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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 1230 p4p, 120 weight class) and Koba Wyatt (ranked 568 p4p, 61 weight class). Wyatt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Channel Zero. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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213 cm
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285 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
33
270 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Alzado! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alzado throws the left hand but Wyatt avoids the punch easily. Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alzado throws a series of strikes that have Wyatt backpedaling.
Alzado takes a swing at Wyatt's ribcage but misses. Alzado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Alzado connects with a right hand. Wyatt shakes it off. Alzado moves out of range as Wyatt throws a body kick.
Wyatt misses with a looping right. Alzado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alzado just misses with a punch to the body.
Wyatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Alzado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wyatt misses with a wild body shot. Wyatt blocks a jab. Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzado.
Alzado throws out a loose jab but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it. Alzado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Alzado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Alzado slips a jab from Wyatt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alzado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Alzado misses with a series of wild punches.
Alzado throws a nice looking combination but Wyatt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Alzado misses with a two punch combination.
Wyatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Alzado throws a body shot but no joy. Wyatt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wyatt scores with a punch to the head. Wyatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alzado.
A nice side step and Wyatt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Alzado throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Alzado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wyatt looks to throw the jab but Alzado is out of range. Alzado throws a big counter combination but Wyatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Alzado misses the body punch and Wyatt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Alzado misses with a hook
and Wyatt counters with a nice uppercut. Wyatt misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wyatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alzado. A looping hook to the body misses from Alzado. Wyatt does a little dance to reset his feet. Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Alzado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Alzado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Alzado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wyatt. Wyatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Wyatt avoids the body shot from Alzado.
Wyatt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Wyatt takes one to the chin there. Alzado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzado tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wyatt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wyatt looks to throw the jab but Alzado is out of range. Alzado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Alzado throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily. Wyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wyatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wyatt there as he acknowledges the shot. Alzado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily. Alzado lands a really nice looking cross but Wyatt seems unphased.
Alzado scores with a nice head shot. Wyatt throws a nice looking combination but Alzado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Alzado misses with a looping left. Alzado throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzado throws out the jab. A shot to the liver by Wyatt. Beautiful body shot. Alzado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wyatt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A telegraphed right hand from Alzado misses the target. Wyatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Alzado's head. Alzado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Alzado misses with a body shot
and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wyatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Alzado looks to throw the jab but Wyatt is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Alzado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Alzado throws a right and a left that Wyatt avoids nicely. A jab from Alzado misses. Wyatt throws a body shot but no joy. Alzado misses with a few strikes there.
Alzado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt blocks a jab. Alzado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wyatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Alzado misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alzado misses with a straight right. Alzado lands with a shot to the body. A shot to the body from Alzado misses and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Alzado dominated that 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.
Alzado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wyatt back to the cage. Alzado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Alzado swings widly with a right hand
and Wyatt counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Alzado badly! Wyatt follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Alzado out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Wyatt finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koba Wyatt! Koba Wyatt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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