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Event:
HFC 299 Viceroy vs Satan III
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from One.
One throws a body punch but Welsh moves out of range.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like One was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Welsh rushes One and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
One avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Welsh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Welsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
One works on Welsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Welsh looking to throw knees to the head but One is blocking nicely.
Welsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
One avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
One misses with some punches.
Welsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Welsh. #T1#
One lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
One lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Welsh is trying to maintain a safe position but One gets an underhook and turns Welsh into the cage.
Welsh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Welsh digs a right hand into One's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on One's gas tank.
One is trying to break the clinch but Welsh is controlling him.
One avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
One lands with a short shot to the head.
One misses with a punch on the inside.
One lands a left hand.
#ROC#
Welsh is rocked!
One misses with a punch on the inside.
Welsh is still on wobbly legs! Can One finish him?
One prevents a body shot from Welsh.
Welsh stalling in the clinch but One improves position.
A body shot lands from One.
Good body shot from One.
Welsh seems to have recovered his senses.
One lands a hook that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. One is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, One creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One swings away with an uppercut that misses.
One lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Welsh to his knees! One keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ay One!
A relieved looking Ay One 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:
HFC 294 Derksen vs Matthews 3
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Ua. #CUT2#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Mack Ua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Welsh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Welsh looking to control but instead Ua has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#SUB#
Welsh seems to be working for a kimura but Ua defends the submission attempt.
Ua is positioning himself well to prevent Welsh advancing to mount.
Ua is trying to control but can't.
Welsh is pressing down on Ua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ua is holding on for now.
Welsh is trying to control the action in half guard but Ua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ua won't allow Welsh to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ua is refusing to be controlled, as Welsh sits in half guard. #T1##SUB#
Welsh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ua doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Welsh.
Ua wants to control but Welsh is keeping busy.
#SU#
Welsh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Welsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welsh tries to clinch but Ua moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been hearing reports that Welsh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Welsh eats them both and turns towards Ua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T2#
Welsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ua.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Ua.#ROC2#
Welsh is rocked!#CL2#
Ua gets a clinch.
Welsh blocks a body shot from Ua.
Ua misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ua.
Oh Welsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ua creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Welsh's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Welsh drops to his knees and Ua pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Ua!
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Event:
HFC 288 Satan vs Wade
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Bueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Welsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bueller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Welsh somewhat.
Bueller thumps Welsh with a low kick.
Bueller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Welsh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been hearing reports that Welsh has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bueller scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Bueller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bueller cracks Welsh with an open hand slap.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bueller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bueller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Welsh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bueller is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Welsh has managed to clinch.
Welsh scores a nice knee 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!
Come on Welsh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bueller managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
#T1#
Bueller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Welsh lands a left hand.
#TD2#
Bueller pulls guard effortlessly.
Welsh postures up.
Bueller pulls Welsh in close to prevent any damage. #SU#
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Welsh moves into range and clinches up with Bueller.
Bueller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bueller has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Welsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Welsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueller controls his hands.
Bueller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Welsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueller lands with a short shot to the head.
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bueller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2##TD2#
Bueller decides to pull guard.
Bueller wants to sweep here but Welsh controlling him for the moment. #SU#
Welsh stands up and waves to Bueller to follow him.
Welsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Bueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Bueller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Welsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh wants to clinch.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bueller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bueller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bueller with a nice cross.#T3#
Bueller looks to land a combination but Welsh avoids it well.
Bueller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Welsh in his tracks. #ROC2#
Welsh is rocked!
Bueller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Welsh on the side of the head.
Oh Welsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueller throws an uppercut from hell that sends Welsh clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bueller stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Bueller!
A victorious Eric Bueller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
HFC 284 Catchmaer vs Viceroy
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handle swivels and escapes.
Welsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handle is fending him off so far but Welsh persists. Nope, Handle circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Handle's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Handle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Welsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Handle.
Welsh shoots in and drives through. Handle sprawls well.
Max Handle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.
Welsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Handle's waist but Handle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Welsh off to one side. #TD2#
Welsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Handle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Handle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Handle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving. #SU2#
Welsh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Handle, up you get!
Handle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh takes one on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Handle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Welsh counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Handle.#TD2#
Handle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SU2#
Welsh stands up and waves to Handle to follow him.
Good shot there by Handle.
Max Handle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Handle pushes him off.
Welsh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Handle tries to bum rush Welsh with a series of wild strikes but Welsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Welsh clinches.
Welsh blocks an uppercut.
Welsh misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handle can't break the clinch.
Welsh just leaning against Handle, taking a breather.
Handle tries to throw a body punch but Welsh avoids it by throwing Handle back against the cage. #T2#
Handle is trying to break the clinch but Welsh is controlling him.#BC2#
Welsh breaks from the clinch.
Handle scores with a sloppy right hand. Welsh should have avoided that one.
Welsh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Handle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Handle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Welsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Handle thows a left - swing and a miss! #KD#
Handle drops Welsh with a beautiful combination! Welsh stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Handle is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Welsh is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Handle pounces like a tiger and cracks Welsh with a vicious hook! Welsh is down but not out! Handle follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Max Handle!
A relieved looking Max Handle 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:
HFC Challengers 84
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Welsh has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Welsh.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
Artist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Welsh prevents Artist from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist connects with a body shot that sends Welsh's belly button to the back.
Welsh blocks a jab.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Artist is avoiding it.
Artist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Artist pushes him off.
Artist looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artist is trying to break the clinch but Welsh has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Welsh rushes Artist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like The Artist has been cut.
Artist tries to break free but Welsh pushes him back against the cage.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.#T1#
Artist tries to break the clinch but Welsh is controlling the position.
Welsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Artist's face.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Artist takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Welsh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
Welsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artist's efforts to push away.
Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Artist breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Welsh's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Artist as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Artist misses.
Welsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Artist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Welsh fails with the takedown.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Welsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Welsh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Artist! But no joy.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Welsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - Artist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artist finds it's way round the side to connect with Welsh's head.
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist misses with a wild combination.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artist throws a counter combo.
Artist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Artist swats away the attempt to clinch by Welsh.#T3#
Artist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Welsh under the eye.#CL#
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Welsh has double underhooks. #BC#
Welsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Artist throws a solid leg kick but Welsh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Artist.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Artist circles away.
Welsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Artist sprawls well. He's pushed Welsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Artist looks to land a combination. Welsh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welsh.
Artist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Welsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artist throws out the jab.
Welsh slips a jab and a cross from Artist.
#CL#
Welsh clinches.
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!
A short body shot lands from Welsh as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Welsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Artist.
Welsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artist throws out the jab.
Artist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Welsh is out of range and Artist settles back down. #CL#
Welsh pushes Artist up against the cage in a clinch.
Artist is trying to force a seperation but Welsh has the dominant position.#BC2#
Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Artist. No joy for Welsh on that attempt.
Artist works Welsh's body with a nice hook.
Welsh avoids the head kick by Artist.
A big right from Artist misses.
Artist keeps the fight on the outside.
Artist cracks Welsh with a good jab.
The Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Welsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welsh showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Artist kicks off Welsh and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Artist circles away.
The Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist misses with a wild combination.
#TD#
Welsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Welsh seems to be looking for submissions.
Welsh is trying to control. Artist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Welsh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Welsh is looking to stall here but Artist recovers full guard.
Artist is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Welsh is controlling him. #T1#
Welsh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Artist wants to stand up but Welsh is controlling him.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Artist keeps moving. #SU#
Artist is working an open guard so Welsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Welsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU#
Welsh stands up and waves to Artist to follow him. #T2#
Artist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Artist feints and then cracks Welsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welsh down.
Artist misses with a body shot.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welsh shoots in but Artist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.
#TD#
Welsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES2#
Artist has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Welsh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Welsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artist thows a leg kick but Welsh checks it
and Welsh counters with a series of strikes. Artist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Welsh closes the distance and clinches up with Artist, looking for a takedown. Welsh pushes Artist against the cage but Artist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Welsh back to the cage. Artist follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No luck for Welsh with that takedown attempt. #T3#
Artist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welsh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Artist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Welsh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Artist misses with a head kick.
TJ Welsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist scores with a nice body kick.
Artist looks to land a combination but Welsh avoids it well.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artist throws a front kick aimed at Welsh's knee but Welsh avoids it well.
Artist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Welsh cracks Artist with an open hand slap.#TD#
Welsh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Artist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Welsh is in Artist's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh stops Artist from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Welsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Artist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Artist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Artist pushes him off.
Welsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T4#
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Artist.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Artist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Artist tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Artist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Welsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Artist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Welsh tries to clinch but Artist moves out of range.
As Welsh backs off Artist throws a huge counter combo but Welsh manages to avoid it all.
Artist stuffs the takedown attempt from Welsh. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Welsh pushes Artist up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Welsh jumps guard but Artist stands there with Welsh around his waist. Welsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Welsh prevents Artist from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Artist misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Welsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.#CL#
Welsh forces Artist back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Artist breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Artist throws a series of punches but Welsh moves out of range.
Welsh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Artist manages to circle out of the way.
The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artist avoids it really well and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.
Artist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Welsh's head backwards.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Welsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC2#
Welsh is rocked!
Welsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Welsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Artist circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Welsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Artist defends well and Welsh ends up having to push Artist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
Welsh is holding his hands too far apart here. Artist throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Welsh is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Artist!
The Artist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
HFC Challengers 82
Date: Aug 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David Frank avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
Welsh looking to throw knees to the head but David Frank is blocking nicely.
David Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
Welsh tries to land knees in the clinch but David Frank avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
David Frank has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Welsh is trying to keep an underhook but David Frank manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Welsh manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. David Frank keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David Frank stalls.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David Frank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh tries a knee to the head but David Frank blocks it.
Welsh lands a good knee to the midsection. David Frank won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
David Frank tries to break free but Welsh pushes him back against the cage.
David Frank slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
David Frank manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
David Frank working for a triangle but Welsh defends it easily.
Welsh trying to stand up but can't free himself from David Frank's guard.#SU2#
Welsh stands and steps away. David Frank gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Welsh moves into the clinch.
David Frank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#TD#
David Frank drags the fight down to the ground.
#SU2#
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2##TD2#
Welsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Welsh lands in his opponent's guard.#SU2#
Welsh stands up and waves to David Frank to follow him.
A head kick by David Frank misses #TD2#
so Welsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
David Frank keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
David Frank controlling the position.
David Frank keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Welsh gets to his feet. David Frank looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3##CL#
David Frank moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Welsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welsh showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Welsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, David Frank has managed to free his arm - good work.
David Frank trying to control from the bottom.
Welsh controlling the action here.
Welsh tries to stand but can't do so whilst David Frank controls his leg.
David Frank is looking to escape.#T4#
Welsh wants to control but David Frank is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Welsh is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David Frank keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Welsh is trying to control the action in half guard but David Frank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
David Frank tries to get to full guard but Welsh has control of the leg.
David Frank is looking to control Welsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David Frank avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Welsh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
David Frank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Welsh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
David Frank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welsh keeps working.
Welsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing David Frank from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David Frank wants to stand but Welsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Welsh tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Welsh keeping full guard, as David Frank tries to pass.
Welsh working a defensive guard here.
Welsh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
David Frank slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
David Frank closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T2#
David Frank tries to stand and escape but Welsh is controlling the position.
Welsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
David Frank is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
David Frank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Welsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David Frank sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Welsh trying to control here.
Welsh wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
David Frank darts in and clinches Welsh up against the cage.
David Frank lands a right hand. #TD#
David Frank lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES2#
Welsh has one foot on David Frank's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Welsh is looking to clinch. #TD#
David Frank decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David Frank is trying to control. Welsh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Welsh manages to get to full guard.
Welsh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Welsh trying to control but David Frank is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Welsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jason David Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Welsh has David Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but TJ Welsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
David Frank shoots in and bounces Welsh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Welsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Welsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #ES2#
Welsh has his feet on David Frank's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
David Frank throws a head kick but Welsh moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
David Frank gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SU2#
Welsh gets to his feet - David Frank follows without any prompting.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with David Frank but David Frank pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1##TD2#
David Frank gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Welsh to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Welsh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but David Frank manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Welsh has David Frank in his guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Welsh has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. David Frank is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Welsh.
David Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
David Frank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Welsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
David Frank shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Welsh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Welsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Welsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
David Frank forces his way into half guard.
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!
Welsh is looking for a sweep. David Frank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Welsh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
TJ Welsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welsh is staying active underneath David Frank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
TJ Welsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Welsh gets full guard.
Welsh has David Frank pulled in close to control his posture.
David Frank has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#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.#TD#
David Frank looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Welsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Welsh is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David Frank stands and throws Welsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TJ Welsh.
I've got Welsh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... TJ Welsh!
TJ Welsh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
HFC Challengers 80
Date: Jul 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Welsh tries to clinch up.
Shang pushes Welsh away with a front kick.
Welsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Welsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Shang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Welsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Welsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shang lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Shang.
Shang is looking to slow Welsh down with leg kicks.
Welsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shang as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Welsh tries to clinch there but Shang circles away.
Shang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh dives in and grabs Shang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shang pushes down on Welsh's head and hops out.#T1#
Welsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Shang circles away.
Welsh is looking to clinch but Shang is avoiding it.
Shang lands with a hook. Welsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Welsh swinging wildly here.
Shang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Welsh moves out of range as Shang throws a body kick.
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shang swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Shang - just one landing.
Shang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Welsh tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shang! But no joy.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Shang tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh throws a nice looking combination but Shang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T2#
Jab, jab by Shang - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Welsh has managed to clinch.
Shang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shang lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Shang landing knees to the body.
Welsh is breathing heavily.
Shang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Welshs head.
Welsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Shang avoids the damage to the body.
Shang lands an elbow that stopped Welsh in his tracks for a moment.
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Welsh is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Welsh breaks from the clinch.
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shang swivels and escapes.
Shang keeps the fight on the outside.
Shang scores with the left hand. Welsh knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Shang gets tackled into the cage by Welsh. Welsh maintains the clinch.
Welsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shang throws an elbow but misses.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but Welsh blocks with his arms.
Shang scores a nice knee to the body.
#T3#
Shang lands a shoulder strike.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shang is defending well for now.
Shang lands a good knee to the midsection. Welsh won't want to take too many of those.
Welsh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Welsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shang avoids it.
Shang lands an elbow inside that Welsh shrugs off.
Welsh connects with a knee to the head.
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Welsh is blocking nicely.
Welsh blocks an elbow strike from Shang.
Welsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shang blocks it with crossed arms.
Shang managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
Shang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Welsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shang's face.
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!
Welsh misses with a knee strike.
Welsh wants to stall.
Shang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#
TJ Welsh's cut is getting worse.#T4##TD#
Welsh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shang uses from the top position.
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.
Shang advances to half guard.
Welsh taking some punishment here, with Shang in his half guard.
Shang drops an elbow to the side of Welsh's head. #ROC2#
Welsh is rocked!
Shang is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Welsh is hurt! He's hurt bad - Shang fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Welsh from any more punishment! Congratulations to Shang! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hai Shang!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter 1 sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Welsh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fighter 1!#ES#
Fighter 1 explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD#
Fighter 1 manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Welsh on his heels. He'll look to pass Welsh's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter 1 is fighting to break Welsh's control of his arms but Welsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#ES2#
Welsh pushes Fighter 1 off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fighter 1 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD#
Fighter 1 manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Welsh on his heels. He'll look to pass Welsh's guard now, I'm sure.
Welsh is trying to keep Fighter 1 in close.
#T1#
Fighter 1 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SU#
Fighter 1 stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD#
Fighter 1 fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Welsh sprawls well initially but Fighter 1 persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SU#
Fighter 1 stands up out of the half guard. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Welsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Welsh takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 misses with a knee strike.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Welsh's head.
Welsh takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Fighter 1.
Welsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Welsh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fighter 1 walks away with a smile on his face. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh darts in looking for a takedown but Fighter 1 gets double underhooks and turns Welsh into the cage.
Sparring Fighter 1 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.#CL#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Fighter 1 is looking to slow Welsh down with leg kicks. #TD#
Fighter 1 decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter 1 slows the pace down in half guard.
Fighter 1 passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Welsh! #SU#
Fighter 1 is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #T3#
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter 1 as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Fighter 1 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Welsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Fighter 1 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter 1 stalls.
Fighter 1 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Welsh misses with a knee strike.
Fighter 1 lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Fighter 1 drives through with a takedown into Welsh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fighter 1 trying to move into half guard but instead Welsh has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Fighter 1 is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Fighter 1 is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Welsh presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter 1 tries to land knees in the clinch but Welsh avoids the damage to the body.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fighter 1.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 tries a knee to the head but Welsh blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fighter 1 presses Welsh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter 1 lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter 1.
Welsh looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 1 pushes Welsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter 1 lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Welsh is rocked!
Fighter 1 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter 1 finish him?
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fighter 1 in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Fighter 1 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Welsh's cut.
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##CL2#
Welsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Welsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Welsh dodges an elbow strike from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 working Welsh over with knees to the body.#BC#
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Fighter 1 takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter 1.
Welsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Fighter 1 takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 swings wildly with an uppercut but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fighter 1 just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welsh's brow.
Welsh connects with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fighter 1 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Welsh can do to turn this around?
Welsh misses with a body punch.
Fighter 1 lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter 1 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Welsh fails to land.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sparring Fighter 1 has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Fighter 1 has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter 1 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter 1 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter 1 is defending well for now.
Fighter 1 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter 1 blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Fighter 1 gets through Welsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fighter 1 swivels and escapes.#CL#
Fighter 1 pushes Welsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Welsh breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Welsh closes the distance and pushes Fighter 1 back into the cage.
Welsh tries to pull guard but Fighter 1 holds him up against the cage and eventually Welsh drops back down to his feet.
Welsh is breathing heavily.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Fighter 1 clinches.
Fighter 1 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Welsh just leaning against Fighter 1, taking a breather. #BC#
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Fighter 1 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fighter 1 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T3#
Fighter 1 has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Welsh - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fighter 1, and another! Welsh is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sparring Fighter 1!
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Event:
Ascension 351
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Welsh has managed to clinch.
Permitis takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Francois Permitis has been cut.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but Permitis blocks it.
#BC2#
Welsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Permitis drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Welsh manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Welsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
Welsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Permitis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Permitis. #SUB#
Permitis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Welsh is looking to regain half guard here but Permitis keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Permitis looking to control but instead Welsh has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Permitis is thwarting Welsh's attempts to control the position.
Welsh is trying to control but Permitis passes into side control!
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Welsh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Permitis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Permitis.#CUT#
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Welsh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Permitis not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Permitis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Welsh is just riding it out for now. Permitis eventually gives up the hold.
Welsh is looking to escape.#T3#
Welsh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Permitis is thwarting Welsh's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Permitis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Welsh wants to improve his position but Permitis is controlling well.
#SUB#
Permitis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Welsh is controlling Permitis's trapped leg to prevent Permitis from advancing to side control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Welsh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Permitis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Permitis swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Permitis.
Welsh tries to clinch up but Permitis circles away and keeps his distance.
Welsh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Permitis circles away.
Francois Permitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.#TD#
Permitis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Welsh tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Permitis manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Permitis avoids the attempt from Welsh to control.#T1##SUB#
Permitis goes for an armbar but Welsh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Welsh.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Permitis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh preventing the sweep.
Permitis has a closed guard, preventing Welsh from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Permitis keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully. #T2##SU2#
Welsh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Permitis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Permitis.#TD#
Permitis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Permitis showed some decent athleticism there.
Welsh is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Permitis is working for a kimura but Welsh is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Permitis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Welsh working to try and regain half guard.
#SUB#
Permitis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Welsh is on top in guard.
#T4##SU2#
Welsh gets to his feet. Permitis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Permitis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Welsh.#TD#
Permitis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Permitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welsh keeps working.
Welsh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Permitis is working away from the top position though.
Permitis trying to mount his opponent but Welsh defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Permitis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Permitis scores with a takedown into Welsh's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Welsh holds on and takes a little breather.
Welsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Welsh is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welsh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Permitis's thigh. Permitis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Permitis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Welsh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Welsh gets to his feet. Permitis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Permitis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Welsh trying to control but Permitis postures up.
Welsh gets back to full guard.
Welsh controls Permitis momentarily but Permitis frees himself.
Francois Permitis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2##ES2#
Welsh is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Permitis managing to block the knees to the body from Welsh.
#TD#
Permitis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Permitis landing with the ground and pound. #SU#
Permitis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Welsh moves into the clinch.#T3#
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Permitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#TD#
Permitis has hold of one of Welsh's legs. Welsh is fighting the takedown attempt but Permitis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Welsh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Permitis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL2#
Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Permitis jumps guard and drags Welsh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Permitis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SU2#
Welsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Welsh shoots for a takedown but Permitis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Francois Permitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Welsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Permitis, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Permitis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Permitis manages to end up in side control.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet but Permitis is dominant here and he's now got Welsh's back!
Welsh trying to control the action but Permitis just sinks the hooks in. #T4##SUB#
Permitis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Welsh has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Welsh tries to break free.
Welsh prevents Permitis from getting a body triangle.
Welsh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Welsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Welsh 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Evair Santos and TJ Welsh. Welsh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lets Have A War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Evair Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Welsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Santos (2) vs (0) Welsh
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Welsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Welsh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santos wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
Welsh has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Santos 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.
Welsh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos is fighting to break Welsh's control of his arms but Welsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos postures up.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Welsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (2) vs (2) Welsh
Welsh wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welsh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Welsh has Santos in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (4) vs (2) Welsh
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Welsh is retaining full guard.
Welsh trying to control the position.
Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Welsh is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos 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.
Welsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (4) vs (4) Welsh
Welsh trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Welsh has control of the leg.
Santos trying to hold on to Welsh's head to control him but Welsh postures up.
Welsh trying to pass the guard but Santos defending well.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos makes his way to full guard, as Welsh worked for a kimura.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Welsh is one step ahead there.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santos is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (6) vs (4) Welsh
Santos advances to half guard.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santos is looking to advance position but Welsh won't allow it.
Santos is taking a breather. Welsh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Welsh wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Welsh preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Welsh wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos is taking a breather. Welsh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Welsh wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Welsh trying to control but Santos postures up.
Welsh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Welsh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welsh is trying to keep Santos in close.
Welsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Welsh, not yet.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Welsh keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Welsh is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Welsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Welsh trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Welsh has his hands on Santos's head, controlling the position.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Welsh tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos trying to control from Welsh's half guard. Welsh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Welsh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (6) vs (6) Welsh
Welsh trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Santos 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.
Welsh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Welsh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Santos (8) vs (6) Welsh
Santos passes Welsh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Welsh is holding on to half guard well.
Santos wants to pass to mount but Welsh is defending the position.
Welsh is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Welsh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (11) vs (6) Welsh
Welsh is looking to get to half guard.
Santos can't control as he wanted to and Welsh manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Welsh is not content to let Santos control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Santos stalling.
Santos wants to control but Welsh is keeping him busy.
Santos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Welsh wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos moves into full mount! Welsh won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Santos (14) vs (6) Welsh
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Evair Santos took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bos Nutrition159.4 for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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