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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Ascension 351
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Gurgel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Micropop.
Gurgel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Gurgel throws a hook but Micropop avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Micropop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Micropop throws the left hand but Gurgel avoids the punch easily.
Micropop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#
It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
Micropop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gurgel misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Micropop counters by moving into the clinch.
Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Micropop controls his hands.
Micropop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gurgel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Micropop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Gurgel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Micropop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Micropop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel letting Micropop take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel.
Micropop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gurgel lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Gurgel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Micropop working aggressively here.
Micropop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurgel.
Micropop throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gurgel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Micropop.
A short body shot lands from Micropop as the two fighters clinch.
Gurgel is breathing heavily.
Gurgel lands a body punch.
Micropop lands an elbow that stopped Gurgel in his tracks for a moment.
Micropop misses with some punches.
Micropop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gurgel is defending well for now.
Micropop throws a head punch that misses.
Micropop throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel.
Micropop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Gurgel avoiding damage as Micropop throws knees to the body.
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!
Micropop blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Micropop misses with a punch on the inside.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Micropop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel lands a hook that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
Micropop throws a head punch that misses.
Micropop takes a shot to the head.
Micropop trying to stall but Gurgel improves his position.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Micropop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Micropop lands a hook that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards. #CUT2#
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is getting worse.
Gurgel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
Micropop is trying to stall.
Micropop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
Gurgel lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel blocking some punches.
Gurgel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
Gurgel avoids a wild elbow strike from Micropop.
Knees in the clinch landing for Micropop.
Gurgel tries a body shot but Micropop blocks it.
Gurgel can't find room to land a body shot as Micropop controls the action.
Gurgel blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Micropop.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Micropop.
Micropop misses with a punch on the inside.
Micropop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Micropop.
Micropop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Micropop working aggressively here.
#T4#
Micropop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gurgels head.
Micropop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurgel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Gurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gurgel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gurgel lands with a right to the head.
Micropop blocks an uppercut.
Micropop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gurgel backwards.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Micropop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel pushes Micropop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gurgel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gurgel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurgel blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micropop.
Gurgel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klas Micropop will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Gurgel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Micropop.
Micropop throws a body kick that misses.
As Micropop tries to get set, Gurgel tries to push him back and clinch up but Micropop manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Gurgel takes the fight into the clinch.
Micropop has a couple of punches blocked by Gurgel.
Gurgel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Micropop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Micropop.
Micropop lands a body shot.
Micropop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Micropop blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Micropop.
Micropop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel lands a shoulder strike.
Micropop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Micropop swings wildly with an uppercut but Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Micropop misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gurgel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel tries to work over Micropop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Micropop misses with a punch on the inside.
Micropop lands a right hand.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klas Micropop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gurgel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Micropop lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Micropop.
Micropop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gurgels head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micropop.
Nice body punch from Micropop - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Micropop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Micropop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Micropop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Micropop.
Micropop misses with some punches.
Micropop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Micropop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Micropop misses with some punches.
Micropop blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Micropop wants to stall.
Micropop lands with a right to the head.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Micropop misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micropop. #T3#
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Micropop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel gets through Micropop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gurgel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Micropop lands a left hand.
#CUT2#
Jeez, Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Micropop working aggressively here.
Gurgel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micropop backwards.
Gurgel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micropop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Micropop.
Micropop misses with a punch on the inside.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micropop throws a punch but it's blocked by Gurgel.
Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Micropop controls his hands.
Micropop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Micropop scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joaozinho Gurgel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Klas Micropop!
Klas Micropop bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Ascension 344: Rebirth
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Gurgel ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
D Amato throws a jab when Gurgel was well out of range.
D Amato throws a shot to the body.
D Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurgel tries to counter by closing the distance.
D Amato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gurgel counters with a nice uppercut.
Gurgel tries to work over D Amato's front leg with a kick but D Amato checks it.
Gurgel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Gurgel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gurgel.
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gurgel.
Gurgel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Amato's elbow.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
We've been informed that Gurgel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
#T1##BC#
D Amato breaks the clinch.
A big right from Gurgel misses.
Donk. D Amato catches Gurgel right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Gurgel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amato connects with a right hand. Gurgel shakes it off.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurgel manages to avoid it.
Gurgel looks to land a body kick but D Amato moved away.
Gurgel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Gurgel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Amato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gurgel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by D Amato as he checks the leg kick.
Gurgel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Gurgel moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Gurgel tries to clinch but D Amato is having none of it.
D Amato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gurgel under the eye.
A big left from D Amato misses.
Gurgel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gurgel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but D Amato blocks it well.
Gurgel misses with a kick to the body
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
D Amato scores with a jab.
Gurgel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gurgel scores with a head kick. D Amato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
D Amato throws a hook but Gurgel avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gurgel!
D Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurgel cracks a nice hook into D Amato's ribs.#T3#
D Amato scores with a jab.
Gurgel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurgel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurgel is just out of range.
Gurgel swings widly with a right hand
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurgel tries to close the distance and clinch up but D Amato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Amato throws a body punch but Gurgel moves out of range.
Gurgel scores with a nice body kick.
D Amato throws a hook but Gurgel blocks it.
Gurgel throws out a counter right but D Amato avoids it with no problem.
Gurgel scores with a body shot.
D Amato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gurgel cracks D Amato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Gurgel misses
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gurgel catches D Amato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurgel scores with the left hand. D Amato knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Gurgel.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurgel manages to avoid it.#T4#
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gurgel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurgel is just out of range.
Gurgel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from D Amato misses.
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel avoids the body shot from D Amato.
Gurgel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
D Amato lands with an overhand left.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurgel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#
That has opened up Joaozinho Gurgel's cut even more.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaozinho Gurgel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and Gurgel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
D Amato blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from D Amato. Those never looked like landing.
D Amato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurgel wants to counter the offense by D Amato and move into the clinch position.
Gurgel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Gurgel manages to avoid it.
D Amato with a nice cross.
D Amato misses with a hook to the body
and Gurgel counters with a two punch combo.
D Amato lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato digs a good body shot into Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel misses with a straight left.
Gurgel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gurgel avoids the body shot from D Amato.
Gurgel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
D Amato throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT#
The cut above Joaozinho Gurgel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gurgel ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gurgel.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurgel was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Gurgel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gurgel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gurgel looks to land a right hand but D Amato moved out of range.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and D Amato moves out of range easily.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gurgel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gurgel punishes D Amato's body with a nice straight punch.
D Amato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato takes a swing at Gurgel's ribcage but misses. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but D Amato moved out of range nicely.
D Amato lands a right hook to the body.
Gurgel throws a front kick aimed at D Amato's knee but D Amato avoids it well.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Gurgel misses
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurgel moves away.
Gurgel cracks D Amato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gurgel throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gurgel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
D Amato takes a swing at Gurgel's ribcage but misses.
Gurgel falls off balance throwing a combination
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joaozinho Gurgel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael D Amato!
After the fight, Michael D Amato was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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