|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 5339 p4p, 4421 weight class) and Uno Muerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
21
135
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uno Muerto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stark showed some decent athleticism there.
Muerto tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Muerto controlling the position for now.
Muerto trying to control from the bottom.
Stark is stalling here. Muerto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Muerto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stark is not content to let Muerto control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerto wants to stand but Stark has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark is not content to let Muerto control the position.
Muerto working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stark is not content to let Muerto control the position.
Muerto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A low kick lands for Muerto.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown attempt by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Muerto, which made it look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stark.
Stark working the ground and pound.
Muerto is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerto manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stark's best efforts.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Stark is just content to waste time from the top position. Muerto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Muerto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark with a nice head shot there.
Stark throws an elbow that misses. Muerto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Muerto!
Muerto wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Muerto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muerto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muerto wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stark tries to get out of the position.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Muerto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Muerto from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Muerto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muerto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muerto moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muerto.
Muerto is looking to clinch.
Muerto wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Stark drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muerto looking to control.
Muerto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stark chips away with some ground and pound.
Stark working some strikes from top position.
Stark cracks Muerto with a solid left hand.
Muerto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Muerto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muerto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerto trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muerto controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muerto wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark is pulling down on Muerto's head. It's preventing any offense from Muerto, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muerto wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Muerto postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muerto.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muerto can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muerto.
Steven Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muerto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Muerto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Stark shoots for a takedown but Muerto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muerto throws a one two combo.
Muerto lands a really nice looking cross but Stark seems unphased.
A nice combination there by Muerto.
Uno Muerto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Muerto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muerto scores with a kick to the body.
Muerto lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muerto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stark darts in looking for a takedown but Muerto gets double underhooks and turns Stark into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muerto wants to break free but Stark has control.
Muerto has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Stark prevents a body shot from Muerto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muerto missing with knees to the body.
Stark is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Muerto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muerto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muerto connects with a leg kick.
Muerto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muerto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Muerto tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muerto tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muerto to the ground. Muerto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Muerto misses.
Stark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Muerto is trying to control but can't.
Stark thows a huge punch but Muerto dodges it nicely.
Stark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stark thows a huge punch but Muerto dodges it nicely.
Muerto is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muerto kicks off Stark and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muerto tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerto feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Muerto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muerto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark goes for a double leg but Muerto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muerto continues to drive forward.
Muerto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stark is keeping busy.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muerto is trying to force a seperation but Stark has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerto stops a takedown attempt from Stark.
Muerto trying to stall but Stark improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muerto is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Stark has denied him.
Muerto is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him.
Muerto taking a breather.
Muerto is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark has Muerto pressed against the cage, preventing Muerto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Muerto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muerto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muerto can't break the clinch.
Muerto is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Muerto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muerto can't break the clinch.
Muerto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stark has Muerto pressed against the cage, preventing Muerto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muerto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Muerto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Muerto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muerto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Muerto!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
31% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
