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Event:
CEC 497
Date: Jan 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Geissen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Country moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geissen throws a right hand that Country ducks under and follows up with a left that Country also avoids with ease.
Geissen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geissen misses the jab.
Country throws a fast counter high kick but Geissen manages to duck under it in time.
Nice defenses there by Country.
A left and a right from Country both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Geissen.
Country takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Country thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Geissen if he has to take too many more of those.
Geissen throws the left hand but Country avoids the punch easily.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Country on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Geissen. Geissen obviously looking to wear him down.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Country takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Country lands a glancing blow to the side of Geissen's head.
Country throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Country.#T1#
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Country lands with a good body shot.
Country throws a jab but it's blocked by Geissen.
Country throws a hook but Geissen avoids it easily.
Geissen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Country.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Country scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Country looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Geissen misses the target.
Country misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Country rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geissen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Country's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Country throws a counter combo.#T2#
Geissen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen avoids the head kick by Country.
Geissen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.
Country avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen throws the left hand but Country avoids the punch easily.
Geissen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Country is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geissen with a body shot.
Country staying out of range there.
Country swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Country misses with a looping left.
Geissen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Country.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
Country lands a nice shot that snaps Geissen's head back.
#T3#
Geissen lands with a straight right. Country didn't see that one coming.
Geissen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Country throws an overhand right that lands on Geissen's shoulder, as Geissen tries to avoid the shot.
Geissen misses with a low kick.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Geissen misses with a jab to the body
and Country cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geissen checks a leg kick nicely.
Geissen is looking to counter punch.
Country throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Geissen throws a head kick but Country moves out of range.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Country saw that one coming.
Geissen jabs Country right on the nose. Country blinks but takes it well.
Geissen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Country throws a body kick that misses.
Geissen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Country counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen misses with a lunging right hand
and Country counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Geissen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Country counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Country looks to land a right hand but Geissen moved out of range.
Geissen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Geissen throws a body shot but no joy.
Country throws a push kick but Geissen slaps the foot to one side.
Country scores with a nice head shot.#KD2#
Country lands a big shot that drops Geissen! Can he finish him?
#ROC2#
Geissen is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU2#
Country stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oh Geissen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Country looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Country stuns Geissen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Country dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen'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#
Country rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geissen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geissen seems to have got his legs back now.
Geissen digs a good hook to Country's body.
Nelson Country seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Country jabs at Geissen's body.
A big left from Geissen misses.
No joy there for Country, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Geissen does it's job there.
Geissen scores with a hook.
Country just misses with a punch to the body.
Country misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country throws an off balance right hand
and Geissen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Geissen takes a swing at Country's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Country keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.#T1#
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Country counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geissen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Country does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country throws a big shot that misses.#KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Country and Geissen goes tumbling to the canvas! Country follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#
Geissen is rocked!
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!
Geissen tries to get to full guard but Country has control of the leg.
Oh Geissen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SU2#
Country postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Geissen to stand up.
Geissen seems to have got his legs back now.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Country counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Geissen throws a low kick but Country moves out of range easily.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Country sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Country looks like he wants to counter punch here.#KD2#
Country catches Geissen napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Geissen to the canvas!
Geissen pulls Country in close to his closed guard and prevents Country from doing any damage or advancing position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Country working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Country wants to get up but he can't break Geissen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Country stands and steps away. Geissen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Geissen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Country throws a body kick that misses.
Country throws a head kick that misses.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Country was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Country's head backwards.
Country ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Country throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Country has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Country moved out of range.
Country swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Country has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Country tries to bum rush Geissen with a series of wild strikes but Geissen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Country.
Geissen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Country needs to keep his hands up - Geissen had a free shot at his head there.
Geissen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Country is out of range. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country throws a big shot that misses.
Country will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Geissen misses the target.
Country moves away from the strike by Geissen.
Country moves into range and connects with a jab.
Geissen moves out of range as Country strikes.
Country throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geissen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Country.
A head kick misses from Country.
Jab, jab by Geissen - just one landing.
Geissen misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geissen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Country scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Country.
Nelson Country is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geissen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Country.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Country showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Geissen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Country.
Country slips under a jab from Geissen.
Geissen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Country! But no joy.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses.
Country misses with the combination.
Geissen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Country misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen blocks the body kick.
Geissen lands with a shot to the body.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Geissen's corner calls for a 1-2. Geissen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Geissen misses with a hook.#T1#
Country avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Country.
Geissen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Country.
Country tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Country fails to land with a series of punches.
Geissen scores with a jab to the body.
Country blocks a low kick nicely.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Country looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Country throws a lazy head kick
and Geissen counters with a nice uppercut.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Country checks a leg kick nicely.
Country is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
Country walks into a left hand.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Country ducks down to avoid it.
Geissen throws an overhand right that lands on Country's shoulder, as Country tries to avoid the shot.
Country throws a jab when Geissen was well out of range.
Country throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen takes a swing at Country's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Country was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Country avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Country connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Geissen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Country was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geissen ducks right into an uppercut from Country.
Nice defenses there by Country.
Geissen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Country stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Geissen throws a jab when Country was well out of range.
Country misses with a straight right.
Country darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Country swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geissen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Country.
Geissen throws a good cross that connects.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Country cracks Geissen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geissen moves out of range as Country strikes.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Geissen misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Country counters with a right hand that sends Geissen tumbling to the canvas! Can Country finish him? He dives into Geissen's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen is looking to stand up but Country isn't so interested in that idea.
Shawn Geissen 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.
Geissen has control of Country's left arm, preventing Country from doing any damage.
Country postures up.
#SU2#
Country stands up from Geissen's guard - Country perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nelson Country.
Well Country has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Country!
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Event:
MFN 356: Event Horizon
Date: Oct 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Gordon lands a head shot.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gordon checks a leg kick.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geissen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon throws a shot to the body.
Geissen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.
Geissen avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Geissen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Geissen.
Geissen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon lands a head shot.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Geissen finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Geissen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Geissen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Geissen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon tests Geissen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gordon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Gordon shoots in and gets a takedown into Geissen's guard.#T1#
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Geissen is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Geissen won't let him.
Gordon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Geissen working a defensive guard here.
Geissen has Gordon pulled in close to control his posture.
Gordon forces his way into half guard.
Gordon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Gordon seems to be working for a kimura but Geissen defends the submission attempt.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Geissen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gordon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Geissen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gordon.
Gordon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SU2#
Gordon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Geissen to get to his feet.
Geissen walks into a stiff left hand from Gordon.
Geissen swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Geissen. Those never looked like landing.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shawn Geissen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Geissen saw that one coming.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Gordon misses. #T3#
Gordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geissen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Geissen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gordon lands a right hook to the body.
Gordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gordon lands a leg kick that knocks Geissen off balance momentarily.
Gordon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Geissen under the eye.
Gordon tries to bum rush Geissen with a series of wild strikes but Geissen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Geissen sprawls well. Geissen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gordon's calf.#T4#
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Geissen moved out of range nicely.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
The fighters circling - Geissen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geissen backing away here, and Gordon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gordon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Geissen defends well and Gordon ends up having to push Geissen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shawn Geissen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darby Gordon.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon throws a lazy head kick
and Geissen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Geissen moved out of range nicely.
Geissen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gordon. Gordon obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL2#
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Gordon tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen blocks the elbow strike.
Geissen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Geissen controls the action.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Gordon 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#
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Geissen.
Gordon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gordon scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
As Gordon backs away, Geissen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Geissen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Geissen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Geissen misses the shot to the body.
Geissen punishes Gordon's body with a nice straight punch.
Geissen connects with a nice looking jab.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Geissen throwing a counter right hand but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Geissen lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geissen throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Geissen off the cage and back into range.
Gordon looks to throw a body kick
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gordon! But no joy.
Gordon misses with a kick to the body.
Darby Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Geissen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Geissen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geissen throwing a counter right hand but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geissen scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen throws a sloppy head kick and Gordon moves out of range easily.
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon tries to clinch up
and Geissen counters with a three punch combo that has Gordon backing up. Gordon nods at Geissen to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Geissen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Gordon lands with a hook. Geissen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T2#
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Geissen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen walks into a jab.
Gordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geissen.
Gordon scores with a head kick.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Geissen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon is looking to slow Geissen down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gordon.
Geissen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily. #T3#
Geissen blocks the body kick.
Darby Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gordon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Geissen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Geissen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon digs a good body shot into Geissen's ribs.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Geissen. Geissen obviously looking to wear him down.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Gordon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geissen stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Geissen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Geissen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Geissen throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen scores with the left hand. Gordon knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geissen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geissen.
#CL2#
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Geissen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Geissen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Gordon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Gordon is looking for a kimura but Geissen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gordon to get the leverage.
Geissen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geissen.
Geissen keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.
Gordon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geissen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gordon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gordon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Geissen's head.#T1#
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Geissen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gordon wanted to stand there but Geissen had control of the position.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Geissen is keeping the position.
Gordon throwing strikes from guard but Geissen blocks nicely.
Gordon looking to sit in guard and control but Geissen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Geissen wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gordon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Gordon has his foot on Geissen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Geissen works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Gordon looking for subs off his back but Geissen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Geissen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Geissen prevents Gordon from improving his position.
Gordon trying to control but Geissen postures up.
#T3#
Gordon tries to kick Geissen off but Geissen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Geissen is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Gordon looking for submissions off his back.
Geissen drops an elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon strikes from the bottom but Geissen uses the opportunity to move to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon is not content to let Geissen control the position.
Gordon tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from Gordon but he's now mounted!#T4#
Geissen tries to control but Gordon wriggling away.
Geissen controlling from mount.
Gordon wants to hold on but Geissen pushes him away.
Gordon is squirming around, avoiding Geissen's attempts to control the action.
Darby Gordon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Geissen controlling from the full mount.
Geissen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gordon is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geissen controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Geissen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Geissen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
AD363: Winter is Coming
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A big right from Talbert misses.
Geissen throwing a counter right hand but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Talbert has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Geissen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Talbert is out of range.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen ducks under a wild hook from Talbert.
Geissen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Geissen.
Talbert moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Geissen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talbert misses with a looping right.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbert moves away.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Talbert tries to counter it with a takedown but Geissen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen jabs at Talbert's body.
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Talbert with the counter takedown but Geissen avoids it easily.
Geissen slips a straight right by Talbert.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Geissen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Geissen throws the left hand but Talbert avoids the punch easily.
Geissen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talbert checks it well.
Geissen misses with a looping left.
Talbert blocks a leg kick.
Geissen misses the shot to the body.
Geissen digs a good hook to Talbert's body.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Talbert saw that one coming.
Talbert blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Talbert slips a jab from Geissen.
Geissen jabs Talbert right on the nose. Talbert blinks but takes it well.
Geissen takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Talbert staying out of range there.
Talbert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T2#
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Talbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Geissen lands a glancing blow to the side of Talbert's head.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Talbert misses with an uppercut.
Talbert throws a nice looking combination but Geissen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Talbert.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Talbert moves away from the strike by Geissen.
Geissen connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Talbert.
Talbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talbert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Talbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Talbert missing with a left hand there. Geissen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen throwing a counter right hand but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Geissen takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert scores with a nice strike.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Talbert moves away and avoids it.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talbert at a distance.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbert moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Talbert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Talbert avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.
It looked like Geissen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Geissen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Geissen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talbert to score with a decent uppercut.
Geissen throws a head kick but Talbert moves out of range.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Talbert is out of range. #T4#
Geissen lands a nice looking body shot.
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 shot to the liver by Geissen. Beautiful body shot.
Geissen throws a hook but Talbert avoids it easily.
Geissen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.
Geissen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Geissen.
Geissen slips under a jab from Talbert.
Talbert moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbert throws the left hand but Geissen avoids the punch easily.
Talbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Geissen moves out of range as Talbert strikes.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Talbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Talbert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Geissen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talbert at a distance.
Geissen throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Talbert counters with a single leg into guard. Geissen didn't expect that.
Talbert throws a big elbow that misses.
Talbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Geissen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Talbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geissen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen wants to stand up but Talbert is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talbert throws an elbow that misses. Geissen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talbert's guard. Nice move by Geissen!#REVR##T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Geissen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Geissen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbert can do to turn this around?
Talbert is trying to control the position but Geissen postures up.
Geissen is stalling in the full guard. #SU#
Geissen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Geissen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Geissen in his tracks.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Talbert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
Talbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geissen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Talbert sizes up Geissen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geissen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
A little jabbing left from Talbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Geissen - that will leave a mark!
Geissen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Geissen throws an overhand right that lands on Talbert's shoulder, as Talbert tries to avoid the shot.
Shawn Geissen is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Talbert both land. Nice combination.
Talbert takes one to the chin there.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Talbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talbert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Geissen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talbert momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Talbert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Talbert misses.
Geissen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geissen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.#T4#
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Talbert walks into a straight right hand from Geissen.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Talbert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen connects with a nice looking jab.
Talbert defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Talbert moved out of range nicely.
Talbert misses with a right hand
and Geissen counters with a stiff right hand.
Geissen lands a lovely overhand right.
Talbert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talbert misses with a few strikes there.
Talbert throws a big shot that misses.
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 Shawn Geissen will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Geissen misses the jab.
Talbert defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Talbert throws a jab when Geissen was well out of range.
Talbert catches Geissen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Talbert misses.
Talbert jabs Geissen right on the nose. Geissen blinks but takes it well.
Talbert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Talbert blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Geissen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talbert throws a hook but Geissen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Talbert.
Talbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Geissen misses. #T1#
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talbert slips a straight right by Geissen.
Talbert is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Talbert slips under a jab.
Geissen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.
Geissen connects with an inside leg kick.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Talbert ducks down to avoid it.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
A big left from Talbert misses.
Geissen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Talbert misses its intended target.
Geissen loads up on a big right hand but Talbert slips the punch.
Geissen defending well as Talbert loads up on a big left hand.
Geissen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Talbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Geissen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Talbert misses.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talbert misses with an uppercut. Geissen saw that one coming.
Talbert lands a jab to Geissen's midsection.
Geissen misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.
Talbert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbert takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Geissen misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Talbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talbert slips a jab from Geissen.
Talbert tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Talbert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Talbert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam Talbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Geissen takes one to the chin there.
Geissen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talbert on the side of the head.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geissen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Geissen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talbert cracks Geissen with a good jab.
Talbert needs to keep his hands up - Geissen had a free shot at his head there.
Geissen throws the left hand but Talbert avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Talbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Geissen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talbert's hands.
Geissen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Talbert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talbert moves away from the strike by Geissen.
Geissen lands with an uppercut that bounces Talbert off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geissen misses with a looping left.#T4#
Geissen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Geissen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talbert is out of range.
Shawn Geissen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Geissen misses with a body punch
and Talbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geissen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
Geissen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Talbert back to the cage. Geissen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Geissen misses with a hook
and Talbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
Talbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Talbert does no damage.
Talbert misses with a straight right.
Geissen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen scores with a hook to the body. Talbert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Shawn Geissen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geissen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen 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:
AD357: Long Vs Kaepernick
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Goyf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geissen throws a hook but Goyf blocks it.
Goyf lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Goyf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
Geissen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Goyf clinches with his opponent.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Goyf.
Geissen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Geissen.
Goyf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goyf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Goyf can't find room to land a body shot as Geissen controls the action.
Geissen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goyf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goyf tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geissen blocks an elbow strike from Goyf.
Goyf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Geissen lands a shoulder strike.
Goyf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Goyf tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goyf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goyf tries to throw a body punch but Geissen avoids it by throwing Goyf back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Geissen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goyf's brow.
Goyf blocking some punches.
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen swings wildly with an uppercut but Goyf uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
The referee calls for Geissen to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen managing to block the knees to the body from Goyf.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Geissen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Tarmo Goyf has been cut.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goyf looking to throw knees to the head but Geissen is blocking nicely.
Goyf blocking some punches.
#T3#
Geissen managing to block the knees to the body from Goyf.
Goyf lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Goyf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
Goyf scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Geissen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goyf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geissen is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goyf.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Goyf.
A short body shot lands from Goyf as the two fighters clinch.
Goyf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goyf tries to land knees in the clinch but Geissen avoids the damage to the body.
Geissen blocking some punches.
#T4#
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Geissen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goyf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goyf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goyf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goyf lands a nice uppercut.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geissen managing to block the knees to the body from Goyf.
Goyf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goyf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goyf takes a shot to the head.
Goyf blocking some punches.
Geissen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Geissen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geissen throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Geissen will probably get the nod.
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#
Geissen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goyf doesn't seem bothered though.
Goyf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goyf misses with a hook.
Geissen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geissen slips under a jab.
Geissen connects with a jab.
Goyf slips a straight right by Geissen.
Geissen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goyf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Geissen blocks a head kick by Goyf.
Goyf moves forwards but Geissen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Goyf saw that one coming.
Goyf thuds a left hand into Geissen's body.
Geissen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geissen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goyf throws a head kick that misses
and Geissen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goyf thinking. #T1#
Geissen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goyf momentarily.
Geissen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goyf slips under a jab.
Geissen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geissen throws a body punch but Goyf moves out of range.
Goyf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geissen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goyf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goyf throws a hook but Geissen blocks it.
Goyf lands a really nice looking cross but Geissen seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goyf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goyf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Goyf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Geissen avoids the head kick by Goyf.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Donk. Goyf catches Geissen right on the button with a cross.
Goyf tries to clinch up but Geissen circles away and keeps his distance.
Goyf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Geissen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Geissen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goyf on the side of the head.
Geissen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goyf looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Goyf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geissen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goyf works over Geissen's head and body with a nice combination.
Geissen moves away from the strike by Goyf.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Geissen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Goyf darts in and clinches Geissen up against the cage.#T3#
Goyf lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goyf.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goyf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Geissen's brow.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.
Geissen taking a breather.
Geissen managing to block the knees to the body from Goyf.
Goyf tries a body shot but Geissen blocks it.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.
Geissen throws an elbow but it misses.
Goyf lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Goyf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geissen blocks a body shot from Goyf.
Goyf connects with a knee to the head.
Tarmo Goyf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goyf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geissen backwards. #T4#
Goyf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goyf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Goyf.
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!
Geissen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goyf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geissen avoids it.
Goyf lands with a left to the head.
Goyf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goyf missing with knees to the body.
Goyf connects with a knee to the head.
Geissen avoiding damage as Goyf throws knees to the body.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geissen avoiding damage as Goyf throws knees to the body.
Goyf looking to throw knees to the head but Geissen is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Geissen.
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 Tarmo Goyf will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Goyf slips a straight right by Geissen.
Geissen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goyf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goyf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goyf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen takes one to the side of the head.
Goyf throws a jab but it's blocked by Geissen.
Geissen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Goyf misses.
Geissen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Geissen misses with a hook. Goyf ducked under it nicely.
Goyf throwing a counter right hand but Geissen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf loads up on a big right hand but Geissen slips the punch.
Goyf misses with a few strikes there.
#T1#
Goyf misses with a series of wild punches.
Geissen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goyf manages to avoid it.
Goyf is looking to counter punch.
Geissen misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Goyf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen throws a hook but Goyf blocks it.
Goyf takes one on the button.
Geissen cracks Goyf with a right hand to the side of the head.#KD#
Goyf lands a big head kick that sends Geissen tumbling to the mat! Goyf takes a step backwards and waves Geissen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Goyf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goyf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geissen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Geissen finds it's target.#T2#
Goyf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC#
Geissen is rocked!
Geissen scores with a sloppy right hand. Goyf should have avoided that one.
Geissen is still on wobbly legs! Can Goyf finish him?
Goyf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Goyf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geissen circles away quickly and effectively.
Geissen seems to have recovered his senses.
Geissen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goyf under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geissen, as that shot connected.
Goyf moves out of range of the leg kick from Geissen.
Geissen throws the left hand but Goyf avoids the punch easily.
Goyf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geissen misses with a low kick.
Geissen lands a lovely overhand right.
Geissen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geissen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goyf misses with a lunging right hand
letting Geissen counter with a right hand.
Goyf moves out of range of the leg kick from Geissen.
Goyf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Goyf blocks a jab.
Goyf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Geissen lands a lovely overhand right.
Shawn Geissen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Geissen.
Goyf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geissen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geissen lands a nice looking body kick.
Goyf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goyf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geissen lands a really nice looking cross but Goyf seems unphased.
Goyf walks into a stiff left hand from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a hook. Goyf ducked under it nicely.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goyf throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target. #T4#
Goyf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen cracks a nice hook into Goyf's ribs.
Geissen lands with a nice body punch.
Geissen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Geissen scores with a nice head shot.
Geissen misses with a hook
#CL#
and Goyf counters by moving into the clinch.
Geissen looking to throw knees to the head but Goyf is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Goyf throws a punch but it's blocked by Geissen.
Goyf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goyf can't find room to land a body shot as Geissen controls the action.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
Geissen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goyf's defenses.
Geissen working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Geissen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Geissen 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
In his post fight interview, Shawn Geissen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
AD351: Bowser Koopa
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Geissen moves away from the strike by Leak.
Leak misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Leak lands.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.
Leak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Geissen eats them both and turns towards Leak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Geissen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leak at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geissen cracks Leak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leak staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Geissen.
Geissen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Geissen tries a low kick but Leak avoids it.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Geissen takes one to the side of the head.
Leak misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Leak.
Leak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leak throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Leak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shawn Geissen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Leak moved out of range nicely.
Leak ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.
Leak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Leak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Geissen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geissen wants to sweep but no luck.
Geissen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leak wants to control from the top but Geissen keeps moving. #T2#
Leak stops Geissen from standing up.
Geissen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Geissen is pulling down on Leak's head. It's preventing any offense from Leak, at least for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Geissen tries to land a leg kick but Leak saw it coming and moves away.
Geissen throws a poor cross that misses
and Leak counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leak. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Leak fails with the takedown.
Leak misses with a looping right.
Leak blocks a head kick by Geissen.
Leak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Leak ducks down to avoid it.
Leak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Geissen. Geissen obviously looking to wear him down.
Leak slips a straight right by Geissen.
Leak throws a big counter head kick but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Geissen connects with a right hand. Leak shakes it off.
Leak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Geissen in his tracks.
Leak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen tries a low kick but Leak avoids it.
Leak misses with a straight right.
Geissen misses with a hook. Leak ducked under it nicely.
Leak lands the left hand.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Leak is out of range.
Geissen lands with a nice combination. Leak backs away looking to recover.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leak.
Leak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen slips a jab from Leak.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Leak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2#
Geissen gets caught napping as Leak dives in and scores a takedown. Geissen manages to retain guard.#ES#
Geissen has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Leak is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Leak has had enough of the clinch but Geissen keeps him there for the moment.
Leak looking for a takedown.
Leak blocks an uppercut.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leak fails to pull guard.
Shawn Geissen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelly Leak.
Leak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leak.
Geissen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shawn Geissen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Geissen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Leak slips under a jab from Geissen.
Leak misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Geissen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geissen lands a nice shot to the body.
Geissen lands a jab to the head.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geissen throws a jab but it's blocked by Leak.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
Leak unleashes a big counter combination but Geissen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Geissen connects with the punch.
Geissen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geissen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geissen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Geissen.
Geissen throws a counter high kick but Leak was just alert enough to avoid it.
Geissen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leak to score with a decent uppercut.
Geissen throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.#T1#
Leak misses with a series of wild punches.
Geissen misses with a lunging right hand
and Leak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly Leak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leak tests Geissen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Geissen is out of range and Leak settles back down.
Leak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geissen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leak staying out of range there.
Geissen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Leak misses with a straight right.
Geissen with a hook.
Geissen moves forwards but Leak connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Leak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leak slips under a jab from Geissen.
A big right from Geissen misses.
Leak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice sprawl there from Geissen as Leak shoots in.
Geissen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly Leak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geissen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leak manages to avoid it.
Leak cracks Geissen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Leak throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Leak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Leak.
Leak tries a head kick but it misses.
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leak misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Geissen throws out a loose jab but Leak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geissen throws a hook but Leak avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Leak there.
Geissen thuds a left hand into Leak's body.
Geissen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leak cracks Geissen with an open hand slap.
Leak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leak walks into a straight right hand from Geissen.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leak is just out of range.
Geissen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leak.
Leak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Geissen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geissen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leak just misses with a punch to the body.
Leak slips a straight right by Geissen.
Leak throws the left hand but Geissen avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Geissen lands a jab to the nose.
Leak blocks a head kick by Geissen.
Leak tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Leak misses.
Leak throws a hook to the side of Geissen's head but Geissen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geissen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leak throws a hook to the side of Geissen's head but Geissen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geissen misses with an uppercut.
Leak throws a series of strikes that have Geissen backpedaling.
Leak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geissen connects with a body shot.
Leak throws a body kick that misses.
Geissen throwing a counter right hand but Leak manages to avoid it.
Leak is breathing heavily.
Leak slips a straight right by Geissen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Leak throws a series of strikes that have Geissen backpedaling.
Geissen lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geissen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelly Leak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Geissen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leak lands with a cross.
Leak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geissen but Geissen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leak misses with a head kick.
Leak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Geissen misses with a wild body shot.
Leak throws a good cross that connects.
Leak throws a head kick that misses.
Leak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Leak moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen lands a jab to the nose.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Leak saw that one coming.
Leak with the counter takedown but Geissen avoids it easily.
Geissen misses with an uppercut.
Leak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Geissen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Leak moved out of range.#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Leak.
Geissen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geissen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leak under the eye.#TD2#
Leak dives in and scores a takedown into Geissen's guard.#ES#
Geissen has his feet on Leak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Geissen, right into the meat.
Leak throws a jab when Geissen was well out of range.
Leak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Leak avoids the body shot from Geissen.
Geissen throws a jab when Leak was well out of range.
Leak moves away from the strike by Geissen.
Donk. Leak catches Geissen right on the button with a cross.
Leak catches Geissen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geissen but Geissen pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Leak is out of range.
Leak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Geissen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Geissen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Geissen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Leak. Those never looked like landing.
Leak throws a series of punches but Geissen moves out of range.
Leak throws a big shot that misses.
Leak defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Geissen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leak moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen lands an overhand right.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Leak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geissen throws a hook to the side of Leak's head but Leak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
A jab lands there for Leak.
Leak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Geissen.
Geissen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Leak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Geissen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
AD344: Super Yoshi
Date: Apr 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geissen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Long takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Long as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geissen's elbow.
Geissen swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Geissen.
Long misses with a body punch.
Long is trying to stall.
Geissen lands an elbow that stopped Long in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like How Long has been cut.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Geissen controls the action.
Geissen lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long tries to work over Geissen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long letting Geissen take a breather here.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Geissen.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Long manages to break the clinch.
Geissen misses with a body punch
#CL2#
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geissen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Geissen throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Geissen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen lands an elbow that stopped Long in his tracks for a moment.
Long lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long slips a straight right by Geissen.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Long on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Geissen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
Geissen is refusing to be controlled, as Long sits in half guard.
Geissen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Long wants to take a breather but Geissen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is looking to advance position but Geissen won't allow it.
Geissen tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3##SUB2#
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Geissen is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Long is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Geissen reverses the position - he's now on top in Long's guard. #SUB2#
Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Geissen is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Long is looking to cinch up a triangle. Geissen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Long's body to avoid the submission. Long has instead reached around Geissen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Long arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). How Long!
How Long decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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