EVEREST // VEGAS
- Isaac Cohen
- Sep 13, 2020
- 24 min read
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Louie Bartolo (0-3) vs Elliot McMillan (1-0)
Strawweight Bout
Winner: Elliot McMillan by KO (Punch) at 0:39 Round 1
Statistics: Louie Bartolo
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Elliot McMillan
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Jethro Benson (1-3) vs Tre Rozier (0-0)
Welterweight Bout
Winner: Tre Rozier by KO (Punch) at 1:45 Round 1
Statistics: Jethro Benson
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Tre Rozier
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Kenneth Rodriguez (0-1) vs Stevie Tavoularis (0-1)
Featherweight Bout
ROUND ONE: We begin the night here in Sin City Las Vegas, Nevada with a Featherweight Bout between Kenneth Rodriguez and Stevie Tavoularis. Both of these fighters came up short in their pro debuts and look to get back on track here tonight. As the opening bell rang, Tavoularis set the pace and came out aggressive. She looked to find her range and threw combos quickly, but Rodriguez was able to dodge anything thrown at him and work in a solid counter game. Eventually, Rodriguez was able to turn the pressure around and started landing a barrage of punches and as a result, cut Tavoularis right below her left eye. This did not deter Stevie though, as the two stepped into each other and exchanged wildly, but neither one landed anything significant. Tavoularis then caught Rodriguez off guard and wrapped him into a double collar Thai clinch. The two would pummel back and forth for position, but Tavoularis was able to secure an arm and get a standing guillotine. Before things could get worse for Rodriguez, he dropped to the ground and was able to slip his head free. The two jockeyed for position on the ground, where Rodriguez was then able to work his way into a full mount and then started dropping some heavy elbows. Tavoularis tried to protect herself and eventually rolled to escape, but Rodriguez caught her and took her back. He kept the pressure on and worked his way into getting two hooks in and flattened Tavoularis out. Stevie tried to escape, but just left openings up for Rodriguez to land some punishing elbows. As Rodriguez fully controlled the situation, he began dropping heavy punches to the side of the head, leaving Tavoularis helpless and turtles up. Rodriguez went for a Rear Naked Choke, but failed to secure it. Rodriguez then went back to the ground and pound and put Tavoularis in serious trouble. The referee looked on and warned Stevie, but it was no use as the referee would eventually step in and stop the fight.
Winner: Kenneth Rodriguez by TKO (GnP) at 4:46 Round 1
Statistics: Kenneth Rodriguez
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/19 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Statistics: Stevie Tavoularis
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 203 s
Syn Saetang (0-1) vs Natalia Gutierrez (0-1)
Strawweight Bout
ROUND ONE: Our second bout of the evening continued the trend of “getting back on track”. Syn Saetang and Natalia Gutierrez both continue to score their first victory, and one of them will reach that goal tonight. The crowd was especially raucous for the Throne prospect Saetang throughout the fight, and it helped drive her to a great performance. The two touched gloves to kick things off before both fighters would exchange leg kicks to find their range. Saetang gets the edge as she was able to evade more strikes and counter back. Things really shifted into her favor when Saetang feinted a leg kick and switched it up with a brutal head kick. Gutierrez got cut above the eye and looked to be in some trouble early. Natalia circled away to try and regroup, but Saetang stayed aggressive and secured a double underhook clinch. As Gutierrez was trying to shrug her way out, Saetang saw an opening and came in with a flying knee to the chest. Gutierrez hunkered over in obvious pain, but Saetang continued on the attack with punches to the body. Guetierrez tried to cover up, but Saetang pushed forward and created some space to land another knee to the face and then followed it up with another one to the body. At this point in a move of desperation, Gutierrez clamps down to prevent anymore action. The referee eventually stepped in to break up the clinch. The two circled back toward the center of the octagon, where Saetang went back in with the double underhooks. She continued to work the body while Gutierrez tried to escape. Saetang then pushed her opponent up against the fence and unloaded a relentless combination, before clipping her with a final devastating elbow that dropped Gutierrez unconscious. The Vegas crowd went wild for their Throne fighter as she celebrated her first pro victory.
Winner: Syn Saetang by KO (Punches) at 4:01 Round 1
Statistics: Syn Saetang
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 25/39 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Natalia Gutierrez
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Rio Khaill (0-1) vs Royal Holt (0-1)
Welterweight Bout
ROUND ONE: Khaill and Holt move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight. Holt starts things off with a nice uppercut after feinting a jab combination. Royal wants to keep the pressure up and continues to move forward, only into a uppercut from Rio that halts Royal. Rio tried to catch Royal with a flurry of punches but Royal defended well before the youngins regrouped. Royal presses the action and shoots in for a takedown. Rio falls to the mat as Royal scores on the takedown. Rio Khalil defends some ground and pound punches before rolling Royal into a kneebar. Royal shows some good submission Defense and gets back into half guard where he launches a barrage of punches and some are landing as Rio's forehead begins to swell. They grapple back and forth on the mat before Rio switches to high guard and sinks in a Triangle Choke that is super tight around Royal's neck. Somehow Royal gets out of it and after that the action calms down for a while on the ground as both men jock back and forth for positioning. That is until Rio overhooks one of Royal's arms though. Royal breaks free and the round continues on the mat with no action until the horn signaled the end.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Khaill
ROUND TWO: Royal came out and got Rio in a clinch but nothing from the attempt as Rio gets out and lands a nice uppercut on his way out. Rio changes levels and shoots for the takedown and scores as he puts Royal on his back. Holt fought back to his feet quickly and wasted no time putting Rio back in the clinch. Holt launches some bone breaking punches to Khaill's ribs while in the clinch. You can see the pain in Rio Khaill's eyes. Royal Holt shoots and grabs Rio Khaill's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal. Holt scoop up Rio Khaill's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Khaill to the mat. The action stalls for a minute until Khaill switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle! Holt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head free from the lock! The action stalled again so the referee decided to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground. Holt got Rio back in the clinch but nothing happened from it as the round came to an end.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Khaill (20-18 Khaill)
ROUND THREE: Both fighters circle around the center of the cage. A right hand from Royal Holt gets deflected. With this fight still up for the taking Royal Holt is opening up on Khaill and raining down combinations!Khaill doesn't look worried as he defends though and fired back with A right hand that surprises Holt. Holt tries to grapple and he puts Khaill in a double underhook! Royal Holt fakes a punch to Rio Khaill ribs and then tries to trip him. Rio Khaill loses balance and goes to the ground. Khaill passes his leg around Royal Holt's shoulder and rolls on the ground! Holt struggles to free himself. Khaill is locking that Omoplata...Holt works his way out of that omoplata and launches himself over his opponent, winning side mount position. That was close though! Much like the first two rounds the action stays on the mat. Holt quickly sees a triangle attempt coming a double makes his way back to his feet where the fight continues. Not for long though as Rio gets another takedown. They fight for position until an Americana attempt is blocked by Royal. Rio Khaill goes for another americana! Holt breaks free. With not much going on. Anthony Hamlett has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.Rio Khaill throws an uppercut that lands solidly before the horn sounds for the ending of this fight and we head to the judges.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Khaill (30-27 Khaill)
JUDGES’ SCORECARDS
Rio Khaill 10 10 10: 30
Royal Holt 9 9 8: 26
Rio Khaill 10 10 10: 30
Royal Holt 9 9 8: 26
Rio Khaill 10 10 10: 30
Royal Holt 9 9 8: 26
Winner: Rio Khaill by Unanimous Decision
Statistics: Rio Khaill
Punches 4/12 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/35 (60%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Statistics: Royal Holt
Punches 1/5 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/43 (12%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Blue Barrera (0-1) vs Rebecca Otskheli (0-1)
Featherweight Bout
ROUND ONE: The bell announces the first round as we pit the Real Killas prospect versus the 9th World prospect. Bullet comes out to the center showing feints before she let's off with a jab-jab combo followed by a hook. Rebecca weaves the jabs but the hook lands flush and sends Rebecca to the ground. Blue lands three Kicks to the thigh until she creates space for Rebecca to get back to her feet. Middle kick from Blue. Otskheli receives a solid kick right below her ribs. Rebecca looks for some holes but a super solid superman punch from Blue lands on Otskheli's face like a wrecking ball! Blue steps away wanting to keep her range but Otskheli follows Blue only to get counter punched in a big way! Rebecca Otskheli goes with a looping right hand while Blue Barrera jumps back and jabs. Otskheli seems staggered and Blue Barrera runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses before stepping away. Blue then launches a furious hook that hits Otskheli's chin like a wrecking ball! Otskheli loses balance and goes to the mat once again. Blue sends two more Kicks to Rebecca's thighs before stepping away and letting Rebecca get back to her feet where a Bone shattering straight left hand from Blue Barrera is going to give Rebecca a big headache after that blow! They both circle the cage until a Pulverizing punch to Otskheli's head connects from Bullet.Rebecca Otskheli leans forwards and tries to grapple with Blue Otskheli shows herlinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now. Blue Barrera pushes away Otskheli trying to keep the fight at striking rangeOtskheli doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Blue Barrera Otskheli pushes off of Blue Barrera and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots! Blue holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action. Blue pushes off of Rebecca Otskheli and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots of her own. Otskheli stumbles backwards but Blue Barrera chases her and continues the rain of blows until Rebecca gets het back in the clinch. Blue is launching some bone breaking punches to Otskheli's ribs while in the clinch. You can see the pain in Rebecca Otskheli's eyes Blue Barrera postures up and launches another series of punches! A lot of them are hitting Otskheli hard, who may be wondering how to escape from this! Blue then pushes away Otskheli trying to keep the fight at striking range.Otskheli stumbles backwards and Blue Barrera circles to get the center of the cage. Blue throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!The strikes hit home! Blue launches a furious low kick! Otskheli receives a hard blow on his right leg! Blue moves aside and launches a furious low kick! Hard blow to Otskheli's thigh followed by Nice punches from Blue Barrera. Otskheli staggers backwards. Blue wants to finish this and continues launching bombs but the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Barrera
ROUND TWO: Rebecca Otskheli tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple Great move by Rebecca Otskheli who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks. Blue Barrera tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Otskheli starts throwing a flurry of punches! Blue just can't get away until she finally slips free. Rebecca wasted no time putting Blue back in the clinch but Blue saw it coming and quickly worked her way out. They circle the cage before Rebecca goes right back to the clinch, this time attempting a flying knee. Blue saw that coming and blocked it. Rebecca Otskheli gets sloppy and Blue Barrera tries to take advantage by opening up on Otskheli and raining down combinations and Otskheli's corner looks worried! Blue slips out and moves but Rebecca cuts the cage off and places Blue back in the clinch.Otskheli tries a knee to the midsection...Blue blocks that knee and pushes away Otskheli trying to keep the fight at striking range. Otskheli stumbles backwards and Blue Barrera circles to get the center of the cage. Superb haymaker by Blue lands on Otskheli's face like a cannonball! Barrera charges at Otskheli throwing flurries left and right. Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Otskheli is rocked! Blue sends a kick to Otskheli's leg that visibly pains her. Rebecca circles around Blue. Rebecca fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut Blue blocks that. Blue moves aside and launches a furious low kick! Hard blow to Otskheli's thigh! Otskheli jumps over Blue and tries to grapple. Rebecca Otskheli pushes Blue against the fence in a plum position. Blue Barrera pushes away Otskheli trying to keep the fight at striking range. Otskheli stumbles backwards and Blue Barrera circles to get the center of the cage.Otskheli launches a flurry of punches. Blue slips out of danger before they exchange with some wild swings. Barrera is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows. Rebecca got Blue back in the clinch but not for long. Blue started delivering some solid punches and the round closed with Rebecca reeling from those blows.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Barrera (20-18 Barrera)
ROUND THREE: Rebecca Otskheli fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut Blue blocks that. She made it look easy! Blue launches a furious low kick! Otskheli receives a hard blow on her left leg! Otskheli looks for the clinch once more, but again Blue keeps her distance.Rebecca Otskheli goes with a looping right hand while Blue Barrera jumps back and jabs. Otskheli seems staggered and Blue Barrera runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses. Otskheli is measuring Blue with her jab. Good accuracy on her part blue's Nose is bruised after that jab.Otskheli moves forward looking for some action. Blue Barrera doesn't want to engage and backpedals before Bullet goes with a looping right hand while Rebecca Otskheli jumps back and jabs. Otskheli seems staggered and Blue Barrera runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses. Solid low kick from Blue Barrera. Lightning fast low kick from Blue! Otskheli looks to clinch again but Blue sees it coming and moves aside. Bullet and Otskheli just start throwing the punches and Blue lands more of the shots. A big hook sending Rebecca to the mat once more. Blue fires off with more of those thigh Kicks before creating space and letting Rebecca back to her feet. They circle for a moment before Otskheli gets nailed! Blue Barrera saw an opening and delivered a big right hand that staggers Rebecca. The punches come in bunches as Blue follows up with another combo.Solid low kick from Blue Barrera who continues striking at a very high pace, Landing a Superman punch that connects flush. Blue goes to the body...she punishes Otskheli's ribs with a couple of hooks, goes back up stairs with a couple jabs and Otskheli staggers backwards. Blue wants to finish this and continues launching bombs! Barrera launches a rapid series of punches taking Otskheli from one end of the cage to the other. An uppercut almost drops Rebecca. Blue looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Rebecca Otskheli's punches before Otskheli is on the receiving end of a great combo by Blue. Blue launches a furious low kick before the two exchange wildly. Blue is connecting with a few punches but the ref stops the action calling a end to the fight. We head to the scorecards.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Barrera (30-27 Barrera)
JUDGES’ SCORECARDS
Blue Barrera 10 10 10: 30
Rebecca Otskheli 8 8 8: 24
Blue Barrera 10 10 10: 30
Rebecca Otskheli 8 8 8: 24
Blue Barrera 10 10 10: 30
Rebecca Otskheli 8 8 8: 24
Winner: Blue Barrera by Unanimous Decision
Statistics: Blue Barrera
Punches 96/128 (75%)
Kicks 17/17 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Rebecca Otskheli
Punches 2/32 (6%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/13 (23%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Dimitri Kolovik (3-2) vs Wayland Hughes Jr. (2-0)
Heavyweight Championship
ROUND ONE: After touching gloves both fighters wasted no time and started swinging at each other with Hughes landing some body shots early on. Kolovik managed to get the clinch and push Hughes against the cage and after a couple of shots, Hughes Jr lost balance and went to the ground. Kolovik had Hughes in closed guard; while Hughes looked to reverse the position, and he did after a couple of failed elbows by Kolovik. From the full mount Hughes Jr. looked to end the fight with an armbar, but Kolovik managed to avoid the submission attempt. After a period in which both Kolovik and Hughes Jr. traded positions on the ground, the referee stood them both up and the fight resumed on the feet. Kolovik and Hughes traded some punches, with Hughes having the upper hand, until Kolovik managed to get the clinch once again. Kolovik controlled the clinch with some dirty boxing, while Hughes Jr. looked to avoid getting too much damage. Kolovik tried an Outside Leg Sweep and managed to get the takedown on Hughes Jr. and begin a round of ground and pound. Crushing elbows by Kolovik, while Hughes looks to fight back. After a miss by Kolovik, Hughes managed to counter and get Kolovik in a submission maneuver in which Hughes overhooked an arm and started cranking; Kolovik struggled but managed to pull his arm out of danger as the referee stopped the action signaling the end of the round.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Kolovik
ROUND TWO: The second round began with Kolovik looking to take Hughes Jr. by surprise and he did, as he managed to take him down early on; but just as quickly as Kolovik managed to get the takedown, Hughes managed to counter it and tried to apply a triangle; but Kolovik avoided it and then started moving until he got to full mount over his opponent. After a few failed attempts at some ground and pound, Kolovik caught Hughes’ arm and tried an armbar; maybe out of pure desperation or sheer luck, Hughes managed to pull his arm out and break the lock; using the momentum to roll over Dimitri Kolovik. After not seeing much action, the referee decided to stand both fighters up and Hughes immediately shot for a takedown, but it backfired as Kolovik utilized Hughes’ momentum to get full mount over Hughes. Again, Kolovik looked to strike Hughes with some elbows. Desperately, Hughes tried to roll and move, looking to evade any significant damage. Kolovik retained his position and continued pounding away. Kolovik then changed up his strategy and tried a series of submission attempts that went nowhere as Hughes was able to defend against them. In the struggle Kolovik hit Hughes with a headbutt and the referee took a point away from him, and allowed Hughes some time to recover. Hughes attempted another takedown and managed to take Kolovik down once more; and again Kolovik utilized Hughes momentum to roll into full mount over him. But this time it didn’t amount to anything as the round was over.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 9-9 Push (19-18 Kolovik)
ROUND THREE: Both fighters look tired and began the third round with a wild exchange of punches. Both fighters were connecting and Kolovik’s nose began to show signs of bruises after some of the blows he absorbed from Hughes Jr. They began mixing things up and throwing some kicks that failed to land, but Hughes graced Kolovik’s forehead with a counter hook that opened a small laceration in Kolovik’s head. Kolovik tried a kick, but it backfired on him as Hughes managed to catch his right leg and took him down, quickly getting to full mount over Dimitri. Both fighters are struggling, but in that struggle, Wayland Hughes Jr managed to hit Kolovik with a huge elbow that rocked his head against the mat and almost got the referee to stop the fight right then and there; yet Kolovik’s resilience was in display as he quickly recovered to hit Hughes’ ribs with a couple of big punches that seemingly hit the mark. Hughes moved to rear mount and got one hook in, looking for the second one. Kolovik tried everything he knew, but Hughes threw his leg over Dimitri’s arm leaving him with just one hand to defend himself from the rear naked choke attempt. Things were getting desperate for Kolovik, but he managed to free his arm and reverse the position getting on top of Hughes Jr; yet the Russian is so tired that he could barely do anything as the referee stood both fighters up for lack of activity. Now standing both fighters swung for the fences, with Hughes getting the better of the exchange; managing to get Kolovik back to the ground. From there Hughes attempted a series of submissions that went nowhere as Kolovik managed to defend well, be it by sheer luck or by design, thing is, he thwarted Hughes attempts every single time until he couldn’t do it anymore. Hughes locked in a Shoulder Lock that Kolovik couldn’t defend against and while Kolovik refused to tap, the referee had seen enough and jumped in to break the lock awarding Wayland Hughes Jr. the victory by Technical Submission.
Winner: Wayland Hughes Jr. by Submission (Shoulder Lock) at 4:48 Round 3
Statistics: Dimitri Kolovik
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 8/32 (25%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 661 s
Statistics: Wayland Hughes Jr.
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 661 s
Derrius Webb (2-0) vs Lovelie Saint-Cyr (2-0)
Welterweight Championship
ROUND ONE: First round began with both fighters engaging in a punching exchange that saw Saint-Cyr getting the best of it, hammering Webb’s ribs early on. Webb threw a dangerous high kick, but Saint-Cyr managed to block it, and countering with a left hook that was defended by Webb. Both fighters showed their defensive abilities after the early exchange, but Saint-Cyr managed to land a few strong leg kicks that staggered Webb. They continued exchanging with Saint-Cyr hitting Webb with a high kick that bruised Webb’s nose and continued the onslaught with beautiful boxing combinations. Out of desperation Webb tried a Superman punch that landed flush on Saint-Cyr’s face and gave Webb a glimpse of hope in this fight. The two fighters continued exchanging blows for a while, neither one willing to give the other an inch. Saint-Cyr continued landing leg kick, after leg kick, after leg kick and by the look on Webb’s face it was really hurting him. After a while exchanging blows, Saint-Cyr managed to get Webb down with a single leg takedown and got to full mount. Webb struggled to get Saint-Cyr off of him or to get a better position and the back and forth continued for a while, until Saint-Cyr got an opening and started unloading with a series of elbows that opened a laceration in Derrius Webb’s mouth. After this, the ref stopped the action as the round was over.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Saint-Cyr
ROUND TWO: The second round wasn’t much different from the first as Saint-Cyr continued looking for the knockout on a very battered Derrius Webb, who was even taking his mouthpiece out to catch a breath. A huge uppercut from Lovelie Saint-Cyr opened another laceration on Webb’s chin; in what has been a very one-sided fight so far. Saint-Cyr looks to be toying with his opponent as he lands a high kick that bruises Webb’s left cheek, followed by a boxing combination and another high kick that opened a cut under Derrius Webb’s right eye. Webb turns his back on Saint-Cyr and moves away from him looking for a breather; which Saint-Cyr welcomes as he was also getting out of breath after the onslaught he had early on. Webb’s cuts started bleeding as he launched a hook to the body, but Saint-Cyr dodged it and crushed Webb’s ribs with a couple of hooks of his own. Webb’s face was a bloody mess as Saint-Cyr continued dodging everything Webb threw his way. Saint-Cyr seems to be toying with his opponent now as he throws his hands out and starts feinting as he throws some jabs at his opponent. After a bit of clowning and pandering to the crowd, Saint-Cyr hit his opponent with a coupe of jabs that opened the cut over his eye more as the referee told the fighters to go to their corners as the round was over.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Saint-Cyr (20-18 Saint-Cyr)
ROUND THREE: Webb tried to land something opening the third round, but again found Saint-Cyr checking his leg kick and countering with a blow to the head. Webb’s face continued bleeding and Saint-Cyr continued tooling with him. It’s evident Webb is having troubles seeing as he continues wiping the blood out of his eyes and Saint-Cyr continues utilizing those moments to swing for the fences catching Webb by surprise. Yet, although he's been dominating and tooling his opponent, Saint-Cyr seemed spent at this point of the fight. Webb continued trying for anything, while Saint-Cyr continued checking and dodging everything while hitting Webb with some beautiful jabs and straights and a hook that caught Webb off balance and made him fall to the ground. Webb quickly got back up as blood continued falling to the mat staining it as he pushed through. Saint-Cyr seemed tired as he was content with sizing his opponent in the center of the cage looking for an opening. With every punch Saint-Cyr lands, more and more blood covered Webb’s face to the point he was almost sporting a crimson mask at this point. Saint-Cyr looked at the ref and Webb’s corner as if to ask them to stop it, while he continued throwing punches that landed hard to Webb’s face and body. Now Webb’s left eye began to swell from the punishment and Saint-Cyr continued to land hit after hit. One has to commend Webb’s resiliency as he continued to eat punches and kicks as if they were nothing; but one also had to worry about his long-term health after all that punishment. Saint-Cyr moved away from his opponent as the referee stood between them to end the round.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Saint-Cyr (30-27 Saint-Cyr)
ROUND FOUR: Webb continued bleeding as the fourth round began, with Lovelie Saint-Cyr continuing to show his boxing skills as he landed a one-two combo on Webb’s face. Saint-Cyr continued having the center of the cage and every now and then he moved in on Derrius Webb to pound him with a one-two combo and move back out. Then from out of nowhere, Saint-Cyr pulled a spinning back kick that landed flush and it seemed as if it was it for Webb, but somehow he didn’t fall and continued fighting. Seeing his opponent didn’t fall, Saint-Cyr reverted back to his one-two combo strategy and continued to find a lot of success with it. The crowd loved the carnage as Saint-Cyr continued dominating the fight, making Webb’s blood stain the whole mat as the fight went on. Finally Webb’s corner showed signs of concern as Saint-Cyr continued punishing their fighter without a good reply from Webb. Saint-Cyr’s strategy seems to be to earn the most points he can earn and rests in between shots; then again, he went for a high kick that made Webb’s corner worry more than they had worried so far. Saint-Cyr once more heard the 10 second hits on the mat and started to walk away from his opponent avoiding giving him more damage as the round came to an end.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Saint-Cyr (40-36 Saint-Cyr)
ROUND FIVE: The whole mat is covered in Derrius Webb’s blood now as Saint-Cyr continues landing jab after jab. Now Saint-Cyr seems to be looking for the knockout, swinging for the fences and landing flush on Webb’s jaw… but the man didn’t fall! Saint-Cyr unleashes kicks and punches looking for the knockout, but some of them miss wildly, giving Webb enough of a chance to recover from those that did hit him. Saint-Cyr landed a high kick that wobbled Webb, but the man didn’t fall. Lovelie Saint-Cyr looks at the ref and to Webb’s corner and screams “Seriously!” as he continues punishing his opponent who’s a bloody mess at this point. Webb is covered in blood and fails to mount any offense and at times gives his back to Saint-Cyr who doesn’t rush to follow, instead giving his opponent enough of a space to recover and seems content with just accumulating points by hitting a few jabs. After a missed hook from Webb, Saint-Cyr landed a furious uppercut that almost put Webb into orbit, but he still stood on his feet. Saint-Cyr seemed content with just toying around in this round and as the referee separated them for the end of the fight, he simply tapped on Webb’s head recognizing the man’s resiliency, but directed a stare to his corner.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Saint-Cyr (50-45 Saint-Cyr)
JUDGES’ SCORECARDS
Derrius Webb 9 9 9 9 9: 45
Lovelie Saint-Cyr 10 10 10 10 10: 50
Derrius Webb 9 9 9 9 9: 45
Lovelie Saint-Cyr 10 10 10 10 10: 50
Derrius Webb 9 9 9 9 9: 45
Lovelie Saint-Cyr 10 10 10 10 10: 50
Winner: Lovelie Saint-Cyr by Unanimous Decision
Statistics: Derrius Webb
Punches 1/86 (1%)
Kicks 0/25 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Statistics: Lovelie Saint-Cyr
Punches 176/237 (74%)
Kicks 28/28 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/6 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
Abbie Peterson (2-0) vs Alistair McKay (2-0)
Featherweight Championship
ROUND ONE: It’s time for our third Championship Bout and our Co-Main Event of the evening. The 145 pound Featherweight crown is on the line as the Twin Cities Abbie Peterson and Real Killas tryout prospect Alistair McKay look to continue their dominating win streak. As the round kicked off, you could clearly see that these two respected each other’s prowess. Things started off slow as the two circled around looking for angles and staying patient. McKay initiated the offense, landing a big uppercut while Peterson landed a few solid crosses. Peterson tried to fight behind her jab, but McKay was able to counter them. Again, McKay landed another massive uppercut, which Peterson reeled back and landed a few glancing crosses once again. Peterson tried to turn the momentum in her favor and launched a wild head kick. McKay read it perfectly and moved his head out of the way, and came firing back with a counter uppercut that nearly sent Peterson into orbit. As Peterson stumbled back, McKay rushed in and landed a big superman punch and put Peterson on dream street. In desperation, Peterson launched another head kick, but McKay ducked under it, and as he came back up, he spun around with full force and connected with a spinning back fist and turned the lights out on Abbie Peterson! And just like that, the dominating Aussie continued his first round knockout streak and capped it off with the Featherweight Championship.
Winner: Alistair McKay by KO (Spinning Back Fist) at 1:10 Round 1
Statistics: Abbie Peterson
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Alistair McKay
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Gianna Howard (2-0) vs Lilly Dunne (2-0)
Strawweight Championship
ROUND ONE: And here it is, this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the main event of the evening! The crowd was in absolute pandemonium for both fighters who represent the Vegas based Throne MMA camp. The opening round starts off with the ever respectful touch of the gloves to make it official. Gianna starts the fight off with a big combination that hits hard on Lilly, almost ending the fight right away, but Lilly quickly rallies and controls Gianna in the clinch, landing several rounds of solid punches to her ribs. Gianna finally blocks the last volley of shots, countering with an ankle trip to take Lilly down. Lilly tries to roll on the ground several times to gain top position but Gianna keeps the position before passing to half guard. She throws elbows against Lilly’s ribs but Dunne blocks them before she struggles to close the guard. Gianna manages to hold her position and eventually the ref stands them up due to no action. Back on their feet, Gianna immediately fired off a head kick, but only grazed Lilly. Gianna changed things up and started blasting Lilly with low kicks, before going high with a right hand that lands flush! Lilly throws her own right hand but it misses, before trying to clinch up again, but Gianna backpedals. She then nailed Lilly with a series of high and low punches, causing her to stumble back. Lilly recovered and forced Gianna back, but the horn sounds and round ends.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Howard
ROUND TWO: Round two opens up and we get another touch of the gloves between the teammates. Lilly goes on the offensive first and throws a hard right hand that Gianna just dodged and countered with solid punches which swell the right eye. Lilly is bleeding now as Gianna landed another big leg kick, but she pushed through and rushed in for the clinch, pushing Gianna against the cage. Lilly used it to push off and land a series of shots to Gianna, but Gianna held on tight and tried to do the same but got the same result. After some tussling in the clinch, Gianna finally breaks it and moves away. Gianna lands a series of heavy strikes before capping it off with a flying knee to the face, landing dead on but Lilly is not going down! Another leg kick followed by more punches from Gianna, the bleeding now even worse for Lilly. Lilly throws a hail mary shot but Gianna just ducks out of the way, countering with a high kick that lands dead on, but still can’t put her out. Lilly tried to clinch but the blood is now all over her face as Gianna managed to move backwards and circle away. Both women stand in the middle and exchange wildly, before Lilly tries for the clinch once again, but Gianna counters with a combination of punches, before her follow up jabs are countered by a stiff cross from Lilly. Not wanting to be that close Gianna steps back and connects with another stiff leg kick, before the women once again stand and exchange wild blows, soldily connecting before the round is called and they are sent to their corners.
Isaac Cohen’s Scorecard (Unofficial): 10-9 Howard (20-18 Howard)
ROUND THREE: Lilly starts round three with a big shovel hook attempt, but Gianna avoids it and goes once again back to the leg kick, buckling Lilly’s knee as she moves in and lands a straight right to the face! Lilly tries to recover and regain balance on that leg, but Gianna just launches another furious low kick, this time taking the leg completely out from under Lilly, clearly being in pain as she hits the mat. Gianna goes to follow up but the ref steps between them, calling off the fight and awarding the final championship bout of the night to “The Ghost” Gianna Howard.
Winner: Gianna Howard by TKO (Low Kick) at 1:09 Round 3
Statistics: Gianna Howard
Punches 48/60 (80%)
Kicks 14/14 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 62 s
Statistics: Lilly Dunne
Punches 5/28 (18%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/15 (40%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/4 (50%)
Time on the ground 62 s
Venue: Cox Pavilion
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 3,286
Gate: $542,190
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
Gianna Howard vs Lilly Dunne
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Lovelie Saint-Cyr, Alistair McKay
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