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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Dantes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dantes is breathing heavily.
Dantes fails to land with a series of punches.
Yiftos goes for a double leg but Dantes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dantes continues to drive forward.#CL2#
Yiftos closes the distance and clinches.
Yiftos leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Dantes.
Dantes throws an elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Yiftos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yiftos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yiftos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dantes misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yiftos can't find room to land a body shot as Dantes controls the action.
Yiftos lands an elbow inside.
Dantes blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Yiftos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##KD2#
Yiftos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Dantes goes down! Can Yiftos finish him!?#CUT2#
It looks like Marcus Dantes has been cut.
Yiftos passes Dantes's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Yiftos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Yiftos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dantes has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Yiftos is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yiftos is taking a breather. Dantes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Yiftos trying to control the action but Dantes is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Yiftos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dantes sees it coming and defends easily.
Yiftos is keen to just control but Dantes is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yiftos connects with a nice short shot to Dantes's temple. #SUB2#
Yiftos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yiftos throwing shots but Dantes is blocking nicely. #T3##SUB2#
Yiftos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yiftos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB2#
Dantes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yiftos. #SUB2#
Yiftos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Yiftos controlling the pace for now.
Yiftos trying to control but Dantes is having none of it. #SUB2#
Yiftos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dantes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
Yiftos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yiftos throws some wild stikes that Dantes manages to avoid easily.
#SUB2#
Yiftos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yiftos controlling from the full mount.
Yiftos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dantes is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Yiftos working for a guillotine from mount but Dantes is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisa Yiftos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Dantes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Yiftos closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dantes! Yiftos dives in looking to finish! Dantes is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Marcus Dantes was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck off.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kantola tries to land knees in the clinch but Yiftos avoids the damage to the body.
Yiftos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kantola up against the cage.
Yiftos avoids a wild elbow strike from Kantola.#TD#
Yiftos lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kantola is trying to keep Yiftos in close.
Yiftos looking to pass the guard.
Yiftos is working hard here to advance position.
Kantola pulls Yiftos in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Yiftos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yiftos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kantola is trying to control the position but Yiftos postures up. #T1#
Kantola is pulling down on Yiftos's head. It's preventing any offense from Yiftos, at least for the moment.
Yiftos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kantola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yiftos slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Yiftos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Yiftos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kantola is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yiftos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kantola's head.
Kantola is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura but Kantola is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yiftos to get the leverage. #SUB#
Yiftos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kantola wants to get back to full guard but Yiftos has passed into side control.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yiftos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kantola is looking for a sweep.
Kantola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yiftos's best efforts.
Yiftos wants to take a breather but Kantola is having none of it. #SUB#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura but Kantola is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yiftos to get the leverage.
Kantola tries to roll over but Yiftos keeps him under control.
Kantola wants to control but Yiftos is keeping busy.
Kantola is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Yiftos missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Yiftos is trying to work for a kimura but Kantola is defending well.
Yiftos prevents Kantola from improving his position.#SUB#
Yiftos is trying to work for a kimura but Kantola is defending well.
Yiftos prevents Kantola from improving his position.
Kantola is looking to control Yiftos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kantola avoid being mounted?
Kantola tries to roll over but Yiftos keeps him under control.
Kantola is not content to let Yiftos control the position.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yiftos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kantola!
A nice elbow there by Yiftos.
Yiftos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yiftos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kantola is looking to escape.
Kantola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Yiftos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kantola can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yiftos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yiftos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kantola tries to reverse the position but Yiftos maintains control.
Kantola blocking the ground and pound.
Kantola is looking to improve his position but Yiftos isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisa Yiftos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Yiftos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kantola is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yiftos in particular looking to stall.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Yiftos is controlling well.
#SUB#
Yiftos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kantola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yiftos.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Yiftos is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos wants to take a breather but Kantola is having none of it.
Yiftos is thwarting Kantola's attempts to control the position.
Sisa Yiftos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yiftos wants to pass the guard but Kantola is defending well.
Yiftos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kantola can do to turn this around?
Yiftos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Kantola regains half guard.
Kantola wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Yiftos is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Yiftos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yiftos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kantola is trying to control but can't.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Yiftos is trying to work for a kimura but Kantola is defending well.
Kantola gets full guard.
Kantola is pulling down on Yiftos's head to control his posture.
Yiftos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kantola is retaining full guard.
Yiftos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yiftos won't allow Kantola to sweep him here.
Kantola keeping moving, preventing Yiftos from controlling successfully.
Yiftos stands and throws Kantola's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kantola tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Kantola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kantola trying to control here.
Yiftos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kantola!
Kantola is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yiftos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yiftos is really struggling to control Kantola but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kantola regains half guard.
Kantola is looking to control Yiftos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kantola avoid being mounted?
Kantola keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yiftos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4##SUB#
Yiftos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yiftos moves into full mount! Kantola won't be happy about that!
Kantola wants to control but Yiftos is having none of it.
Kantola is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yiftos trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Yiftos looking to isolate an arm here. Kantola doesn't see it coming and as Yiftos extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Yiftos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos very nearly forgot to thank King of Fists amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
OFC 291: Star Wars
Date: Jun 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Yiftos closes the distance but Redfield moves to the side #TD2#
and Redfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yiftos won't be happy with that.
Yiftos can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Redfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Redfield is putting a hurting on Yiftos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Redfield cracks Yiftos with a big right hand but Yiftos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yiftos is looking to regain half guard here but Redfield keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yiftos to see if he's OK.
Yiftos tries to bench press Redfield off him but Redfield keeps the position.
Redfield working the ground and pound.
Yiftos is looking to regain half guard here but Redfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Redfield landing strikes. #T1#
Redfield trying to control the position but Yiftos is working away.
Yiftos tries to bench press Redfield off him but Redfield keeps the position.
Redfield cracks Yiftos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yiftos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Redfield working the head with strikes.
Redfield working the ground and pound.
Yiftos is trying to improve his position.
A big shot lands for Redfield! That's hurt Yiftos! Will he recover? Redfield fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Redfield!
Chris Redfield 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:
OFC 281: Supervillains
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Yiftos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Yiftos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yiftos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serderov is keeping the position for now.
Serderov wants to stand but Yiftos is controlling the position.
Yiftos tries to free his leg and advance position but Serderov is retaining full guard.
Yiftos trying to control but Serderov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serderov wants to stand up but Yiftos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Yiftos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Serderov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yiftos has Serderov in his guard.#REVB##T1#
Serderov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yiftos is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Yiftos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU2#
Serderov gets to his feet - Yiftos follows without any prompting. #CL#
Yiftos closes the distance and pushes Serderov back into the cage.
Yiftos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Serderov has him pressed against the cage.
Serderov wants a takedown.
#TD#
Yiftos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Serderov can't fight it off and eventually Yiftos manages to take the fight to the floor. Serderov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Serderov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T2#
Yiftos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yiftos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yiftos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Serderov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yiftos misses with an uppercut
and Serderov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Yiftos drives through and clinches with Serderov against the cage.
#TD#
Yiftos gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yiftos trying to control the position from guard on top but Serderov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yiftos prevents Serderov from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Yiftos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Serderov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Serderov has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Yiftos has a closed guard, preventing Serderov from standing up. #T3##SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yiftos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Serderov passes into half guard.
#SU2#
Serderov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Serderov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT#
It looks like Serder Serderov has been cut.#KD#
Yiftos cracks Serderov with a big right hand and Serderov goes down!#ROC#
Serderov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serderov keeping moving, preventing Yiftos from controlling successfully.
Serderov is still in real trouble! Can Yiftos finish him?
Yiftos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Serderov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Serderov seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Yiftos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Serderov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yiftos but great work by Serderov.#T4##SU2#
Serderov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Serderov dips to his left and cracks Yiftos with an uppercut!
Serderov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yiftos.
Yiftos tries a head kick but it misses.
Serderov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serderov lands a slapping body shot.
Serderov ducks under a wild hook from Yiftos.#CL#
Yiftos moves into the clinch successfully.
Serderov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Serderov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yiftos throws a combination that misses
and Serderov counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Yiftos misses
and Serderov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yiftos thinking.
Yiftos is breathing heavily.
Serderov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Serder Serderov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serder Serderov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Serderov scores with a head kick. Yiftos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yiftos looks to clinch
and Serderov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serderov connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Serderov is defended easily by Yiftos.
Yiftos tries to clinch up.
Yiftos misses with a series of wild punches.
Yiftos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yiftos or perhaps it was just good defense by Serderov, which made it look bad.
Serderov throws out a counter right but Yiftos avoids it with no problem.
Sisa Yiftos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Serderov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yiftos is trying to defend but Serderov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1#
Yiftos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Serderov wants to get up but he can't break Yiftos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Yiftos has an active guard here but Serderov has managed to pass into half guard.
Serderov wants to stand but Yiftos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Yiftos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SU2#
Serderov decides to stand and escape the position.
Serderov lands a high kick!
#T2#
A jab from Serderov does it's job there.
Yiftos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Serderov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serderov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Serderov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yiftos defends well and Serderov ends up having to push Yiftos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yiftos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serderov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yiftos wants to stay close but Serderov steps back to make room for something. Yiftos seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Serderov and Yiftos drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Serder Serderov!
Serder Serderov 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:
OFC 276: Aquarius
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Jab by Yiftos.#CUT#
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Yiftos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Martinez darts in and clinches Yiftos up against the cage.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Yiftos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yiftos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Yiftos persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yiftos misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Yiftos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sisa Yiftos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries to clinch but Yiftos is having none of it.
Yiftos throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yiftos.
A big left from Yiftos misses.
Martinez with the counter takedown but Yiftos avoids it easily.
Yiftos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yiftos. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Yiftos misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yiftos thinking.
Yiftos drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Yiftos.
#BC#
Yiftos manages to break the clinch.
Martinez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yiftos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yiftos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez cracks Yiftos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2#
Martinez rushes Yiftos and presses him up against the cage.
Yiftos wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Yiftos's takedown attempt.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yiftos stalls.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez is working for takedown but Yiftos is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Yiftos gets a trip takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Martinez pushes Yiftos off and gets back to his feet.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yiftos.
Yiftos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Yiftos keeps it at a distance.
Yiftos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez scores with a head kick. Yiftos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yiftos tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yiftos throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez throws a counter combo.
Martinez lands a jab to Yiftos's midsection.#CL2#
Martinez drives through and clinches with Yiftos against the cage.
Yiftos blocks the elbow strike.
Yiftos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisa Yiftos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Martinez.#T3#
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yiftos throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yiftos with a body shot.
Yiftos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#KD2#
Martinez drops Yiftos with a beautiful combination! Yiftos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martinez is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Yiftos is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Yiftos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yiftos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yiftos in his tracks.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yiftos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yiftos is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez drops Yiftos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Martinez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Martinez!
An out of breath Leonard Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
OFC 267: Lokren vs Al Qarni
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Rahman clinches up against the cage.
Yiftos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rahman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Yiftos takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
Rahman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rahman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yiftos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rahman is defending well.
Rahman told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rahman lands a nice knee to the body.
Rahman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rahman.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rahman.
Yiftos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rahman has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rahman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yiftos tries to circle away but Rahman has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rahman throws an elbow but misses.
Yiftos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yiftos being controlled against the cage.
Rahman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T1#
Rahman pushes Yiftos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Yiftos is breathing heavily.
Yiftos tries to break free but Rahman pushes him back against the cage.
Yiftos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rahman is defending well.
Yiftos takes a shot to the head. #CUT2#
Sisa Yiftos's cut is getting worse.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rahman misses with an elbow strike.
Yiftos avoids the elbow strike from Rahman, against the cage.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Yiftos, against the cage.
Yiftos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisa Yiftos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yiftos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yiftos can't break the clinch.
Yiftos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rahman after a bit of a struggle.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Yiftos controls the action.
Yiftos wants a takedown.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Yiftos controls his hands.
Rahman lands an elbow just above Yiftos 's eye. #T2#
Rahman pushes off an throws an elbow but Yiftos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rahman.
Yiftos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rahman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yiftos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
Sisa Yiftos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rahman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rahman thuds his shin into the meat of Yiftos's side.
Yiftos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahman. That's going to slow Yiftos down.
Nice defenses there by Rahman.
Yiftos misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Rahman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rahman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yiftos.#BC#
Yiftos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yiftos swings widly with a right hand
and Rahman counters with a nice body kick.
Rahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Rahman jabs Yiftos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yiftos, pushing him back against the cage.
Yiftos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rahman is working Yiftos over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rahman as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rahman.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yiftos's defenses.
Rahman lands a nice elbow. #ROC2#
Yiftos is rocked!
Rahman taking a breather.
Oh Yiftos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Rahman drops Yiftos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yiftos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT2#
Jeez, Sisa Yiftos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sisa Yiftos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mujibur Rahman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mujibur Rahman made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
HFC 301 Yiftos vs Satan II
Date: Feb 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Yiftos fails to land the takedown.
Yiftos throws an overhand right that lands on Satan's shoulder, as Satan tries to avoid the shot.
Yiftos moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Yiftos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Yiftos is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Yiftos misses its intended target.
Yiftos shoots for a takedown but Satan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Satan does no damage.
Yiftos tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Satan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yiftos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yiftos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Lucifer Satan has been cut.
Yiftos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yiftos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Satan can pounce on him.
Satan throws a hook to the side of Yiftos's head but Yiftos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yiftos was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Jab from Satan.#CUT2#
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.#T1#
Satan is looking to land body kicks.
Satan cracks Yiftos on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yiftos falls backwards against the cage. Satan follows up with more strikes that drop Yiftos to his knees. Satan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yiftos! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Satan!
Lucifer Satan is the new heavyweight champion!
Lucifer Satan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
HFC 300 Shankoli vs Seppo
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goodman tries to land a front kick but Yiftos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yiftos thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Yiftos looks to move away, Goodman throws a big counter combo but Yiftos just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Yiftos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yiftos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman tries to circle away but Yiftos has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yiftos throws an elbow but misses.
Yiftos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yiftos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goodman's face.
#CUT2#
It looks like John Goodman has been cut.
Yiftos has Goodman pressed against the cage.
Yiftos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goodman's face.
Yiftos takes a shot to the head.
Goodman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yiftos prevents it.
#BC#
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yiftos back to the cage. Goodman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Yiftos circles away and keeps his distance.
Yiftos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yiftos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yiftos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Yiftos.
Yiftos misses with a head kick.
Goodman fails to land the takedown.
Yiftos with the counter takedown but Goodman avoids it easily.#T1#
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yiftos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman has his takedown stuffed
and Yiftos counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yiftos avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
Yiftos pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yiftos gets underhooks to prevent Goodman's takedown attempt.
Yiftos working the clinch nicely. Goodman is working for position but Yiftos cracks him with a big knee to the head! Goodman crumples up against the cage and Yiftos lands two more shots before the ref can save Goodman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Fists in his post fight interview.
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Event:
HFC 295 Yiftos vs Viceroy II
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Viceroy is looking to clinch.
Yiftos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viceroy but Viceroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Viceroy closes the distance and pushes Yiftos back into the cage.
Yiftos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yiftos working aggressively here.
Yiftos struggles to land a body shot inside as Viceroy controls his hands.
Yiftos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Viceroy digs a right hand underneath Yiftos's ribcage. Yiftos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viceroy tries a body shot but Yiftos blocks it.
Yiftos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viceroy.
Yiftos is trying to drag Viceroy to the mat but Viceroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Yiftos has Viceroy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yiftos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Viceroy tumbling to the mat - Yiftos dives into Viceroy's guard.
Yiftos stops Viceroy from standing up.
Yiftos trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom.
Viceroy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T1#
Viceroy wants to sweep here but Yiftos controlling him for the moment.
Yiftos throwing strikes from guard but Viceroy blocks nicely.
Viceroy keeping moving, preventing Yiftos from controlling successfully.
Yiftos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yiftos is looking to work some ground and pound but Viceroy has wrist control.
My spies in Vicious Striking inform me that Yiftos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yiftos trying to control but Viceroy is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL#
Viceroy clinches up with Yiftos and pushes him back against the cage.
Yiftos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Viceroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Yiftos.
Viceroy misses with a punch to the body.
Yiftos blocks an uppercut.
Yiftos struggles to land a body shot inside as Viceroy controls his hands.
Viceroy misses with a punch to the body.
Viceroy has a couple of punches blocked by Yiftos.
Yiftos lands a nice elbow.
Yiftos blocking some punches.
Viceroy tries a body shot but Yiftos blocks it.
Viceroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yiftos blocks a body shot from Viceroy.
Viceroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yiftos trying to stall but Viceroy improves his position.
Viceroy misses with the head strike.
Viceroy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yiftos.
Viceroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yiftos backwards.
Yiftos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viceroy lands a right hand. #T3#
Yiftos prevents a body shot from Viceroy.
Viceroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yiftos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yiftos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yiftos.
Viceroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yiftos fails to land.
Viceroy working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viceroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viceroy.
Yiftos blocks an uppercut.
Viceroy pushes Yiftos against the cage. Viceroy is working some dirty boxing. Viceroy pushes off with a quick right hook! Yiftos goes down! Yiftos tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Viceroy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Viceroy!
After the big win, Lord Viceroy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
HFC 285 Yiftos vs Klitschko
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Yiftos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Yiftos doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Yiftos shoots in but Klitschko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yiftos moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Yiftos takes one to the chin there.
Yiftos misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Yiftos clinches up against the cage.
Yiftos crunches a lovely knee into Klitschko's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klitschko.
Yiftos letting Klitschko take a breather here.
Yiftos prevents Klitschko from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yiftos.
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!
Klitschko takes an elbow to the temple.
Yiftos misses with an elbow strike.
#T1#
Klitschko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yiftos misses with an elbow strike.
#TD#
Yiftos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB#
Yiftos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klitschko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Klitschko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yiftos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Yiftos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Klitschko is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klitschko has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2##SUB#
Yiftos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Klitschko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yiftos but great work by Klitschko.
Klitschko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Klitschko advances nicely into full mount.
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!
Yiftos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yiftos wants to control but Klitschko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klitschko is looking to take a break and control but Yiftos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yiftos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yiftos.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klitschko wants to control from the top but Yiftos keeps moving.
Yiftos trying to keep a closed guard but Klitschko is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Yiftos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yiftos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yiftos keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yiftos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Yiftos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klitschko is keeping the position for now.
Yiftos wants to control from the top but Klitschko keeps moving. #SUB#
Yiftos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Klitschko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yiftos has Klitschko in his guard.#REVB#
Yiftos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
Klitschko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Yiftos is working an open guard so Klitschko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klitschko avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Klitschko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Yiftos clinches.
Klitschko wants to stall.
Klitschko stalling in the clinch but Yiftos improves position.
Yiftos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klitschko dodges an elbow strike from Yiftos.
Yiftos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yegor Klitschko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Klitschko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yiftos on the side of the head.
A left lands for Klitschko.
Yiftos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitschko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yiftos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yiftos.
Yiftos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klitschko throws a counter combo.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yiftos lands with an uppercut that bounces Klitschko off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Yiftos misses its intended target. #KD#
Yiftos cracks Klitschko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Klitschko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yiftos finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yiftos misses with a lunging right hand
and Klitschko counters with a straight right hand.
Yiftos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klitschko swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Klitschko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yiftos is looking to clinch.
Klitschko keeps the fight on the outside.
Yiftos wants to clinch.#T1#
Klitschko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yiftos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yiftos. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko throws a counter combo.
Yiftos misses with a head kick.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yiftos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klitschko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yiftos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klitschko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klitschko walks into a jab.
Klitschko closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
Sisa Yiftos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yiftos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisa Yiftos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Yiftos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yiftos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yiftos throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Yiftos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Yiftos rushes Klitschko and presses him up against the cage.
Klitschko lands a knee to the body.
Klitschko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klitschko misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klitschko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Yiftos avoids nicely.
Yiftos moves out of range of the strikes.
Yiftos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klitschko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klitschko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yiftos.
Yiftos with a poor takedown
and Klitschko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klitschko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klitschko wants it to stay on the feet.
And Klitschko responds with a good body kick, but Yiftos manages to step out the way in time.
Yiftos cracks Klitschko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klitschko lands a jab to Yiftos's midsection.
Yiftos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klitschko to score with a decent uppercut.
Klitschko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yiftos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#ROC2#
Yiftos is rocked!
Yiftos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klitschko.
Oh Yiftos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yiftos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klitschko on the side of the head.
Yiftos seems to have got his legs back now.
Yiftos falls off balance throwing a combination
#KD2#
and Klitschko counters with a left hand that sends Yiftos to the canvas!
Klitschko gets to his feet and stands over Yiftos, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yiftos felt that one! Klitschko unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yiftos from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Yegor Klitschko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
HFC 278 Yiftos vs Garrison
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Yiftos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yiftos lands a glancing blow to the side of Garrison's head.
Yiftos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Yiftos.
Garrison misses with a combination
letting Yiftos counter with a right hand.
Garrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Garrison shapes to counter with a head kick.
Garrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Yiftos is just out of range.
Garrison throws a head kick but Yiftos moves out of range.
Yiftos misses with a looping left.
Garrison misses with a straight left.
Garrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yiftos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sisa Yiftos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yiftos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yiftos lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Garrison head around and knocks him out cold! Yiftos hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos retains his heavyweight title!
Sisa Yiftos made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Fists in his post fight interview.
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Event:
HFC 271 Break The Code
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yiftos.
#CL2#
Yiftos moves into the clinch.
Satan avoids a wild elbow strike from Yiftos.
Satan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yiftos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Satan or not.
Yiftos lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Lucifer Satan has been cut.
Satan blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Yiftos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yiftos lands an elbow inside that Satan shrugs off.
Satan is pressed up against the cage. Yiftos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Satan down to the mat. Satan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yiftos fakes the body blow, causing Satan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Satan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos is the new heavyweight champion!
Sisa Yiftos made sure to mention his sponsor, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview.
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Event:
HFC 267 Frozen Time
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Yiftos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viceroy on the side of the head.
Yiftos tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Yiftos - just one landing.
Yiftos lands a jab to the nose.
Viceroy slips a jab and a cross from Yiftos.
A little feinted left hand from Viceroy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Viceroy thuds his right hand into Yiftos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Yiftos takes the fight into the clinch.
Viceroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Viceroy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yiftos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viceroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viceroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yiftos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yiftos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yiftos is looking to control Viceroy's arms but Viceroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yiftos has his back to the cage.
Yiftos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Viceroy's defenses.
Yiftos misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yiftos.
Viceroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Yiftos controls his hands.
Yiftos lands an elbow just above Viceroy 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Lord Viceroy has been cut.
Yiftos told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Viceroy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Yiftos - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Yiftos lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Yiftos has Viceroy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yiftos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Viceroy tumbling to the mat - Yiftos dives into Viceroy's guard.#ES#
Viceroy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yiftos lands a jab to the head.
Yiftos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viceroy throws a right hand that misses
#KD2#
and Yiftos counters with a crisp one two that drops Viceroy! Yiftos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Viceroy to his feet! Viceroy is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Viceroy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yiftos moves in looking to clinch but Viceroy pushes him off.
Yiftos feints a jab and as Viceroy dips his head, Yiftos unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Viceroy right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Viceroy falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Yiftos smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos gave a mention to My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
HFC 262 Golden Opportunity
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Yiftos misses with a head kick.
Yiftos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yiftos.
Yiftos missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Yiftos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Yiftos slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Yiftos throws a nice looking combination but Reynolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yiftos throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Yiftos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reynolds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Yiftos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yiftos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yiftos tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reynolds is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Reynolds jabs at Yiftos's body.
Sisa Yiftos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Yiftos catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yiftos wants to clinch but Reynolds slips to the side
and Reynolds counters with a left to the body.
Yiftos wants to clinch.#T1#
Nice sprawl there from Yiftos as Reynolds shoots in.
Yiftos is looking to counter punch.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yiftos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yiftos throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Reynolds takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yiftos moves away.#TD2#
Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Reynolds seems to be looking for submissions.
Yiftos wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Yiftos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yiftos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reynolds preventing the sweep. #T2#
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yiftos is looking to sweep but instead, Reynolds has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yiftos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Yiftos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reynolds seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Yiftos keeps moving.
Reynolds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yiftos's head.
Reynolds preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Yiftos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Reynolds stacks Yiftos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Reynolds!
Yiftos taking a bit of punishment here - Reynolds scoring with strikes. #T3#
Yiftos is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Yiftos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Yiftos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Reynolds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yiftos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yiftos is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yiftos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yiftos gets full guard.
Reynolds stopping the sweep attempt from Yiftos.
Reynolds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Yiftos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yiftos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Yiftos looking for a guillotine here but Reynolds defends easily.
Reynolds trying to control but Yiftos is working from the bottom.
Reynolds content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spurt Reynolds 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.
#R2#
Yiftos walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Yiftos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reynolds looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Yiftos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reynolds, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Yiftos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sisa Yiftos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Yiftos keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Yiftos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Reynolds is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Yiftos has hold of Reynolds's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Reynolds seems comfortable defending it but Yiftos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Reynolds is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Reynolds is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yiftos couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sisa Yiftos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sisa Yiftos thanked My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
HFL #36
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Yiftos throws an overhand right that lands on Caine's shoulder, as Caine tries to avoid the shot.
Yiftos dips to his left and cracks Caine with an uppercut!#CUT2#
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yiftos manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yiftos! But no joy.
Caine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Yiftos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yiftos dips to his left and cracks Caine with an uppercut!#KD2#
Yiftos cracks Caine with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yiftos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caine to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caine tried to score with a low kick but Yiftos checks it.
Nice defenses there by Caine.
Caine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yiftos throws a hook but Caine blocks it.
Caine slips a straight right by Yiftos.#CL2#
Yiftos forces Caine back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Caine.
Caine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Yiftos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yiftos.
Caine blocks a head kick by Yiftos.
Caine tries to counter with a takedown but Yiftos is quick to defend against it.
Caine cracks a nice hook into Yiftos's ribs.#T1#
Yiftos throws a series of punches but Caine avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Yiftos misses.
Good leg kick by Caine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caine staying out of range there.
Caine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yiftos misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Caine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Caine wants to control but Yiftos is keeping him busy.
Yiftos trying to hold on to Caine's head to control him but Caine postures up.
Yiftos wants to improve his position but Caine is controlling well.
Yiftos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caine.
Yiftos trying to hold on to Caine's head to control him but Caine postures up.
Yiftos is looking for a sweep. Caine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Yiftos has hold of Caine's hands but Caine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yiftos is looking for a sweep. Caine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caine slips a nice elbow through Yiftos's hands, connecting with Yiftos's forehead.
Yiftos is staying active underneath Caine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yiftos tries to get to full guard but Caine has control of the leg.
Yiftos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Caine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Caine's back!#SUB2#
Yiftos working for a choke but Caine is defending well. #SUB2#
Yiftos is persistently looking for the submission but Caine is defending it well.
Caine rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T3##SUB#
Caine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yiftos pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura here.
Caine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yiftos is looking to take a break and control but Caine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yiftos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caine's head.
Caine is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Yiftos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Yiftos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caine is just riding it out for now. Yiftos eventually gives up the hold.
Caine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
My spies in Vicious Striking inform me that Yiftos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yiftos trying to control but Caine is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Yiftos is posturing up here but Caine has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yiftos tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yiftos has to tap! Slick submission there by Caine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine very nearly forgot to thank VIRAL COMBAT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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