|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Glen Starner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
34
158 lbs
43 - 16 - 0 |
|
172 cm
31
165 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starner lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Starner there.
De Groot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starner, pushing him back against the cage.
Starner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
Starner is trying to drag De Groot to the mat but De Groot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starner blocks a body shot from De Groot.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starner backwards.
Starner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
Starner lands with a right to the head.
Starner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Groots head.
Starner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Groot wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Starner tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groot is retaining full guard.
De Groot being controlled here, momentarily.
De Groot is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gym Beam that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Starner wants to pass the guard but De Groot is keeping the position.
De Groot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Starner throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starner.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starner. That did some damage!
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Groot jabs Starner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Groot feints and then cracks Starner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starner down.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starner was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Starner takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
Starner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot digs a good hook to Starner's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Groot leaves Starner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Starner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot scores with a jab. Starner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Groot throws a low kick, looking for Starner's leg but Starner calmly moves out of range.
Starner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Starner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Groot lands with a hook. Starner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Starner connects with a right hand. De Groot shakes it off.
De Groot connects with an inside leg kick.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Starner goes for a double leg but De Groot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Groot continues to drive forward.
De Groot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner struggles to land a body shot inside as De Groot controls his hands.
De Groot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starner is looking for a takedown.
De Groot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starner goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Groot prevents it.
Starner blocks an elbow strike from De Groot.
De Groot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starner blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from De Groot.
Starner tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
Starner misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starner tries to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling the position.
Starner can't find room to land a body shot as De Groot controls the action.
Starner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starner can't get the takedown.
De Groot lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl De Groot will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Groot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starner's head backwards.
Starner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot gets caught flat footed, as Starner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Groot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starner.
Starner slips nicely into half guard.
De Groot is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Starner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Starner's back!
Good control from De Groot.
Starner is in bad spot here.
De Groot struggling to keep hold of the position.
De Groot slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
De Groot trying to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot gets his hands free as Starner looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Groot doesn't have the hooks in and Starner manages to turn into his guard.
De Groot pulls Starner in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karl De Groot just wasn't active enough.
Starner scores with a punch to the head.
Starner misses with a takedown attempt - De Groot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groot.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Starner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Starner.
Starner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Starner jumps back.
Starner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Groot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Groot instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Starner.
De Groot is trying to stall.
Starner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Starner takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starner scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Groot scores with a hook to the body.
De Groot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Groot is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Groot looking to throw knees to the head but Starner is blocking nicely.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Groot working aggressively here.
De Groot landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groot.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starner's elbow.
Starner looking to stall.
De Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from De Groot.
Starner blocking some punches.
Starner lands a hook that snaps the head of De Groot backwards.
De Groot blocks an uppercut.
Starner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Groot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Starner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
Starner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Groot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Starner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Groot back to the cage. Starner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Starner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Starner's ribs.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Starner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from De Groot tenderised Starner's leg. Starner is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
Starner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
Starner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Starner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Groot prevents a body shot from Starner.
Starner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot scores with a shot to the side of Starner's head.
Starner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
De Groot is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
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!
De Groot sneaks out the side door and pushes Starner away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
Starner shoots in looking for a takedown but De Groot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Starner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
Starner is still on wobbly legs! Can De Groot finish him?
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Starner seems to have recovered his senses.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Starner.
Starner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starner swinging wildly here.
Starner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starner's sensitive parts.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Starner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Starner's ribs.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot clinches up with Starner and pushes him back against the cage.
Starner lands a nice uppercut.
Starner takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Groot scores with a knee to the head.
Starner can't get the takedown.
De Groot effectively controlling the action here.
De Groot is leaning against Starner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Groot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starners head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Starner.
De Groot lands a shot to the body.
De Groot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starner backwards.
Starner pulls guard effortlessly.
De Groot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Groot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Groot wants to stand but Starner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Groot advances to half guard.
Glen Starner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Starner is squirming around, avoiding De Groot's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot slips a straight right by Starner.
De Groot feints and then cracks Starner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starner down.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot slips under a jab from Starner.
Starner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Starner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Groot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Starner misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot thows a body kick. Starner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot cracks the inside of Starner's front leg.
Starner shoots in but De Groot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Starner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Starner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
Starner throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot throws a hook but Starner avoids it easily.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starner was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot stuffs the takedown.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - De Groot coming out on top.
Starner throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Starner.
Starner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot cracks Starner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Groot misses with a leg kick
and Starner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Starner.
Starner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot has momentary wrist control but Starner slips an elbow through the middle.
De Groot has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Starner throws a strike but De Groot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Starner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Groot trying to control the position from guard on top but Starner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner has his feet on De Groot's thighs here. He's pushed De Groot off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! De Groot screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glen Starner!
Glen Starner is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Glen Starner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
