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Event:
HFC 260 Knuckle Up
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
DeLuise scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow De Leeuw down.
DeLuise takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Leeuw lunges at DeLuise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeLuise's hand.
Nando De Leeuw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLuise scores with a hook to the body. De Leeuw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Leeuw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Leeuw looks to land a combination. DeLuise sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
De Leeuw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from De Leeuw misses.
DeLuise has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Leeuw misses with a body kick.
De Leeuw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeLuise circles away quickly and effectively.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Leeuw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeLuise jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
DeLuise darts in and clinches De Leeuw up against the cage.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise blocking some punches.
DeLuise lands a hook that snaps the head of De Leeuw backwards. #ROC2#
De Leeuw is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
Oh De Leeuw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leeuw misses with some punches.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from De Leeuw .
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeLuise.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeLuise.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeLuise.
DeLuise's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but De Leeuw uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
De Leeuw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Leeuw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DeLuise can turn it around.#T2#
A body shot lands from DeLuise.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeLuise.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but De Leeuw uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Leeuw .
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw working aggressively here.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise has a couple of punches blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by De Leeuw .
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeLuise misses with the head strike.
De Leeuw has a couple of punches blocked by DeLuise.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
DeLuise throws a punch but it's blocked by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw blocking some punches.
DeLuise is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Leeuw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from DeLuise fails to land.
De Leeuw seems to have got his legs back now.
De Leeuw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leeuw throws a punch but it's blocked by DeLuise. #T3#
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Leeuw swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Leeuw misses with the head strike.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Leeuw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeLuise.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
De Leeuw blocks an uppercut.
DeLuise throws a big uppercut that drops De Leeuw ! More strikes from DeLuise and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Leeuw lies dazed against the cage as DeLuise celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom DeLuise!
Our winner, Dom DeLuise, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
HFC 256 Chaos Entity
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Snuka shoots in and gets a takedown into De Leeuw 's guard.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snuka throws a big right hand that misses.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leeuw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Leeuw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snuka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka is stalling in the full guard.
Snuka distracts De Leeuw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but De Leeuw is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Snuka wants to control from the top but De Leeuw keeps moving.
De Leeuw has momentary wrist control but Snuka slips an elbow through the middle.
De Leeuw keeping full guard, as Snuka tries to pass.
Snuka 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.
Snuka throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snuka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snuka trying to move into half guard but instead De Leeuw has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Snuka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Leeuw manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snuka wants to control from the top but De Leeuw keeps moving.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but De Leeuw is keeping the position.
De Leeuw wants to stand but Snuka is controlling the position.
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snuka connects with a couple of short punches.
Snuka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but De Leeuw blocks nicely.
De Leeuw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka stays in close to De Leeuw 's body and controls the position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#ES#
De Leeuw kicks Snuka off and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Snuka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Leeuw sprawls well initially but Snuka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snuka thows a huge punch but De Leeuw dodges it nicely.
Snuka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snuka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Leeuw defending well though.
Snuka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snuka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Snuka there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka 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#
Snuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Leeuw wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Snuka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Leeuw was covering up waiting for the punch and Snuka finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
De Leeuw pushes Snuka off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nando De Leeuw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Snuka. Beautiful body shot.
Snuka dives in for a single leg takedown but De Leeuw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheers as Snuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Leeuw doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leeuw looks to score with a jab to the body but Snuka is just out of range.
Snuka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Snuka shoots for a double leg takedown but De Leeuw sprawls well. He's pushed Snuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nando De Leeuw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
Snuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Leeuw .
A right-left combo lands from De Leeuw . #CL2#
Snuka has closed the distance and engaged De Leeuw in a clinch.
Snuka wants a takedown.
#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Leeuw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
I was talking to De Leeuw 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snuka lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#
De Leeuw is rocked!
Snuka throws a big uppercut that drops De Leeuw ! More strikes from Snuka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Leeuw lies dazed against the cage as Snuka celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
As Jimmy Snuka got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I've been in this game a LONG time. I'm here to reinvent myself, so all of you 155 and 170 pounders better watch out!'.
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