Fight Night Coverage: Ivan Calderon vs Giovanni Segura

How is everyone? I’m at a bar tonight, so I’m going to try my best to hit you with the FNF round-by-round.

Sorry for the delay, the first bout is underway for the show.

I have to set up here with snacks, beverages, etc… so I will be back in a few.

We got Michael Springer vs. Samuel Vargas.

Vargas s aggressive, Springer is slick. Good contrast of styles. Limited experience, obviously.

We’re heading into the 5th round of the opening bout. I am ashamed to say I have not seen a minute of it, although I’ve heard the Colonel excitedly rambling in the background.

Vargas wins split decision.

Benny Ricardo is with Calderon…

“I know he’s going to come out strong. He’s going to come out doing everything. I know I got to be careful, just hit when I got the moment to him him. Move around. Use 24 by 24 and just throw my punches.” – Calderon

Benny Ricardo is with Segura now…

“It’s a pleasure to be here. I’m happy with the people. The way they take boxing here. They take is so serious. I feel like I’m more popular here than in LA.”

Benny… “The ring is 24 by 24, very big ring.”

“That’s right, but I’m ready. My legs are strong. I’m going to press him. The hunter is going to chase his pray.” – Segura

More from Segura…

“All you guys are waiting for that moment. I’m waiting for that moment. Once he gets hit. He’s going to go down. He’s going to go down really hard.”

Alfredo Contreras 8-8-2, 5 KOs vs. Nicholson Poulard 14-3, 6 KOs

The Colonel just announced that this is 890th world title fight.

Jose Gonzalez vs Hector Marengo

This one is scheduled for 6.

The Colonel is saying some funny stuff.

Entertaining opening round. Gonzalez pushed the pace and had the better of it. He switched to southpaw early, much to the Colonel’s frustration.

Gonzalez is back to orthodox to start the second. Now he’s back to southpaw. Benny’s also doesn’t like it when Gonzalez switches up. I have to agree that he’s more effective when he sticks to righty. He’s starting to put a hurt on Marengo. Marengo in big trouble here. Gonzalez now goes back to southpaw… “What in the name of god is he doing switching back to southpaw!?” – The Colonel.

Marengo is fighting back hard, although he’s still not looking too fresh. Heavy shots being landed. Marengo manages to survive the onslaught, and we’re heading to round 3.

“Sorry folks if I started cussing, but I love this sport and I love this fight.” – Sheridan

Henry Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KOs) vs. Omri Lowther (14-1, 10 KOs), lightweights, 10 rounds

Gonzalez back to righty. He’s stalking Marengo to start the 3rd. Gonzalez keeps switching up, which is greatly upsetting Sheridan and Ricardo. Marengo is circling away, while Gonzalez stalks. The Colonel is yelling at Gonzalez to stay right handed. This round has been a lot slower than the frantic 2nd. “Ridiclous!” – The Colonel. “Gonzalez is winning it, but he’s making it difficult. I tell you, he can’t do this and he can’t get away with this when he steps up in class.”

We’re in the fourth. Gonazles pushing forward, switching back and forth, etc. Nothing too thrilling to report.

Gonzalez just landed a huge uppercut that dropped Marengo… from the southpaw stance. Margeno is up at 6. He looks very unsteady though. Down he goes. He is struggling to get up. But he’s up. This fight needs to be stopped. Gonzalez just landed another hard uppercut. Marengo now seems to maybe have his feet. No, he doesn’t. But he does force a clinch. Less than 30 seconds left int he round. Marengo has forced another clinch. Marengo is fighting back here. he’s not looking good though. He just ate a couple big shots… another big one just at the bell. Somehow Marengo kept his footing and didn’t go down again.

We’re in the 6th. The Colonel feels Marengo should not have been allowed to come out for this round. He’s lost every round, he was badly hurt in the 5th. Can’t disagree that letting this go on is kind of pointless. The doctor is going to take a look at Marengo. Blood is pouring from his nose. They are letting this go on. Gonzalez just unloaded with a couple of right hands. Marengo is firing back though. The ref jumps in and stops it. Good move.

McWilliams Arroyo vs Jiovanne Fuentes

Marlon B. Wright is ref. They meet in the middle. Lundy is the aggressor. Lowther, orthodox, using his jab to head and body, giving angles. Lundy moving forward but not behund anything. They tangle in the corner. Both land a couple, nothing too clean. One minute left. Lowther picking off occasional punches. Lowther’s round.

Lowther 10-9

Lowther still using the jab. His right doesn’t look that strong. Lundy still standing in front but not throwing. Lowther, of course, is southpaw. Lundy throws lead left. Miles away. Lowther moving well, confident. Lundy not doing much to try to win rounds, maybe looking for KO. Thirty seconds left. Lowther takes it.

Lowther 20-18

I missed much of the first round I’m afraid to say. Juan Manuel Lopez is talking with Benny Ricardo at ringside. “You’re going to see a war. I’m going to come right at him. Not going to take a step to the side.”

Not much changing. Lundy still not opening up, just walking in with hands up. Lowther still boxing, not wasting much energy. I’m not sure how cautious he is of Lundy’s power.

Lowther 30-27

Nothing much happening in round 2. At one stage, Arroyo had Fuentes on the ropes and unloaded with a few heavy shots. Otherwise, it’s mainly Fuentes circling way with Arroyo pushing. Ricardo has been critical of Arroyo for not going to the body at all.

Lowther trying to pick his spots. He’s not using his feet as much anymore since Lundy isn’t throwing a lot. He’s comfortable near the corners as well as center of the ring. Lowther really doesn’t have a right hand. I’m sure I mistyped earlier. Lowther is southpaw, Lundy is orthodox.

Lowther 40-36

Ricardo just pointed out that the 24*24 ring is giving Fuentes a lot of room to stay away. We’ll see how that helps Calderon in the main event. Arroyo has now got Fuentes up against the ropes and is going to work. Fuentes seems comfortable enough though right now, although he’s done little offensively himself and is clearly losing. He did just land a decent right though.

This has basically been a waste of a special Saturday FNF edition. No entertainment at all. Apparently Teddy has a different card with Lundy leading 39-37. When Lundy lets his hands go, he is wide or short. Not a good way to win rounds. He landed power shots to take it, and with such a sorry fight I’ll give it to him.

Lowther 49-46

We’re in the fourth here. Fuentes is spending more time with his back to the ropes, although Arroyo isn’t really doing much about it. This fight is short on thrills. Now Fuentes is back on the ropes, with Arroyo getting a bit done, although nothing too heavy. There’s the bell.

Lundy looks a little anxious. Maybe he found a place for his power, maybe he thinks he’s down. Lundy is trying to counter more this round. The problem is Lowther is too. So they’re just looking at each other.

Lowther 58-56

We’re moving into the 6th round here. Nothing new to report. The ring card girl is trying to get the crowd worked up. She’s not having much luck it appears.

Lundy is timing Lowther’s jab more and trying to beat him to it. Lowther is faster. He’s also slighter and not as strong, but by this fight who would know. Lowther might know by now how infrequently Lundy punches.

Lowther 68-65

This one is coming to a close. I think we can expect 60-54 scores.

Lundy is frustrating to watch. I don’t remember him being like this in his previous bout. Maybe he plays to his opponent. He’s landing more than Lowther and seems to have rocked him.

Lowther 77-75.

The anthems are underway, so I imagine the main-event will be starting sometime soon.

Lundy is having a decent round because Lowther is holding back. Lundy has his D up nice right now. He shook Lowther with a body shot. Left hook.

Lowther 86-85

The anthems are over. “I’ve got goosebumps. The hairs are standing up on the back of my neck. The atmosphere is absolutely sensational!!” – Sheridan

Finally. This snoozefest can’t end soon enough. Lundy trips up the jab. Now both are deciding to let go. Teddy has Lundy up 89-82. Lowther goes down, but it’s a slip. Lundy landing harder shots. Best round, easily. Not saying much.

Draw 95-95

Lundy wins unanimous decision. Scores coming soon.

Calderon going hard to start. He’s pressing, but Calderon just spun him around. Action in the middle of the ring. Calderon with a right hand. Segura jumps in, but misses. He misses again. Calderon ties him up. Calderon with a jab. Segura tries to go downstairs, but lands low and is warned. Segura misses with a right. He’s pushing forward, but not landing. He misses again with a right hand. Calderon circling away. Calderon looking in command so far. He ties Segura up along the ropes. Segura misses with a right hand, and gets tied up again. Segura pushing forward, as Calderon circles away. Now the action is back int he middle of the ring. Segura constantly moving forward. Calderon pops Segura with a left. Calderon ties Segura up. Calderon backing up comfortably. Segura lands a hook that is low. Calderon sticks the jab. There’s the bell. Good opening round for Calderon.

Segura is immediately told to keep his punches up. He goes low again. He tries to flurry hard but Calderon picks it off and counters well. Segura keeps coming forward though. he’s winging heavy shots. Calderon sliding away to the side. The Colonel commented earlier about the fighters heads almost coming together. With the southpaw/orthodox match-up, a clash of heads is always a danger. Segura keeps coming forward. Calderon sliding away to his side. Segura pushes forward and wings a shot to the body, before getting tied up. Segura gets tied up. Segura misses again. he is closing the distance though and making Calderon really use his legs. That might catch up to Calderon as the fight moves on given his age. There’s another clinch. Segura marching forward and gets tied up again. Calderon with a jab. Calderon with another jab as Segura chases. “This 24 foot ring is tailor made for Calderon” – Sheridan. Segura keeps landing low. There’s the bell.

Segura goes right after Calderon to start the 3rd. Calderon sliding away to his right, and then forces a clinch. Calderon with a jab as Segura comes in. Calderon slips quickly away to his left as Segura chases. “Everything is going Calderon’s way in the big ring.” – The Colonel. Calderon backing away, pecking away, and moving. And forcing clinches. Segura marching forward though. He’s never stopped chasing. He’s missing with just about everything though. Segura winging his shots. Now he’s tied up again. Segura trying to work the body. Calderon blocking shots, and slipping away. Segura trying to dig downstairs. He’s not having much luck landing though. Calderon isn’t landing all that much himself though. he is popping the jab though. There’s a clinch. Segura keeps moving forward. Segura tries to flurry to the body. Segura misses badly with a right hand. Calderon dances away.

Segura on the attack to start the 4th. Calderon moving to his left. now to his right. Calderon circling away. Now he ties Segura up. Segura with a hook that lands to the side of Calderon’s head. Calderon with an uppercut. Segura with an uppercut that might have glanced. Calderon slips away to the side again. Segura keeps pushing forward. Segura lands a right hand. Segura digging to the body. Segura doing some good work ehre. Calderon has his back to the ropes. Seugra is fring away. he’s digging to the body he’s landing some heavy shots. Calderon is trying to counter, but he’s got his back to the ropes. SEugra is waling away! Calderon forces a clinch and finally dances away. Seugra is just wingng shots. Now Calderon has his back tot he ropes on the other side of the ring. Great action here. Segura is really putting it on. Calderon is dancing away. Now his back is to the ropes on the other side. he’s backing up. Segura isn’t stopping!

Smart of Segura to attack the body. Hard to catch Ironboy with a clean head shot

Segura immediately on the attack as usual. Calderon dances away. he’s now got his back to the ropes, and slips away. Seugra is digging to the body. Calderon is trying to get some space. He’s got his back to the ropes again. Segura digs to the body. Segura with an uppercut. Segura just doesn’t stop punching. Calderon popping in some counters, but he’s getting out-muscled. Calderon is backing away. Segura is chasing. Calderon moving away to his lef.t Now to his right. Segura keeps pushing. he’s now got Calderon ont he ropes. he catches him with a left. he’s wailing away with Calderon in the corner. Calderon goes down! it’s ruled a slip! Calderon is in trouble. Calderon forces a clinch. Segura doesn’t stop throwing. He keeps winging shots. Calderon is looking in rough shape. Calderon is getting battered. Seugra has Calderon trapped in the corner. He’s trying to fight back. he lands a counter. He’s in trouble though. Seugra doesn’t stop throwing. Calderon trying to survive. Segura pushes him into the ropes. Calderon tries to clinch. Segura just doesn’t stop punching. Calderon backs into the ropes. There’s the bell! What a round! Calderon in huge trouble!

Segura going right after him. Calderon trying to dance away. He’s immediately trapped on the ropes. Segura is winging heavy shots here. Calderon on the ropes. He’s trying to counter. But he’s getting tagged. Calderon trying to fight back as the action goes back tot he middle of the ring. Segura is just too strong though. Calderon forces a clinch. i can’t see how Calderon can lastm uch longer. he just ate a big uppercut. he’s got his back to the ropes. Segura banging away with Calderon ont he ropes. Segura just keeps throwing. Winging lefts and right. Calderon with a huge counter right hand. Calderon with another big counter. Great heart from Calderon. he’s getting the worst of it, but he’s firing back with heavy shots! Awesome stuff from Calderon! This ie amazing! He forces a clinch. Actin back in the middle of the ring. Now Segura forces Calderon into the ropes again. Calderon forces a clinch. Calderon dances away now. Segura chases him. Now Segura has Calderon int he corner, but calderon slips away. Calderon with a huge counter! Huge shot by Calderon! Segura though keeps comiing forward!! Calderon backin away. Calderon cirfcling away. Seugra wings a right hand. Calderon with a counter! This is incredible! Segura wings another shot just before the bell. Wow!!!

Calderon on the attack to start the round. Calderon circling away to his right. he pops a jab and slips away. he’s on his toes. Segura wings a right tha tmisses. Calderon with a jab and forces a clinch. Calderon on his toes, moving away to his right. Segura pushes him into the ropes. Calderon with a counter. he slips away. Seugra chases. he pushes Calderon into the ropes. Segura is chasing. Calderon circling away. “Everybody is on their feet.” – Ricardo. There’s another clinch. Segura marches forward. Calderon dances away. Calderon misses with a counter and there’s another clinch. Calderon backing away as Segura digs to the body. Segura keeps coming forward. Calderon with a really nice counter and forces a clinch. “That’s a 35 year old guy still doing it.” – The Colonel. Segura pushes forward, tries to bang to the body and gets tied up. Calderon moving back into the ropes and forces another clinch. Segura on the chase. Calderon moving and moving. Segura chasing and chasing. Another clinch. Calderon with a jab. Now he slips away again.

Segura pushing forward. Calderon moves back into the corner. Seugra trying to land his right hand, as Calderon slips away to his right. Calderon with his back to the ropes. Segura tryng to wing shots. Segura with a left. Calderon now moves away fromt he ropes back to the middle of the ring. he lands a jab. Segura keeps firing. He pushes Calderon intot he ropes. he hooks to the body. he bangs to the body again. Calderon is suddenly trapped in the corner again. Seugra with a big shot! Down goes Calderon! he’s down! The count reaches 8. 9. he’s out! it’s over!!!!

thx for the rbr…..body work seemed to payed off.

wow, I wish I had got the PPV now. I was so close to ordering.

Toney is in the ring. Couture is just entering.

Benny Ricardo is with Calderon….

“Before anything else, I’d like to give thanks to my fans.” – Calderon

I should mention that Benny is asking the questions in Spanish and translating Calderon’s answers…

“I made the wrong decision with the strategy. I went toe to toe and it was a mistake.”

Thank you for the coverage. Looks like my Pick ’em game standing is going to drop even further! Oh well. the folks who put triples on Segura will be looking good.

Calderon says he’s going to take some time off and come back next year.

Opening bell. Fifteen seconds in Couture takes him to the ground and is on top pounding away. Toney lying there, Couture on top.

Couture pounding away still. Toney trying to hold on, keep Couture close to him. Couture has Toney on the fence and is striking his face.

Couture is choking Toney. Toney isn’t very responsive, but is conscious. Toney looks totally out of his element. Couture on top again.

It’s over.

Couture wins by choke.

That’s the extent of my MMA coverage. I wish I watched Segura’s win.