison throws a solid leg kick but Rum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bison slips a jab from Rum.
Rum throws out a powerful jab.
Rum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bison tried to counter with a leg kick but Rum avoided it.
Rum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bison looks to land a body kick but Rum moved away.
Bison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rum checks it well.
Rum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rum is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Rum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rum 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Rum!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Law (ranked 3825 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Sebastian Stonehaven (ranked 104 p4p, 109 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebastian Stonehaven!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonehaven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stonehaven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Law throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stonehaven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Law bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stonehaven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stonehaven just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonehaven throws a body shot but no joy.
Law keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stonehaven.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Stonehaven throws the kick towards the body but Law avoids it.
Law takes a swing at Stonehaven's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law thumps Stonehaven with a low kick.
Law blocks the body kick.
Law takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stonehaven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law swings widly with a right hand
and Stonehaven counters with a slapping leg kick.
Law slips a jab from Stonehaven.
Law missing with a left hand there. Stonehaven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Law throws a shot from downtown. Stonehaven moves away and avoids it.
Stonehaven connects with a right hand. Law shakes it off.
Law throws the kick towards the body but Stonehaven avoids it.
Stonehaven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stonehaven throws a jab when Law was well out of range.
Stonehaven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Law is looking to land body kicks.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonehaven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a wild body shot.
Stonehaven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Law has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stonehaven.
Law takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Stonehaven.
Stonehaven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Law dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stonehaven. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law swings for the body but Stonehaven moves out of range.
Law throws a chopping leg kick but Stonehaven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Law throws a hook but Stonehaven blocks it.
Stonehaven swings for the body but Law moves out of range.
Stonehaven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Stonehaven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stonehaven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Stonehaven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stonehaven 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 9:10
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Stonehaven!
Sebastian Stonehaven 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alostor Zayne (ranked 2179 p4p, 2714 weight class) and Nelson Frazier (ranked 267 p4p, 315 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
25
260
5 - 5 - 0 |
|
206 cm
23
255
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alostor Zayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zayne misses with a leg kick.
Zayne looks for the body kick but Frazier saw that one coming.
Zayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Alostor Zayne has been cut.
Zayne throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Frazier has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zayne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Frazier connects with a jab.
Zayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Zayne throwing a counter right hand but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Zayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zayne throws an off balance right hand
and Frazier counters with a stiff right hand.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zayne throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Frazier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, jab by Frazier - just one landing.
Good shot there by Zayne.
 It looks like Nelson Frazier has been cut.
Nelson Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zayne has time to react.
Zayne misses with a looping left.
Frazier dips to his left and cracks Zayne with an uppercut!
Zayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a punch to the head.
Zayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frazier checks it well.
Frazier feints the counter takedown.
Frazier cracks Zayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zayne.
Zayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frazier scores with the left hand. Zayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Zayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frazier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Zayne misses with a looping right.
Frazier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zayne is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Frazier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier.
Frazier gets a double leg takedown into Zayne's guard.
Zayne has his hands on Frazier's head, controlling the position.
Zayne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Zayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zayne is trying to control the position but Frazier postures up.
Frazier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frazier trying to control but Zayne is working from the bottom.
Frazier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frazier throwing strikes from guard but Zayne blocks nicely.
Zayne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frazier wants to control from the top but Zayne keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frazier throws a hook but Zayne avoids it easily.
Frazier misses with a left hand
and Zayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Zayne misses its intended target.
Frazier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zayne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Zayne thinks about countering with a body kick.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Zayne's shoulder, as Zayne tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Zayne's shoulder, as Zayne tries to avoid the shot.
Zayne with a jab.
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zayne connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Frazier dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Zayne looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zayne.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier lands with a shot to the body.
Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Zayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frazier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zayne's head backwards.
Frazier scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Frazier.
A telegraphed right hand from Zayne misses the target.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier connects with a crisp jab.
A big left from Zayne misses.
Zayne dips to his left and cracks Frazier with an uppercut!
Zayne looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Frazier throws the left hand but Zayne avoids the punch easily.
Frazier tests Zayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier drops Zayne with a left right combo! Frazier follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zayne tries to improve position but can't.
Frazier landing a few strikes.
Frazier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Frazier in side control, throwing shots but Zayne defends.
Frazier lands a decent elbow from side control.
Frazier is chipping away with strikes.
Frazier working the ground and pound from side control.
Zayne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
 Zayne is rocked!
Zayne struggling a bit here.
Oh Zayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier working the ground and pound from side control.
Frazier grinds an elbow into Zayne's temple.
Frazier in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Zayne looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Frazier turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Frazier!
Nelson Frazier 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
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatimu Wanjiku (ranked 1543 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 202 p4p, 333 weight class). Sleon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
24
170
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
183 cm
25
175
5 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gatimu Wanjiku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon misses with a double jab.
Sleon throws a hook but Wanjiku avoids it easily.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanjiku.
Wanjiku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleon under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
Wanjiku misses with a wild body shot.
Sleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good work by Wanjiku as he checks the leg kick.
Wanjiku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wanjiku motions for Sleon to come forward. Wanjiku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wanjiku moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSleon.
We've been told by Wanjiku's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wanjiku throws a looping overhand right but Sleon ducks down to avoid it.
Sleon unleashes a big counter combination but Wanjiku bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wanjiku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleon catches Wanjiku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sleon throws a lazy right hand but Wanjiku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanjiku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanjiku looks to throw the jab but Sleon is out of range.
Wanjiku looks to throw a body kick
and Sleon counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanjiku tries to move into range but Sleon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wanjiku scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanjiku scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatimu Wanjiku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sleon or perhaps it was just good defense by Wanjiku, which made it look bad.
Gatimu Wanjiku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanjiku. Sleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sleon defending well as Wanjiku loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sleon drops his hands momentarily and Wanjiku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wanjiku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Wanjiku misses the shot to the body.
Wanjiku misses with a straight right.
Sleon misses with a few strikes there.
Sleon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wanjiku.
Wanjiku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanjiku.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wanjiku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wanjiku instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sleon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wanjiku's brow.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sleon.
Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wanjiku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sleon lands with a short shot to the head.
Sleon lands with a left to the head.
Wanjiku misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wanjiku misses with some punches.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Sleon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wanjiku scores with a shoulder strike.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wanjiku prevents it.
Gatimu Wanjiku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Sleon.
Wanjiku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sleon.
Wanjiku misses with a punch on the inside.
Sleon misses with the head strike.
Wanjiku avoiding damage as Sleon throws knees to the body.
Sleon misses with the head strike.
Wanjiku throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Wanjiku throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon wants a takedown.
Sleon scores with a shot to the side of Wanjiku's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon tries to work over Wanjiku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sleon fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sleon swings wildly with an uppercut but Wanjiku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon blocking some punches.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sleon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sleon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon wants a takedown.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gatimu Wanjiku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sleon misses with a hook. Wanjiku ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Wanjiku misses
and Wanjiku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wanjiku connects with the punch.
Wanjiku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanjiku takes a swing at Sleon's ribcage but misses.
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Wanjiku avoids the head kick by Sleon.
Wanjiku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wanjiku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wanjiku avoids the head kick by Sleon.
Wanjiku scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Wanjiku misses the target.
Sleon throws a head kick that misses.
Wanjiku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanjiku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sleon throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Wanjiku misses.
Wanjiku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sleon misses.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanjiku tries to land a body kick
letting Sleon counter with a right hand.
Wanjiku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wanjiku moves into the clinch.
Sleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sleon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wanjiku or not.
Sleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wanjiku.
Sleon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wanjiku prevents it.
Sleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wanjiku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sleon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wanjiku.
Sleon landing knees to the body.
Sleon throws an elbow that misses.
Wanjiku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Wanjiku fails to land.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wanjiku's elbow.
Sleon misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sleon.
Wanjiku throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wanjiku pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Wanjiku.
Sleon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wanjiku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon slips under a jab from Wanjiku.
Sleon is looking for the big counter here.
Sleon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wanjiku lands a head kick. Sleon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wanjiku slips under a jab from Sleon.
Wanjiku instigates a clinch.
Wanjiku misses with some punches.
Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wanjiku avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gatimu Wanjiku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Sleon.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku misses with the head strike.
Sleon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wanjiku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wanjiku working aggressively here.
Wanjiku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sleon can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanjiku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wanjiku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sleon blocking some punches.
Sleon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sleon blocks an uppercut.
Gatimu Wanjiku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wanjiku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wanjiku fails to land.
Wanjiku is pressed up against the cage. Sleon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wanjiku down to the mat. Wanjiku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wanjiku scores with a jab. Sleon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wanjiku moves out of range as Sleon strikes.
Wanjiku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleon under the eye.
Sleon throws a series of punches but Wanjiku avoids them all with ease.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wanjiku throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gatimu Wanjiku dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wanjiku lands with a straight right. Sleon didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Wanjiku misses the target.
BOOM! Wanjiku lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sleon. Sleon tries to recover but Wanjiku is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sleon lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatimu Wanjiku!
A very excited looking Gatimu Wanjiku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Edward Sleon was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Boma (ranked 2013 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 260 p4p, 146 weight class). Malcolm Farquharson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
26
214
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
193 cm
26
218
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma tries to bum rush Farquharson with a series of wild strikes but Farquharson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farquharson throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma misses with a body kick.
Boma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Boma misses
and Farquharson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Malcolm Farquharson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farquharson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farquharson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Farquharson lands with a good body shot.
Farquharson works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Maurice Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farquharson gets the takedown into side control.
Boma prevents Farquharson from improving position.
Boma is being controlled here.
An elbow from Farquharson crashes against the mat.
Farquharson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Farquharson trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Boma manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farquharson's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boma keeps working.
Ground and pound from Farquharson.
Farquharson thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Boma is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
Farquharson passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Farquharson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma stops Farquharson from passing to mount.
Boma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Farquharson.
Farquharson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farquharson controls the position from side control.
Farquharson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four 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.
Farquharson tries for a kimura but Boma is defending well.
Farquharson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Farquharson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Farquharson lands an elbow.
Farquharson taking a breather here.
Farquharson lands a few punches from side control.
Farquharson advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boma misses with a straight left.
Farquharson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
Boma staying out of range there.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farquharson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Boma!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Farquharson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Farquharson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Farquharson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boma parries the strikes from Farquharson easily there. Farquharson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boma to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma is looking to reverse the position.
Farquharson slows the pace down.
Farquharson trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Boma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farquharson lands an elbow.
Boma is looking to regain half guard here but Farquharson keeps moving and retains side control.
Farquharson throws a strike aimed at the side of Boma's head but Boma avoids it well.
Farquharson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Farquharson tries for a kimura but Boma is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Farquharson is looking to stall here but Boma recovers full guard.
Boma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farquharson wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farquharson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farquharson throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Farquharson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boma trying to keep a closed guard but Farquharson is proving a slippery customer.
Boma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farquharson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Farquharson stands and throws Boma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but Boma is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Farquharson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boma tries to improve position but can't.
Farquharson trying to control the action but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farquharson connects with a decent elbow.
Farquharson lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boma defending against the ground and pound.
Farquharson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boma prevents Farquharson from moving into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boma lands a lovely overhand right.
Farquharson connects with a body shot.
Farquharson connects with a right hand. Boma shakes it off.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Farquharson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farquharson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Farquharson. That snapped Boma's head back.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farquharson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farquharson shoots and misses
and Boma counters with a left to the body.
Farquharson scores with a hook to the body. Boma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farquharson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farquharson misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Farquharson was just out of range.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farquharson.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by Farquharson.
Farquharson punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
Boma loads up on a big right hand but Farquharson slips the punch.
Farquharson lands a nice shot that snaps Boma's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Farquharson looks to move away, Boma throws a big counter combo but Farquharson just gets out of the way.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Farquharson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farquharson darts in looking for a takedown but Boma gets double underhooks and turns Farquharson into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Boma misses its target.
Boma lands with a straight right. Farquharson didn't see that one coming.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Boma.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws the left hand but Boma avoids the punch easily.
Boma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farquharson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farquharson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farquharson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boma gets caught napping as Farquharson dives in and scores a takedown. Boma manages to retain guard.
Maurice Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson tries to free his leg and advance position but Boma is retaining full guard.
Boma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farquharson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malcolm Farquharson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Farquharson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farquharson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Farquharson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huug Schlepper (ranked 537 p4p, 4734 weight class) and Ryan Wallaby (ranked 72 p4p, 475 weight class). Schlepper comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Highway to Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
31
280
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
195 cm
24
285
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Huug Schlepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Wallaby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Wallaby as Schlepper shoots in.
Wallaby moves in looking to clinch but Schlepper pushes him off.
Schlepper shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallaby tries to sprawl out of it but Schlepper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallaby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schlepper darts in looking for a takedown but Wallaby gets double underhooks and turns Schlepper into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huug Schlepper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Wallaby as the two fighters clinch.
Wallaby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schlepper.
Wallaby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallaby rushes Schlepper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Schlepper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wallaby successfully pulls guard.
Schlepper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wallaby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlepper is stalling in the full guard.
Schlepper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schlepper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlepper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallaby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallaby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schlepper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wallaby shoots in for a takedown but Schlepper shows good takedown defense.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schlepper closes the distance and clinches up with Wallaby, looking for a takedown. Schlepper pushes Wallaby against the cage but Wallaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby connects with a body shot that sends Schlepper's belly button to the back.
Wallaby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like Wallaby is going to stand back up.
Schlepper is looking to escape.
Wallaby has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Schlepper tries to roll over but Wallaby keeps him under control.
Wallaby wants to control but Schlepper is keeping him busy.
Wallaby misses with a head shot. Schlepper uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wallaby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schlepper is on top in guard.
Wallaby trying to keep a closed guard but Schlepper is proving a slippery customer.
Schlepper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wallaby trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Schlepper is stalling in the full guard.
Wallaby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schlepper is one step ahead there.
Schlepper wants to pass the guard but Wallaby is keeping the position.
Wallaby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schlepper stands and throws Wallaby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallaby gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wallaby gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wallaby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wallaby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schlepper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallaby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schlepper somewhat.
Schlepper looking to score a takedown here. Wallaby is defending well but Schlepper drives through and ends up in Wallaby's guard.
Wallaby is trying to keep Schlepper in close.
Schlepper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallaby is trying to keep Schlepper in close.
Wallaby keeping full guard, as Schlepper tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlepper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huug Schlepper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schlepper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schlepper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schlepper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Schlepper stalls from top position.
Wallaby looks to move to half guard but instead Schlepper has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlepper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schlepper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schlepper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wallaby can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wallaby is looking to get to half guard.
Schlepper controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby working to try and regain half guard.
Wallaby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schlepper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallaby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schlepper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schlepper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wallaby for as long as he can get away with.
Wallaby tries to hold on but Schlepper postures up.
Schlepper controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Schlepper.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlepper moves to back control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huug Schlepper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wallaby misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schlepper fails with the takedown
and Wallaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schlepper has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallaby.
Schlepper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wallaby moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallaby wants to get back to striking at distance but Schlepper won't allow it.
Schlepper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wallaby up against the cage.
Schlepper manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby shoots in for a takedown but Schlepper shows good takedown defense.
Huug Schlepper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Wallaby.
Schlepper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wallaby napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A control attempt from Wallaby but he's now mounted!
Schlepper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallaby is looking to get to half guard.
Schlepper controlling from the full mount.
Wallaby is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby tries to hold on but Schlepper pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlepper content just to control the position here.
Schlepper continues to hold on tight.
Schlepper'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.
Schlepper has isolated one of Wallaby's arms. Wallaby looking to fight him off but Schlepper twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huug Schlepper!
A very excited looking Huug Schlepper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Van Soest (ranked 1293 p4p, 627 weight class) and Mateo Hernandez (ranked 118 p4p, 59 weight class). Van Soest comes to the cage accompanied by Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix). Mateo Hernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
26
139
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
171 cm
25
145
9 - 2 - 0 |
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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Soest in his tracks.
Van Soest shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Soest is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Van Soest prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
Van Soest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Van Soest is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Soest sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Van Soest content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Van Soest is controlling well.
Van Soest takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Ground and pound from Van Soest.
Van Soest misses with a head shot. Hernandez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Van Soest trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Soest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Van Soest tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Van Soest misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Soest as he connects with a hook.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Soest digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.
Van Soest tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Van Soest misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez slips a straight right by Van Soest.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that 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.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Soest.
Hernandez takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest throws a leg kick
and Van Soest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Van Soest ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez punishes Van Soest's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Hernandez swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest fails with the takedown.
Hernandez throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Van Soest closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Soest trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Van Soest scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez regains half guard, as Van Soest was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hernandez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez controlling Van Soest's posture.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hernandez is controlling Van Soest's posture.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Van Soest controlling him for the moment.
Van Soest trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Soest dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez stuns Van Soest with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Soest throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Van Soest with a series of wild strikes but Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Van Soest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Soest counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Soest.
Van Soest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Soest trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Soest is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Van Soest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hernandez did well to prevent Van Soest getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Soest scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Soest lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Hernandez defends it.
Van Soest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Van Soest working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Van Soest throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Van Soest working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Soest misses with a hook to the body
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Hernandez cracks Van Soest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Soest pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range and Van Soest settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
Van Soest closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Van Soest pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hernandez! But no joy.
We've been informed that Hernandez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Van Soest's body.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hernandez misses.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Van Soest misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Soest. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
No joy there for Van Soest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Soest 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.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Mateo Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Soest throws out the jab.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Soest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Van Soest thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Soest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Van Soest does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Van Soest - just one landing.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Van Soest moved out of range.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.
Van Soest lands a nice shot that snaps Hernandez's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernandez blocks the leg kick.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Hernandez dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Soest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Hernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Soest drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Soest with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Van Soest takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Soest.
Van Soest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Van Soest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Hernandez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Soest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Van Soest ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Van Soest defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Van Soest shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hernandez throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Hernandez misses with a right hand
and Van Soest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Soest lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Soest looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Soest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Van Soest is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Soest 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Van Soest 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 929 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 118 p4p, 234 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
25
205
12 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
26
209
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou slips under a jab.
Constantinou flicks out a counter leg kick but Hopper steps away.
Hopper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Constantinou stuns Hopper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopper scores with a head kick. Constantinou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Lazaros Constantinou has been cut.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou has managed to clinch.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopper.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
Hopper tries to work over Constantinou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Constantinou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopper misses with the head strike.
Constantinou blocking some punches.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou lands a shot to the body.
Hopper is trying to break the clinch but Constantinou is controlling him.
Constantinou missing with knees to the body.
Constantinou is leaning against Hopper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
Constantinou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopper swinging wildly here.
Constantinou closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Constantinou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou is working Hopper over against the cage.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinou backwards.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Constantinou.
Hopper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Constantinou leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hopper can't find room to land a body shot as Constantinou controls the action.
Constantinou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Hopper lands with a left to the head.
Constantinou misses with a body punch.
Hopper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou trying to control the position but instead, Hopper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Constantinou into the cage.
Hopper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Constantinou.
A frustrated look appears on Hopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Constantinou.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinou.
A nice right hand lands inside from Constantinou.
Constantinou tries to work over Hopper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Hopper controls the action.
Constantinou can't find room to land a body shot as Hopper controls the action.
Hopper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinou fails to land.
Hopper is stalling here.
Hopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Constantinou lands a right hand.
Hopper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopper blocks an uppercut.
Constantinou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
Constantinou has a couple of punches blocked by Hopper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper prevents a body shot from Constantinou.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Hopper blocks it.
Constantinou lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopper taking a breather.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Constantinou scores with a shoulder strike.
Constantinou has Hopper pressed against the cage, preventing Hopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Constantinou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantinou.
Hopper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Constantinou lands with a light punch inside.
Hopper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaros Constantinou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazaros Constantinou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Constantinou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopper.
Constantinou tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Constantinou's head backwards.
Constantinou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Constantinou clinches up with Hopper and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Hopper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Constantinou lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Hopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinou tries a knee to the head but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Constantinou cracks Hopper with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopper.
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Constantinou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Constantinou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Constantinou has a couple of punches blocked by Hopper.
Hopper stalls.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou misses with the head strike.
Hopper tries to work over Constantinou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopper wants to get back to striking at distance but Constantinou won't allow it.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Lazaros Constantinou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Constantinou.
Hopper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Hopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopper can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Hopper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
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!
Constantinou is leaning against Hopper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Hopper pushes Constantinou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantinou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
Constantinou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopper's elbow.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantinou.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinou prevents Hopper from breaking the clinch.
Constantinou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantinou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Constantinou on the inside.
Hopper wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Constantinou.
Hopper is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Hopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh Hopper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopper backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Constantinou.
Constantinou struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopper controls his hands.
Hopper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinou's elbow.
Hopper is trying to break the clinch but Constantinou is controlling him.
Constantinou blocks a body shot from Hopper.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a right hand.
Hopper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Constantinou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hopper seems to have got his legs back now.
Constantinou gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Constantinou.
Constantinou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper blocking some punches.
Hopper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopper is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantinou has double underhooks.
Constantinou drops Hopper onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hopper is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Will Hopper has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopper.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopper.
Constantinou lands a big right hand that drops Hopper! The killer instinct kicks in and Constantinou finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Constantinou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazaros Constantinou!
Lazaros Constantinou 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dory (ranked 526 p4p, 1264 weight class) and Sean Rivers (ranked 75 p4p, 176 weight class). Rivers has chosen Gojira - Sphinx as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sean Rivers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
26
180
10 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
26
180
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dory.
Rivers throws a good cross that connects.
Dory goes for a double leg but Rivers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rivers continues to drive forward.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Dory.
Dory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Dory fails to land.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Rivers.
Dory lands a left hand.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dory letting Rivers take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers tries to work over Dory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dory blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Dory has Rivers pushed against the cage.
Dory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Dory backwards.
Dory lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Dory tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Dory back against the cage.
Dory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dory working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dory is looking to counter the offense by Rivers and move into the clinch.
Dory slips a jab from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rivers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rivers's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dory controls the pace.
Dory preventing the sweep.
Dory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dory trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Dory throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dory preventing the sweep.
Dory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivers wants to stand up but Dory is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.
Dory jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Dory half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four 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.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Dory is looking to counter punch.
Dory takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dory misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Dory.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers throws a head kick but Dory moves out of range.
Dory tried to counter with a leg kick but Rivers avoided it.
Sean Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dory defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Dory moved out of range nicely.
Dory missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dory misses with a takedown
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rivers pulls Dory in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dory trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers is wriggling around but Dory manages to pass to half guard.
Dory lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is trying to stand.
Rivers is defending against the submission attempts here by Dory.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dory is trying to work for a kimura but Rivers is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dory sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivers defending well though.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dory is trying to work for a kimura but Rivers is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers wants to control but Dory is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
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.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Rivers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Dory throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Dory looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Dory persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Dory moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Dory
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Dory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Dory.
Dory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
Dory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory slips under a jab.
Dory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Dory backs off Rivers throws a huge counter combo but Dory manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dory avoids the head kick by Rivers.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
Dory cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dory takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sean Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dory defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Dory half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Dory tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Dory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dory moves away from the strike by Rivers.
A counter left hand to the body from Dory misses its target.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dory appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dory throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Rivers lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Dory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
It looked like Dory 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.
Dory slips under a jab.
As Rivers tries to get set, Dory tries to push him back and clinch up but Rivers manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Dory is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rivers.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Dory looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dory.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dory.
A countering left hand to the body from Rivers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dory has his takedown stuffed
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
It looked like Dory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Dory shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dory moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRivers.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers throws the left hand but Dory avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Dory half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dory takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Dory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dory shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rivers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Dory counters with a right hand to the body.
Dory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dory 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivers blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Dory.
Dory is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Dory had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dory to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Dory.
Dory seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dory is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Dory ducks down to avoid it.
Dory fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivers just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dory throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rivers! But no joy.
Rivers misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivers misses with a head kick.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dory is looking to land body kicks.
Rivers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John Dory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Dory.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Rivers!
Sean Rivers is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Sean Rivers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
33% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
