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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Tamad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saunders lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Saunders is predictable there
and Tamad counters with a two punch combo.
Tamad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tamad scores with a punch to the head.
Saunders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saunders. Saunders obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tamad connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Kip Saunders has been cut.
Tamad cracks a nice hook into Saunders's ribs.
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!
Saunders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Saunders misses
and Tamad counters with a right hand to the body.
Saunders throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
so Tamad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tamad is standing up over Saunders. Saunders looks to escape but Tamad dives into side control.
#REVR#
Saunders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saunders tries to get out of the position.
Tamad happy to just control the position for now.
Tamad advances nicely into full mount. #T1#
Saunders is looking to get to half guard.
Tamad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Tamad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Saunders tries to lock up and control but Tamad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tamad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Saunders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamad controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad is continuing to stall.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kip Saunders's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Saunders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamad's calf.
We've been told by Saunders's head coaches at Team Meanor MMA™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saunders misses with a low kick.
Saunders thows a leg kick but Tamad checks it
enabling Tamad to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tamad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamad works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Saunders misses
and Tamad counters with a stiff right hand.
Juan Tamad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Saunders throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
Tamad checks a low kick from Saunders.
A head kick misses from Saunders.
Saunders lands with a slapping head kick.
Tamad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad thuds his right hand into Saunders's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saunders throws a wild hook but Tamad just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Saunders gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tamad raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
A relieved looking Juan Tamad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
AD363: Winter is Coming
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Tamad throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Little moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Little moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Little lands a nice hook to Tamad's body. Tamad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Tamad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little scores with a hook.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Little clinches.
Little working aggressively here.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Little.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little jumps guard but Tamad stands there with Little around his waist. Little gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Tamad blocking some punches.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Little 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.
A short uppercut from Little.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Little scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Little misses with the head strike.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamad's elbow.
Little lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Little up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
A short body shot lands from Little as the two fighters clinch.
Little being controlled against the cage.
Tamad pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamad.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Little.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Tamad controls the action.
Tamad slows down the pace here.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Little fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Tamad controlling the action here for a moment.
Tamad blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little dominated that round.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice shot by Little.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Tamad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Tamad.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little. #T1#
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tamad blocking some punches.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tamad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Tamad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Little.
Little tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.#CL2#
Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little. #T2#
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamad.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tamad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Little lands a right hand.
Little misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Tamad breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamad leaning against his opponent.
Tamad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little fails to pull guard.
#T3#
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Roger Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Tamad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Little scores with a jab. Tamad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little.
Little takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Roger Little has been cut.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Little wants to counter the offense by Tamad and move into the clinch position.
Little tries to clinch up
and Tamad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roger Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tamad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamad misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little tries to bum rush Tamad with a series of wild strikes but Tamad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tamad. #ROC#
Little is rocked!
Tamad fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little misses with a hook to the body
#TD#
and Tamad counters with a single leg into guard. Little didn't expect that.
Tamad stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Tamad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamad's guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roger Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Little tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tamad trying to control from half guard but Little is working away.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad stalling.
Little is looking to control Tamad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad is trying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Little trying to control from the bottom.
Tamad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tamad continues to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Tamad with a hook.#CL2#
Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T2##TD2#
Little pulls guard effortlessly.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Little wants to stand up but Tamad is controlling him.
Tamad tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard. #T3#
Tamad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Little keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamad slips under a jab from Little.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Tamad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roger Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tamad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Little closes the distance but Tamad moves to the side
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamad.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamad finish him?
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Tamad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Little throws a right hand that Tamad ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamad also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Little darts in and clinches Tamad up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad wants to break free but Little has control.
Come on Tamad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Little seems to have recovered his senses.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamad misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Little!
Roger Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
AD357: Long Vs Kaepernick
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Tamad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tamad scores with a jab. Wei acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD2#
Tamad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wei did well to prevent Tamad getting side control.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wei preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wei manages to get to full guard.
Wei controls Tamad momentarily but Tamad frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei has control of Tamad's left arm, preventing Tamad from doing any damage. #SUB#
Wei is looking for a triangle but Tamad pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Wei keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wei pulls Tamad in close to prevent any damage.
Wei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wei trying to control the position.
Wei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamad. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wei scores with a kick to the body.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tamad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tamad throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wei to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Tamad lands.
Tamad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamad shoots in looking for a takedown. Wei tries to sprawl out of it but Tamad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamad has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zhengtao Wei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamad's calf.
Tamad misses with an uppercut. Wei saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wei.
Wei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wei throws a leg kick but Tamad moved away.
Wei throws a solid leg kick but Tamad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wei.
Wei misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tamad or perhaps it was just good defense by Wei, which made it look bad. #T3#
Wei throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Wei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tamad.
Tamad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tamad checks the leg kick.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
That kick from Wei tenderised Tamad's leg. Tamad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tamad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wei throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad connects with a looping right hand.
Tamad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamad throws a looping overhand right but Wei ducks down to avoid it.
Tamad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wei lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
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!
Wei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamad looks to throw the jab but Wei is out of range.
Tamad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamad connects with a single shot there.
Tamad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zhengtao Wei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tamad.
Wei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick from Wei.
Tamad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamad throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamad misses the target.
Wei throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Wei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wei. That did some damage!
Wei is looking to wear down Tamad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamad.
Wei takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wei tries to counter with a takedown but Tamad is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhengtao Wei dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Wei there.
Tamad is looking to clinch.
Wei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Wei throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Wei lands with a good body shot.
Wei throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tamad.
Wei lands a jab to the head.
Wei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Wei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Wei feinted with a counter takedown.
Tamad misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Tamad there.
Tamad throws a nice head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Zhengtao Wei has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wei checks a leg kick nicely.
Wei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Wei scores with a nice strike.
Tamad checks a leg kick nicely.
Wei tries to land a front kick but Tamad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tamad throws a low kick but Wei moves out of range easily.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamad can do to turn this around?
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Wei moves out of range easily.
Tamad throws a big shot that misses.
Tamad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wei misses with a wild combination.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Wei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamad.
A quick step to the side and Wei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wei manages to avoid it.
Wei throws a solid leg kick but Tamad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wei.
Wei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wei lands a right hook 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!
Tamad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wei throws a leg kick but Tamad checks it.
Wei circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Wei misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Wei there.
Wei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD2#
Tamad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tamad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tamad is trying to ground and pound but Wei uses the momentary lack of control by Tamad to regain half guard. #T3#
Tamad stalling away here and it's allowed Wei to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB#
Wei is looking for a triangle but Tamad pushes his legs off easily.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tamad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tamad scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamad stopping the sweep attempt from Wei.
Tamad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamad throws a strike but Wei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Wei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tamad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zhengtao Wei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zhengtao Wei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tamad misses with a wild combination.
Tamad staying out of range there.
Wei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tamad tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wei tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Wei.
Tamad misses with a wild combination.
Wei lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei throws a leg kick but Tamad checks it.
Wei misses with a straight left.
Wei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamad's calf.
Tamad checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T1#
Tamad lands with an uppercut that bounces Wei off the cage and back into range.
Tamad tries to clinch #TD#
and Wei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tamad controls Wei momentarily but Wei frees himself.
Tamad is looking to sweep but instead, Wei has passed into half guard.
Wei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tamad trying to hold on to Wei's head to control him but Wei postures up.
Tamad manages to get to full guard.
#T2#
Wei with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tamad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wei won't allow Tamad to sweep him here.
Tamad is trying to control the position but Wei postures up.
Wei content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad keeping moving, preventing Wei from controlling successfully. #T3#
Tamad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wei puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zhengtao Wei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamad trying to control here.
#SUB#
Wei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Tamad is defending against the submission attempts here by Wei.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Tamad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zhengtao Wei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wei connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Wei lands.
Tamad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zhengtao Wei is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tamad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wei can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Tamad. That snapped Wei's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhengtao Wei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhengtao Wei!
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Event:
AD352: Doolittle Vs Long
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Seyedi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seyedi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seyedi!
Seyedi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seyedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamad.
Seyedi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamad's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tamad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamad.
Tamad tries to close the distance and clinch but Seyedi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Seyedi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seyedi duly obliges.
Seyedi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Tamad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seyedi misses with a two punch combination.
Seyedi throws a head kick that half lands.
Tamad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seyedi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tamad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT#
It looks like Juan Tamad has been cut.
A shot to the body from Seyedi misses #TD2#
and Tamad counters with a shoot takedown. Seyedi fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Seyedi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tamad lands a couple of digs.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses.
Tamad throws an elbow that misses. Seyedi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tamad's guard. Nice move by Seyedi!#REVR#
Seyedi stands and throws Tamad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Seyedi is trying to get an arm triangle but Tamad is defending well.
Seyedi tries to stand but Tamad is controlling his head. #T2#
Seyedi trying to control the action but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Tamad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seyedi working the ground and pound but Tamad is defending the strikes.
Seyedi tries to score with some ground and pound. Tamad controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Seyedi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Seyedi's best efforts.#T3#
Tamad gets full guard.
Seyedi is looking to work some ground and pound but Tamad has wrist control.
Tamad controlling the position.
Seyedi stopping the sweep attempt from Tamad.
Tamad being controlled here, momentarily.
Seyedi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Seyedi won't allow Tamad to sweep him here.
Seyedi wants to stand but Tamad is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tamad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ali Seyedi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Seyedi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad lands a nice shot that snaps Seyedi's head back.
Tamad moves out of range of the leg kick from Seyedi.
Seyedi misses with a low kick.
Seyedi misses with a right hand
and Tamad counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamad motions for Seyedi to come forward. Tamad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Tamad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Tamad tries to counter it with a takedown but Seyedi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
A big right from Tamad misses.
Seyedi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seyedi lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tamad.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seyedi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Seyedi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Seyedi dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Seyedi is just out of range.
Seyedi loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Tamad connects with a crisp jab.
Tamad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seyedi's corner calls for a 1-2. Seyedi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD2#
Seyedi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tamad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seyedi wants to sweep here but Tamad controlling him for the moment.
Seyedi controlling Tamad's posture.
Tamad forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Seyedi taking some punishment here, with Tamad in his half guard.
Tamad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juan Tamad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seyedi taking some punishment here, with Tamad in his half guard.
Seyedi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tamad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tamad throws a strike but Seyedi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seyedi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seyedi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seyedi is trying to control the position but Tamad postures up.
Tamad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tamad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seyedi's head.
Seyedi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamad looking to sit in guard and control but Seyedi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tamad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Seyedi is trying to control the position but Tamad postures up. #T3#
Tamad landing with the ground and pound.
Seyedi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tamad connects with a couple of short punches.
Tamad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seyedi's head.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tamad scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seyedi has Tamad pulled in close to control his posture.
Seyedi keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seyedi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tamad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seyedi circles away.
Tamad blocks a leg kick.
Tamad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seyedi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tamad.
Seyedi misses with a low kick as Tamad jumps back.
Tamad throws a series of punches but Seyedi avoids them all with ease.
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
That's time! Seyedi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Seyedi connects with a right hand. Tamad shakes it off.
Tamad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tamad misses with a straight left.
Tamad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seyedi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seyedi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamad's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws an off balance right hand
and Tamad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seyedi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Tamad blocks the body kick.
Tamad blocks a low kick nicely.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Seyedi moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Seyedi as he connects with a hook.
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Seyedi moves away and avoids it.
Tamad takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses.
Seyedi just misses with a punch to the body.
Seyedi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tamad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamad throws a series of punches but Seyedi avoids them all with ease.
Tamad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seyedi's hands.
Seyedi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamad throws a looping overhand right but Seyedi ducks down to avoid it.
Tamad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seyedi throws a leg kick but Tamad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Tamad tries to counter it with a takedown but Seyedi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tamad stalks Seyedi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seyedi's face. Seyedi staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad throws a low kick but Seyedi moves out of range easily.
A big left from Tamad misses.
Seyedi tries to counter by clinching up but Tamad breaks away and moves out of range.#T2#
Tamad shoots in looking for a takedown. Seyedi tries to sprawl out of it but Tamad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seyedi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Seyedi.#TD2#
Seyedi gets caught napping as Tamad dives in and scores a takedown. Seyedi manages to retain guard.
Seyedi looking to control.
Tamad stopping the sweep attempt from Seyedi.
Seyedi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seyedi looking for a sweep. Not yet Seyedi, not yet. #T3#
Seyedi keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seyedi controlling Tamad's posture.
Tamad throwing strikes from guard but Seyedi blocks nicely.
Tamad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tamad is looking to clinch. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lazy left from Tamad finds it's target.#TD2#
Tamad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Seyedi's guard.
Seyedi controlling Tamad's posture.
Tamad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seyedi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Seyedi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Tamad.
I think Tamad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Tamad!
After winning the bout, Juan Tamad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
AD347: Donkey Kong
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurellius.
Aurellius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurellius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tamad throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurellius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamad's knee momentarily.
Tamad misses with an uppercut. Aurellius saw that one coming.
Aurellius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tamad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Aurellius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurellius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurellius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
Tamad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aurellius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aurellius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurellius moves away.
Tamad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tamad jabs Aurellius to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamad digs a good body shot into Aurellius's ribs.
Tamad lands with an uppercut that bounces Aurellius off the cage and back into range.
Tamad misses with a body punch
and Aurellius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurellius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aurellius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad tries to clinch there but Aurellius circles away.
Aurellius tries to counter by clinching up but Tamad breaks away and moves out of range.
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Aurellius moves away and avoids it.
Tamad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurellius throws out the jab.
Aurellius blocks the body kick.
Tamad misses with a series of wild punches.
Aurellius misses the jab.
Tamad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurellius.
Aurellius throws a leg kick but Tamad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aurellius dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
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!
Tamad throws a right and a left that Aurellius avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurellius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aurellius lands a lovely overhand right.
Tamad tries to clinch up.
Aurellius checks a leg kick nicely.
Aurellius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Tamad misses.
Aurellius misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Aurellius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
Aurellius slips a jab from Tamad.
Aurellius misses with a left hand
and Tamad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.
#T3##KD#
Aurellius connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tamad to the floor! Aurellius dives in looking for the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Juan Tamad has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurellius looks to land a strike but Tamad avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tamad keeping moving, preventing Aurellius from controlling successfully.
Aurellius stopping the sweep attempt from Tamad.
Aurellius pushing down on Tamad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aurellius throwing shots but Tamad is blocking nicely.
Tamad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurellius is working away from the top position though.
Aurellius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurellius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tamad defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad is trying to control but can't.
#T4#
Tamad is looking for a sweep. Aurellius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tamad is staying active underneath Aurellius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tamad is controlling Aurellius's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aurellius is controlling the pace.
Tamad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aurellius lands a couple of digs.
Aurellius with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurellius's guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurellius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tamad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aurellius scores with a push kick.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurellius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamad can do to turn this around?
Aurellius fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Tamad as Aurellius shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Tamad as he connects with a hook.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurellius.
Aurellius takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius misses with a body kick.
Tamad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aurellius counters with a head kick. That will keep Tamad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #CL#
Aurellius moves into range and clinches up with Tamad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurellius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurellius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Aurellius lands an uppercut.
Aurellius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tamad can't find room to land a body shot as Aurellius controls the action.
Aurellius has Tamad pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Aurellius breaks from the clinch.
Tamad cracks the inside of Aurellius's front leg.
Aurellius with a nice cross.
Aurellius throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurellius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aurellius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aurellius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aurellius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurellius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurellius lands a head kick!
Aurellius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tamad digs a good body shot into Aurellius's ribs.
Tamad cracks Aurellius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marcus Aurellius is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Aurellius tries to keep at a distance but Tamad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamad misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aurellius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamad letting Aurellius take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tamad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aurellius prevents it.
Tamad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Aurellius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad tries to work over Aurellius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurellius lands a shoulder strike.
Tamad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tamad.
Tamad tries to throw a body punch but Aurellius avoids it by throwing Tamad back against the cage.
Tamad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aurellius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aurellius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurellius.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurellius.
Tamad misses with a body punch.
Tamad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tamad fails to land.
Tamad is trying to break the clinch but Aurellius has him pressed against the cage.
Aurellius lands a left hand.
Aurellius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurellius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aurellius.
Tamad misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
A shot in the inside from Aurellius.
Aurellius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus Aurellius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurellius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad can't find room to land a body shot as Aurellius controls the action.
A short uppercut from Aurellius.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurellius.
Tamad is breathing heavily.
Aurellius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tamad effectively controlling the action here.
Aurellius controlling the action here for a moment.
Aurellius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aurellius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurellius.
Aurellius cracks Tamad with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Aurellius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Tamad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A head kick misses from Aurellius.
Tamad cracks Aurellius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurellius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurellius avoids the body shot from Tamad.
Tamad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurellius was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamad.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Aurellius.
Tamad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurellius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurellius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamad works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurellius ducks right into an uppercut from Tamad.
Tamad misses with an uppercut
and Aurellius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamad throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurellius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tamad in his tracks. #T1#
Tamad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tamad wants it to stay on the feet.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurellius is just out of range.#CL2#
Tamad clinches with his opponent.
Aurellius lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamad.
Aurellius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aurellius lands a left hand.
Tamad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tamad.
Aurellius misses with the head strike.
Aurellius misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurellius throws a head punch that misses.
Tamad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tamad is trying to maintain a safe position but Aurellius gets an underhook and turns Tamad into the cage.
Tamad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aurellius.
Tamad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Tamad swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurellius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Tamad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
Tamad prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Aurellius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamad tries for a takedown but Aurellius manages to get underhooks.
Tamad tries to throw a body punch but Aurellius avoids it by throwing Tamad back against the cage.
Tamad blocks an uppercut.
Tamad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tamad lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Tamad breaks from the clinch.
Tamad looks for the body kick but Aurellius saw that one coming.
Tamad lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.#T3#
Tamad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tamad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurellius can pounce on him.
Aurellius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurellius moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurellius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurellius takes one on the button.
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tamad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurellius moves out of range as Tamad strikes.
Aurellius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurellius checks a leg kick.
Tamad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tamad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Tamad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurellius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurellius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Tamad tries to counter it with a takedown but Aurellius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aurellius cracks Tamad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tamad throws a hook but Aurellius avoids it easily.
Tamad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aurellius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aurellius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcus Aurellius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamad throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurellius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Aurellius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tamad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurellius's elbow.
Tamad blocks a body shot from Aurellius.
Tamad misses with the head strike.
Aurellius pushes Tamad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurellius prevents a body shot from Tamad.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Aurellius.
Well Aurellius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Aurellius!
A less than humble Marcus Aurellius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
AD340: Lighthouse
Date: Mar 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Gai throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gai. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gai presses Tamad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Gai breaks from the clinch.
Gai throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Tamad needs to keep his hands up - Gai had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Gai closes the distance and clinches.
Tamad's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tamad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Tamad.
Tamad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Tamad - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Gai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tamad clinches up with Gai and pushes him back against the cage.
Tamad struggles to land a body shot inside as Gai controls his hands.
Tamad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gais head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Gai jumps guard and drags Tamad to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamad. #T1#
Tamad is fighting to break Gai's control of his arms but Gai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tamad postures up in Gai's guard and throws a big left but Gai blocks it.
Tamad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tamad is looking to work some ground and pound but Gai has wrist control.
Tamad looking to sit in guard and control but Gai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tamad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gai is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Gai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Tamad wants to sweep here but Gai controlling him for the moment.
Tamad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gai manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Tamad throwing strikes but missing.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Gai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamad postures up.
#T3#
Tamad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad postures up.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tamad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Tamad.
Tamad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gai connects with a body shot that sends Tamad's belly button to the back.#T4#
Tamad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gai on the side of the head.
Tamad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gai defends it well.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Gai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gai.
Tamad throws a push kick but Gai slaps the foot to one side.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Gai.
#CL2#
Tamad has Gai up against the cage in a clinch.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamad. #BC#
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tamad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai slows down the pace here.
Tamad managing to block the knees to the body from Gai.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tamad tests Gai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tamad lands a really nice looking cross but Gai seems unphased.
A head kick by Gai misses
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tamad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Gai.
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
Tamad scores with a hook to the body. Gai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Gai clinches up with Tamad and pushes him back against the cage.
Tamad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tamad struggles to land a body shot inside as Gai controls his hands.
Gai trying to land knees to the body.
Tamad misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tamad.
Tamad tries to score a body lock takedown but Gai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gai lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tamad.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tamad controls his hands.
#T1#
Gai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamad.
Gai looking to stall.
Gai working aggressively here.
#TD#
Gai has clasped his hands together around Tamad's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tamad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gai's best efforts.
Gai prevents Tamad from improving his position.
Gai trying to control the action but Tamad is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad is trying to stand back up but Gai is controlling him
Tamad is trying to get back to full guard.#T2##SUB#
Gai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tamad sees it coming and defends easily.
Tamad is trying to stand.
Tamad manages to get to full guard.
Gai stopping the sweep attempt from Tamad.
Tamad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3#
Gai preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sum Yung Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Gai drives through and clinches with Tamad against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tamad.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gai obliges.
Gai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamad throws a head punch that misses.
Tamad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gai misses with a body punch.
Tamad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gai.
Tamad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Gai pulls Tamad into guard.
Tamad is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Gai keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gai is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gai trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamad looking for a sweep. Not yet Tamad, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sum Yung Gai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Tamad rushes Gai and presses him up against the cage.
Tamad misses with some punches.
Gai lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gai.
Tamad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamad.
Gai prevents a body shot from Tamad.
Gai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tamad or not.
Tamad blocks an elbow strike from Gai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gai tries to work over Tamad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gai.
Tamad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Gai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamad.
#TD#
Gai manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tamad wants to control from the top but Gai keeps moving.
Tamad throws an elbow that misses. Gai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tamad's guard. Nice move by Gai!#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamad is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Gai controlling the position.
Gai keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Gai looking to control.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gai looking for a sweep. Not yet Gai, not yet.
Gai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gai wants to sweep but no luck.
Gai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Tamad's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gai throws a head kick that misses.
Gai misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gai!
Juan Tamad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tamad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gai down.
Gai tries to improve position but can't.
Tamad working away.
Tamad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad trying to control the position but Gai is working away.
Tamad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gai some visible discomfort.
Tamad is working Gai over with some ground and pound from side control. #T4#
Gai is trying to improve his position.
Tamad tries to move to mount but Gai blocks the move with his legs.
Gai parries the strikes from Tamad easily there. Tamad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gai to escape.
Gai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai struggling a bit here.
Tamad misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamad lands some shots froms side control.
Tamad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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