|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory McVaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers has chosen Shells - Get your roll on as his entrance music. 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!
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
|
167 cm
29
155 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Gregory McVaughn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVaughn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dekkers counters with an outside leg kick.
McVaughn has managed to clinch.
I was talking to McVaughn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McVaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn scores with a knee to the head.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks with his arms.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from McVaughn.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that McVaughn shrugs off.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McVaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McVaughn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dekkers can turn it around.
McVaughn lands a knee to the head.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McVaughn's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dekkers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McVaughn is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers slows down the pace here.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McVaughn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McVaughn is defending well for now.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Dekkers works on McVaughn's body with a couple of short punches.
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
McVaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVaughn.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McVaughn dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McVaughn tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks with his arms.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McVaughn is keeping busy.
McVaughn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McVaughn up against the cage.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into McVaughn's ribcage.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but McVaughn is blocking nicely.
McVaughn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Dekkers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dekkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that McVaughn shrugs off.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
That's time! McVaughn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dekkers pushes McVaughn up against the cage in a clinch.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from McVaughn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McVaughn is defending well for now.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McVaughn's elbow.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McVaughn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dekkers is trying to stall.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
McVaughn takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
Dekkers avoiding damage as McVaughn throws knees to the body.
McVaughn managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McVaughn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dekkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVaughn.
A left hand lands to the body for Dekkers.
Dekkers avoiding damage.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers scores with a shot to the side of McVaughn's head.
McVaughn looking to throw knees to the head but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
McVaughn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dekkers wants to stall.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers controlling the action here for a moment.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McVaughn is defending well for now.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
McVaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
Dekkers stalling against the cage.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped McVaughn in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Dekkers avoiding damage as McVaughn throws knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to McVaughn's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McVaughn's defenses.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
McVaughn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McVaughn throws a body kick that misses
and Dekkers counters with an outside leg kick.
Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McVaughn connects with a right hand. Dekkers shakes it off.
McVaughn closes the distance and clinches.
McVaughn takes an elbow to the forehead.
McVaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers with a knee to the head.
McVaughn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dekkers's face.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that McVaughn shrugs off.
McVaughn is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Oh McVaughn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Dekkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekkers blocks it with crossed arms.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
McVaughn seems to have got his legs back now.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dekkers throws an elbow but misses.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McVaughn.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
McVaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
McVaughn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McVaughn's defenses.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Dekkers.
Dekkers digs a right hand underneath McVaughn's ribcage. McVaughn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dekkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
McVaughn tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing McVaughn back against the cage.
McVaughn managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from McVaughn.
Knees to the body from McVaughn.
McVaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bas Dekkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McVaughn misses with a punch to the body.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but McVaughn improves position.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks with his arms.
Dekkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McVaughn is keeping busy.
McVaughn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above McVaughn 's eye.
McVaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Dekkers to work.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers lands a knee to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McVaughn is defending well for now.
McVaughn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
McVaughn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dekkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from McVaughn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dekkers tries to land a front kick but McVaughn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McVaughn throws a head kick that Dekkers semi-blocks.
Dekkers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dekkers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dekkers throws a low kick but McVaughn avoids it.
McVaughn misses with a low kick.
McVaughn misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers counters by clinching up.
McVaughn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers wants to stall.
McVaughn lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McVaughn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
Dekkers working McVaughn over with knees to the body.
McVaughn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.
McVaughn throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McVaughn as Dekkers tries to tie him up.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
McVaughn connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but McVaughn is blocking nicely.
McVaughn tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
McVaughn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dekkers is trying to stall.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McVaughn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McVaughn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.
McVaughn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
McVaughn misses with the head strike.
A short left from McVaughn.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dekkers taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Dekkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
McVaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Nice elbow from Dekkers.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from McVaughn.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVaughn trying to land knees to the body.
McVaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. McVaughn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Dekkers to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
Dekkers effectively controlling the action here.
Dekkers is working McVaughn over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
McVaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McVaughn letting Dekkers take a breather here.
Dekkers is looking to control McVaughn's arms but McVaughn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dekkers has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McVaughn circles away from the clinch attempt.
McVaughn checks the leg kick nicely there.
McVaughn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dekkers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dekkers feints a counter leg kick.
McVaughn misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gregory McVaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McVaughn rushes Dekkers and presses him up against the cage.
Dekkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McVaughn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but McVaughn blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers misses with an elbow over the top.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by McVaughn.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
McVaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
McVaughn misses with a body punch.
McVaughn tries to land a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks with his arms.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McVaughn backwards.
McVaughn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right from Dekkers on the inside.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn takes a knee to the side of the body.
McVaughn misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into McVaughn's ribcage.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above McVaughn 's eye.
Dekkers lands with a left to the head.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but McVaughn avoids the damage to the body.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McVaughn blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers blocks an uppercut.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bas Dekkers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McVaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dekkers working McVaughn over with knees to the body.
McVaughn lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McVaughn fails to land.
McVaughn misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McVaughn avoids it.
Dekkers blocks an uppercut.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McVaughn throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from McVaughn on the inside.
Gregory McVaughn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McVaughn lands with a left to the head.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from McVaughn.
McVaughn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but Dekkers blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
McVaughn missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers lands with a right to the head.
McVaughn avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McVaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
McVaughn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McVaughn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from McVaughn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVaughn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Dekkers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dekkers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers! Bas Dekkers retains his featherweight title!
Bas Dekkers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
