|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Garvan O Griofa (ranked 4516 p4p, 411 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 22837 p4p, 505 weight class). Garvan O Griofa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good knees
Cardio machine
|
|
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garvan O Griofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good slips a jab and a cross from O Griofa.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Griofa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Griofa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a body kick.
Good thumps O Griofa with a low kick.
Good scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good scores with a nice right hand.
O Griofa lands a body shot.
O Griofa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Griofa just misses with a punch to the body.
O Griofa throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Good.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Griofa throws a big counter combination but Good scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Griofa is looking to clinch but Good is avoiding it.
Good is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Griofa misses with a wild body shot.
O Griofa 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.
Good chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Good.
O Griofa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Good.
O Griofa avoids the body shot from Good.
O Griofa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Griofa has time to react.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
Good dodges the punch combination from O Griofa.
O Griofa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Griofa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Griofa's calf.
O Griofa misses the shot to the body.
Good thumps O Griofa with a low kick.
O Griofa misses with a wild combination.
O Griofa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Griofa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Good counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good misses with a wild body shot.
Good looks for the body kick but O Griofa saw that one coming.
O Griofa is looking for a counter combo.
O Griofa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Good misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by O Griofa.
Good tries to throw a body punch but O Griofa avoids it by throwing Good back against the ropes.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good tries to work over O Griofa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Griofa lands an elbow that stopped Good in his tracks for a moment.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Griofa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Griofa has him pressed against the ropes.
O Griofa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good tries to work over O Griofa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good can't break the clinch.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by O Griofa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Griofa landing knees to the body.
Good looks winded!
O Griofa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
Good blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Good dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from O Griofa does no damage.
Good lands with a hook. O Griofa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Griofa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good motions for O Griofa to come forward. Good throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Griofa throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Good on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Griofa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Griofa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Griofa throws a series of strikes that have Good backpedaling.
O Griofa blocks a head kick by Good.
It looked like O Griofa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Good.
O Griofa misses with the combination.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good scores with a jab. O Griofa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Good, right into the meat.
Good's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Good's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Griofa misses with a two punch combination.
Good raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands a head kick!
O Griofa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good throws out a counter right but O Griofa avoids it with no problem.
O Griofa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Griofa throws a lazy head kick
and Good counters with a low kick, right behind O Griofa 's knee.
O Griofa swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Griofa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and O Griofa moves out of range easily.
Nick Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Griofa.
O Griofa misses with a few strikes there.
O Griofa is looking to wear down Good with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good keeps the fight on the outside.
Nick Good is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Good.
Good's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Griofa under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Griofa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good connects with a right hand. O Griofa shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Griofa fails to land with a series of punches.
Good swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from O Griofa misses.
O Griofa throws a right hand that misses
and O Griofa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from O Griofa.
O Griofa swings for the body but Good moves out of range.
Good throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Good.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good throws a shot to the body.
Good avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good tries a quick counter leg kick but O Griofa is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Good will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from O Griofa.
Good avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Griofa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Good.
O Griofa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Griofa looks to score with a jab to the body but Good is just out of range.
O Griofa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Good.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Griofa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Griofa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Good eats them both and turns towards O Griofa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Good. That's going to slow O Griofa down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good's corner calls for a 1-2. Good obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws the kick towards the body but O Griofa avoids it.
O Griofa blocks a head kick by Good.
O Griofa moves out of range as Good throws a body kick.
Good has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good lunges at O Griofa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Griofa's hand.
O Griofa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good blocks a head kick by O Griofa.
O Griofa tries to clinch up
enabling Good to counter with a crisp jab.
O Griofa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Good circles away quickly and effectively.
O Griofa throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Griofa misses with a two punch combination.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Griofa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Griofa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! O Griofa is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Good!
An out of breath Nick Good thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
