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Event:
GC 258
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Erikson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stricker on his heels. He'll look to pass Stricker's guard now, I'm sure.
Erikson content to stall in guard here.
Erikson wants to control from the top but Stricker keeps moving.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Stricker is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stricker has wrist control.
Erikson postures up in Stricker's guard and throws a big left but Stricker blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stricker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Erikson is controlling him.
Erikson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Erikson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stricker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson postures up in Stricker's guard and throws a big left but Stricker blocks it.
Erikson looking to sit in guard and control but Stricker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Erikson is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Erikson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erikson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erikson throws a big right hand that misses.
Erikson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Stricker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Erikson is controlling him.
Erikson passes into half guard.
Erikson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stricker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Erikson .
Erikson wants to take a breather but Stricker is having none of it.
Erikson lands strikes from half guard.
Erikson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Erikson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stricker's head.
Erikson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Erikson thows a huge punch but Stricker dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Erikson 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.
Erikson looks to land a strike but Stricker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Erikson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Chris Leben KO Academy . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Stricker is keeping the position.
Erikson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stricker has wrist control.
Erikson throws an elbow that misses. Stricker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Erikson 's guard. Nice move by Stricker!#REVR#
Erikson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Erikson controls Stricker momentarily but Stricker frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Erikson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T4##SU#
Stricker stands up from Erikson 's guard - Stricker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Erikson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stricker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erikson somewhat.
Stricker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve Stricker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Erikson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Erikson wants to free his trapped foot but Stricker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erikson is trying to control the action in half guard but Stricker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Erikson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Erikson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Stricker manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Erikson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #TD2#
Erikson jumps into guard, dragging Stricker to the mat.
Erikson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Erikson 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Erikson holds on and takes a little breather.
Erikson looking to control.
Erikson seems keen to control Stricker's posture.
Stricker won't allow Erikson to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T1##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Stricker has closed the distance and engaged Erikson in a clinch.
Erikson misses with a punch to the body.
Erikson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stricker after a bit of a struggle.
Erikson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stricker working aggressively here.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Erikson controls the action.
Stricker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erikson lands a body punch.
Erikson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Erikson .
Erikson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Erikson lands a left hand.
Erikson lands a body punch. #T2##TD2#
Erikson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker is refusing to be controlled, as Erikson sits in half guard.
Erikson thows a huge punch but Stricker dodges it nicely.
Erikson trying to control the action but Stricker is working from the bottom.
Erikson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stricker is trying to stand up here but Erikson is controlling him well.
Erikson is trying to control. Stricker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Erikson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erikson wants to pass to mount but Stricker is defending the position.
Erikson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Erikson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Erikson misses with a head shot. Stricker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stricker keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Erikson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erikson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Erikson trying to control but Stricker is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stricker loads up on a big right hand but Erikson slips the punch.
A punch combination from Stricker misses. #T4##TD2#
Erikson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stricker's guard.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stricker keeping moving, preventing Erikson from controlling successfully.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leif Erikson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Erikson looking to sit in guard and control but Stricker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Erikson is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Erikson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leif Erikson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Erikson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erikson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stricker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stricker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Erikson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stricker misses with a looping right.
Erikson moves in looking to clinch but Stricker pushes him off.
Erikson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stricker.
Erikson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stricker tries to sprawl out of it but Erikson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stricker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stricker. #T1#
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stricker throws a good cross that connects.
#CL2#
Erikson moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Erikson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erikson misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Stricker manages to break the clinch.
Erikson takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Stricker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stricker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Erikson .
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Erikson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve Stricker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker stops a takedown attempt from Erikson .
Steve Stricker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leif Erikson .
Erikson jumps guard but Stricker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Erikson pushes Stricker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erikson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stricker.
Stricker tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Stricker back against the cage.
Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stricker blocks it with crossed arms.
Erikson scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erikson .
Erikson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards. #TD2#
Erikson pulls guard effortlessly.
Erikson 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.
Leif Erikson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erikson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stricker preventing the sweep.
Erikson is pulling down on Stricker's head. It's preventing any offense from Stricker, at least for the moment.#T4#
Erikson is continuing to stall.
Erikson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stricker is one step ahead there.
Erikson trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erikson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Erikson !
After winning the bout, Leif Erikson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GC 250
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stricker misses with a hook to the body
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
Stricker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
A left and a right from Stricker both land. Nice combination.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands with a hook. Stricker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stricker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Stricker misses.
Stricker keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Stricker blocks a jab.
Stricker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stricker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stricker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stricker throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range. #T1#
Stricker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stricker, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stricker tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Stricker moves out of range.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stricker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Stricker rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Rutten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten is working for takedown but Stricker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Rutten cracks Stricker with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage. #BC2#
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Rutten.
Stricker looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.#CL2#
Stricker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A short uppercut from Stricker. #T3#
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Stricker has him pressed against the cage.
Stricker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Rutten blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Rutten digs a right hand underneath Stricker's ribcage. Stricker let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten appears to be looking for a big counter.#T4#
Stricker slips a jab from Rutten.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
enabling Stricker to counter with a crisp jab.
Stricker is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stricker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Stricker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land. #BC2#
Stricker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Stricker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Stricker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stricker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Stricker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
Stricker scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stricker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker feints a jab promting Rutten to slip. Stricker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stricker wants to counter the offense by Rutten and move into the clinch position.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stricker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stricker misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stricker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stricker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutten, as that shot connected.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stricker, right into the meat.
#T1#
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stricker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stricker punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Stricker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker lands a jab to the head.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Stricker's belly button to the back.
Stricker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stricker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Stricker lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Stricker walks into a left hand.
Stricker wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stricker scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Stricker.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stricker scores with a leg kick.
Rutten tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stricker misses with a looping right.
Stricker motions for Rutten to come forward. Stricker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Stricker throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Stricker with an uppercut!
Stricker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3##CL#
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stricker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stricker lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Stricker should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker blocks it.#T4#
Rutten cracks Stricker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stricker connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stricker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stricker.
Stricker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stricker.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Stricker. That snapped Rutten's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutten blocks the leg kick.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stricker counters with a left to the body.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stricker, as that shot connected.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stricker tries to counter with a clinch but Rutten shakes him off and moves away.
Rutten thuds his right hand into Stricker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker lands a two punch combo.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stricker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker with a hook.#T1##CL2#
Stricker moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Stricker.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Rutten moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stricker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stricker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Rutten has Stricker up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handsome Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stricker prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Rutten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stricker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten is looking to control Stricker's arms but Stricker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the cage.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land. #BC2#
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Rutten misses. #CL#
Rutten gets a clinch.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stricker pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T4#
Stricker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stricker.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutten tries to circle away but Stricker has him pinned against the cage.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten misses with the head strike.
Stricker presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stricker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
A short left from Stricker.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GC 242
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Stricker.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thacker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thacker scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
Stricker darts in and clinches Thacker up against the cage.
Thacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
A nice left hand lands by Thacker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Stricker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thacker wants to stall.
#T1#
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thacker slows down the pace here.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Thacker's head.
Thacker blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Thacker missing with knees to the body.
Stricker lands an uppercut.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
#T2##BC#
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thacker dodges the punch combination from Stricker.
Thacker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stricker lands a nice looking body kick.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stricker was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Stricker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Thacker avoids the head kick by Stricker.
Thacker throws out a counter right but Stricker avoids it with no problem.
Thacker throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
Stricker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stricker staying out of range there.
Stricker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thacker.
Thacker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Thacker throws out a counter right but Stricker avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Thacker misses the target.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stricker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thacker throws a shot from downtown. Stricker moves away and avoids it.
Stricker moves out of range as Thacker strikes.#T3#
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Thacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stricker.
Stricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stricker.
Thacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thacker lands with a hook. Stricker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stricker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thacker throws out the jab.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Thacker. That snapped Stricker's head back.
#CUT2#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Stricker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stricker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
Thacker takes one to the chin there.
Thacker tries a head kick but it misses.
As Thacker backs away, Stricker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thacker looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Thacker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Stricker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thacker lands a glancing blow to the side of Stricker's head.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Stricker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stricker lands a jab to the nose.
Thacker misses with a wild combination.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thacker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thacker looks to land a body kick but Stricker moved away.
Stricker throws a leg kick but Thacker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stricker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thacker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker connects with a single shot there.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stricker swings for the body but Thacker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
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#
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Jab from Stricker.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stricker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stricker thuds his right hand into Thacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Thacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker punishes Stricker's body with a nice straight punch.
Thacker misses with an uppercut.
Thacker tries a head kick but it misses.
Thacker misses with a left hand
and Stricker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thacker blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stricker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thacker moves away from the strike by Stricker.
Stricker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Stricker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thacker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker throws a front kick aimed at Thacker's knee but Thacker avoids it well. #T1#
Thacker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thacker checks a leg kick.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thacker checks a leg kick.
Stricker scores with a sloppy right hand. Thacker should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thacker.
Thacker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stricker.
Stricker slips a jab from Thacker.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stricker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stricker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thacker.
Stricker feints and then cracks Thacker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thacker down.
Thacker throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Stricker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thacker has time to react.
Thacker lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Stricker.
Stricker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Stricker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stricker looks to land a left hand but Thacker moved out of range nicely.
Stricker moves out of range of the body kick from Thacker.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Stricker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thacker tries to move into range but Stricker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stricker throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stricker throws a big counter combination but Thacker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stricker scores with a decent looking hook.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Stricker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Thacker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stricker doesn't seem phased though.
Stricker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Stricker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looks like Stricker has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stricker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Stricker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stricker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Stricker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Stricker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stricker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thacker misses with a hook. Stricker ducked under it nicely.
Stricker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thacker throws a shot to the body.
Thacker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stricker's hands.
Stricker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thacker sizes up Stricker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thacker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Thacker slips under a jab.#T4#
Stricker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
Thacker checks a leg kick nicely.
Thacker flicks out a counter leg kick but Stricker steps away.
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thacker is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Stricker misses.
Stricker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Stricker misses.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
Stricker misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Thacker misses.
Thacker walks into a jab.
Thacker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stricker finds it's way round the side to connect with Thacker's head.
Thacker takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Stricker throwing a counter right hand but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Stricker scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker throws a poor cross that misses
and Stricker counters with a nice uppercut.
Stricker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Stricker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker throws the left hand but Stricker avoids the punch easily.
Thacker lands a jab to Stricker's midsection.
Thacker throws a hook but Stricker blocks it.
Thacker connects with a nice looking jab.
Thacker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stricker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stricker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thacker lands a glancing blow to the side of Stricker's head.
Thacker pushes Stricker away with a front kick.
Thacker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Stricker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Stricker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Thacker misses.
Thacker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stricker doesn't seem bothered though.
Thacker tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker tries to clinch there but Thacker circles away.
Stricker lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Thacker checks a low kick from Stricker.
Thacker walks into a straight right hand from Stricker.#CL#
Stricker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thacker, pushing him back against the cage.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Thacker controls his hands.
Thacker lands a hook that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thacker throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thacker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thacker scores with a nice body kick.
Stricker connects with the punch.
Thacker misses with a hook. Stricker ducked under it nicely. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thacker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stricker misses with a straight left.
Good work by Stricker as he checks the leg kick.
Thacker misses with a straight right.
Stricker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stricker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stricker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Stricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thacker misses with a body shot.
Thacker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Stricker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stricker moves out of range of the strikes.
Thacker blocks a head kick by Stricker.
#T3#
Stricker takes one to the chin there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thacker!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thacker!
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Thacker.
Stricker thuds his right hand into Thacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stricker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2#
Steve Stricker's cut is getting worse.
Thacker throws a shot to the body.
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Thacker's shoulder, as Thacker tries to avoid the shot.
Thacker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stricker cracks Thacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stricker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Stricker drives through and clinches with Thacker against the cage.
#T4##BC#
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Thacker.
Thacker throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Thacker. Those never looked like landing.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Stricker misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thacker! But no joy.
Thacker checks a leg kick.
Thacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stricker scores with a jab.
Stricker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thacker takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alasdair Thacker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thacker 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GC 230
Date: Aug 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Akumba takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Akumba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stricker.
Stricker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Akumba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stricker throws a front kick aimed at Akumba's knee but Akumba avoids it well.
Akumba throws a right hand that misses
and Stricker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akumba thinking.
A big left from Akumba misses.
We've been told by Akumba's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stricker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akumba.
Stricker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stricker tries to score with a low kick but Akumba moves his leg out of the way.
Stricker blocks a jab.
Stricker wants to counter the offense by Akumba and move into the clinch position.
Stricker looks to clinch
and Akumba counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker cracks Akumba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stricker. Akumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stricker slips under a jab.
Akumba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Stricker lands.#T1#
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Stricker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stricker tries to clinch there but Akumba circles away.
That kick from Stricker tenderised Akumba's leg. Akumba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stricker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stricker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akumba in his tracks.
Steve Stricker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Akumba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akumba throws a leg kick
and Stricker counters with a nice uppercut.
Stricker avoids the head kick by Akumba.
Akumba throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Stricker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akumba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stricker lands a jab to the head.
Stricker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Stricker has Akumba up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Akumba misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Akumba.
Akumba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Akumba tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akumba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stricker cracks Akumba with a nice body shot.
Akumba lands with a left to the head.
Akumba swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akumba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stricker lands with a light punch inside.
Stricker pushes Akumba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker throws a head punch that misses.
Akumba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stricker tries a body shot but Akumba blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akumba.
Akumba blocks a body shot from Stricker. #T3#
Akumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akumba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stricker misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Akumba.
Stricker is trying to maintain a safe position but Akumba gets an underhook and turns Stricker into the cage.
Akumba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stricker or not.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stricker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akumba tries to circle away but Stricker has him pinned against the cage.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stricker working aggressively here.
Stricker takes a shot to the head.
Akumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker stalling the fight.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akumba misses with a body punch.
Akumba blocks an uppercut.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker working aggressively here.
Stricker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akumba up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Akumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akumba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akumba lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akumba.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Stricker fails to land with a series of punches.
Akumba throwing a counter right hand but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Stricker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stricker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akumba missing with a left hand there. Stricker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stricker slips a straight right by Akumba.
Stricker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akumba. That did some damage!
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Akumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stricker moves away.
Stricker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stricker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stricker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Akumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akumba.
Akumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stricker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stricker connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Akumba misses its intended target. #T1#
Stricker misses with an uppercut. Akumba saw that one coming.
Stricker misses with a wild body shot.
Akumba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Stricker misses.
Stricker throws an off balance right hand
and Akumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stricker misses with a lunging right hand
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akumba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akumba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stricker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stricker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akumba on the side of the head.
Akumba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stricker.
Akumba misses with a looping left.
Akumba connects with an inside leg kick.
Akumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Akumba misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.#T2#
Akumba throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Stricker doesn't manage to clinch there - Akumba circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stricker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Akumba misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stricker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stricker throws a nice head kick!
#CL2#
Stricker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stricker tries a body shot but Akumba blocks it.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Akumba.
Akumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Stricker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stricker. #T3#
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Akumba.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stricker.
Stricker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akumba backwards.
A short uppercut from Akumba.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Akumba.
Akumba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Akumba.
Akumba tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Akumba back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akumba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stricker's brow.
Akumba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards. #BC2#
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stricker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akumba throws an off balance right hand
and Stricker counters with a thumping low kick.
Akumba lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stricker connects with a looping right hand.
Akumba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Stricker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akumba misses the shot to the body.
Akumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
An attempted straight right counter from Akumba misses the target.
Akumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker misses with a shot to the body
and Akumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Akumba.
Stricker throws a lazy head kick
letting Akumba counter with a right hand.
Stricker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stricker. That's going to slow Akumba down.
Akumba misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akumba avoids the head kick by Stricker.
Akumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses
and Akumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Akumba lands with a nice body punch.
Stricker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stricker throws the left hand but Akumba avoids the punch easily.
Akumba misses with an uppercut.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Akumba.
Stricker connects with a nice looking jab.
Akumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stricker.
Akumba ducks under a wild hook from Stricker.
Stricker connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker scores with a jab to the head.
Stricker misses with a left hand
and Akumba counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Nice defenses there by Akumba.#T1#
Akumba checks a low kick from Stricker.#CL2#
Stricker rushes Akumba and presses him up against the cage.
Akumba tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Stricker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akumba or not.
Stricker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akumba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Akumba lands an elbow just above Stricker 's eye.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Akumba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Stricker.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Akumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akumba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Akumba fails to land.
Akumba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akumba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akumba tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mako Akumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A short right from Stricker on the inside.
Akumba tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Akumba back against the cage.
Akumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Akumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stricker moves away from the strike by Akumba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker lands a nice hook to Akumba's body. Akumba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akumba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stricker lunges at Akumba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akumba's hand.
Akumba looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Akumba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stricker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akumba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Akumba misses.
Akumba throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.#T3#
Akumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stricker. Akumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stricker lands a nice shot that snaps Akumba's head back.
Stricker slips under a jab from Akumba.
Akumba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akumba walks into a stiff left hand from Stricker.
Akumba misses with a hook.
Akumba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akumba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akumba throws an off balance right hand
and Stricker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stricker misses with a low kick.
It looked like Akumba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stricker.
Stricker throws a poor cross that misses
and Akumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stricker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akumba.
#T4#
A punch combination from Stricker misses.
Stricker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stricker momentarily.
#CUT#
That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
Akumba throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Akumba.
Stricker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stricker lands a head shot.
Stricker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stricker is looking to chop away at Akumba's legs.
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Akumba misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
After the fight, Steve Stricker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sturridge throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Stricker moves into the clinch.
Sturridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Sturridge lands with a short shot to the head.
Stricker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker prevents the takedown attempt.
Stricker working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturridge throws a series of punches but Stricker avoids them all with ease.
Stricker feints a counter leg kick.
Stricker misses with a two punch combination.
Stricker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stricker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
We've been told by Sturridge's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker misses with a head kick.
Stricker throws a hook but Sturridge avoids it easily.
Sturridge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stricker is out of range.
Sturridge swings widly with a right hand
and Stricker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturridge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Stricker.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
Stricker throws out a counter right but Sturridge avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stricker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stricker scores with a nice body kick.
#TD#
Stricker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stricker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge throws an elbow that misses. Stricker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sturridge's guard. Nice move by Stricker!#REVB#
Sturridge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sturridge is trying to control the position but Stricker postures up. #T2#
Stricker wants to stand but Sturridge is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stricker postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.#T3#
Sturridge is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stricker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturridge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stricker manages to circle out of the way.
Stricker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stricker throws a good cross that connects.
Sturridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
Steve Stricker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Stricker tries to sprawl but Sturridge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sturridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sturridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4##ES2#
Stricker kicks Sturridge off and gets back to his feet.
Sturridge stalks Stricker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stricker's face. Stricker staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge misses with a looping left.
Stricker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stricker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice straight punches there by Stricker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stricker.
Sturridge takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sturridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stricker can pounce on him.
Sturridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stricker as he avoids it easily.
Sturridge missing with a left hand there. Stricker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stricker lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Sturridge.
Sturridge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stricker counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Stricker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturridge has time to react.
Sturridge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stricker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Sturridge is predictable there
and Stricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sturridge's knee momentarily.
Sturridge's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturridge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stricker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD#
Sturridge looking to score a takedown here. Stricker is defending well but Sturridge drives through and ends up in Stricker's guard.#ES2#
Stricker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Sturridge.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stricker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stricker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stricker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stricker swings for the body but Sturridge moves out of range.
Sturridge throwing a counter right hand but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Stricker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Sturridge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Stricker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturridge was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturridge throws a sloppy head kick and Stricker moves out of range easily.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Stricker lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturridge tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Stricker throws a head kick but Sturridge moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stricker.
Stricker scores with a hook to the body. Sturridge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sturridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sturridge misses with a low kick.
Stricker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sturridge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stricker lands an overhand right.
Sturridge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturridge moves away from the strike by Stricker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stricker. Sturridge does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Sturridge has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
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!
Sturridge tries to pull guard but Stricker won't allow it.
A short right from Sturridge.
Stricker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Stricker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturridge throws a body shot but no joy.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Stricker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
Sturridge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stricker's calf.
Sturridge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturridge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stricker lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturridge's head.#ROC2#
Sturridge is rocked!
Stricker throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Sturridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturridge has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Stricker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stricker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sturridge.
Sturridge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stricker moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturridge tries to clinch there but Stricker circles away.
Stricker walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sturridge drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Stricker swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sturridge's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ORC 16: Blackout
Date: Jun 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lyfe under the eye.
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Stricker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Lyfe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stricker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
Stricker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lyfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyfe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Stricker misses the target.
Lyfe misses with a low kick as Stricker jumps back.
Lyfe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lyfe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lyfe throws a poor cross that misses
and Stricker counters with a left to the body.
Stricker takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Stricker rushes Lyfe and presses him up against the ropes.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Lyfe blocks a body shot from Stricker.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
#T1#
A short uppercut from Stricker.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Stricker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Stricker breaks the clinch.
Lyfe scores with a nice right hand.
Stricker just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyfe throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Stricker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyfe feints a counter leg kick.
Lyfe throws a body kick that misses.
Lyfe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stricker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyfe.
Stricker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyfe.
Nice body punch from Stricker.
Stricker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lyfe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyfe.
Lyfe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Stricker looks to land a right hand but Lyfe moved out of range.
Good work by Lyfe as he checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Lyfe.
Stricker tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyfe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Some bone on bone action there as Stricker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lyfe throws a body kick that misses #CL#
and Stricker counters by clinching up.
Lyfe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stricker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Stricker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lyfe is keeping busy.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
Lyfe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stricker pushes Lyfe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manu Lyfe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker'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#
Lyfe throws a push kick but Stricker slaps the foot to one side.
Lyfe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stricker if he has to take too many more of those.
Stricker tried to score with a low kick but Lyfe checks it.
Stricker scores with a punch to the head.
A leg kick checked by Stricker.
Lyfe tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lyfe lands with a slapping head kick.
Stricker moves out of range of the body kick from Lyfe.
Stricker is looking to counter the offense by Lyfe and move into the clinch.
Lyfe misses with a kick to the body.
Stricker moves out of range as Lyfe throws a body kick.
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lyfe is able to avoid easily.
Stricker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyfe lands a nice looking body kick.
Lyfe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stricker tests Lyfe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyfe takes one to the side of the head.
Stricker misses with a looping right.#T1#
Lyfe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Stricker throws a shot from downtown. Lyfe moves away and avoids it.
Stricker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lyfe.
Lyfe tests Stricker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stricker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lyfe tries to land a front kick but Stricker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lyfe blocks a jab.
Lyfe misses with a kick to the body.
Lyfe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stricker throws a hook but Lyfe blocks it.
Good work by Lyfe as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Lyfe.
Lyfe cracks Stricker with an open hand slap.
Lyfe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lyfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stricker throws out the jab.
Stricker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker tried to score with a low kick but Lyfe checks it.#T2#
Lyfe takes one to the side of the head.
Stricker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyfe scores with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Stricker drives through and clinches with Lyfe against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Stricker trying to control the position but instead, Lyfe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stricker into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lyfe.
Stricker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lyfe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stricker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker blocks an elbow strike.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stricker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Lyfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Good work by Lyfe as he checks the leg kick.
Steve Stricker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stricker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stricker.
Lyfe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stricker throws a head kick but Lyfe moves out of range.
Lyfe misses the jab.
Lyfe throws a jab when Stricker was well out of range.
Lyfe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stricker.
Lyfe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lyfe lands a head shot.
Stricker defending well as Lyfe loads up on a big left hand.
Lyfe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stricker misses with a hook. Lyfe ducked under it nicely.
Stricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manu Lyfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lyfe!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker throws a low kick, looking for Lyfe's leg but Lyfe calmly moves out of range.
Stricker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Lyfe drops his hands momentarily and Stricker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Manu Lyfe has been cut.
Stricker catches Lyfe napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Lyfe crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Stricker raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Stricker checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stricker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Stricker 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.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Stricker ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stricker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stricker thinks about the counter body kick.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Stricker counters with a left to the body.
Stricker throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range.
Stricker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stricker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ragnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stricker under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stricker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stricker throws out a powerful jab.
Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Stricker.
Ragnarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stricker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ragnarsson with a body shot.#T1#
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Stricker avoids it.
Ragnarsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Stricker staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Ragnarsson.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnarsson. That snapped Stricker's head back.
#CL2#
Stricker has managed to clinch.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Stricker.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Stricker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Stricker blocks with his arms.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Stricker is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Ragnarsson stalling against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stricker as Ragnarsson tries to tie him up.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker blocking some punches.
#T3#
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stricker gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Stricker lands a right hand.
Stricker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Stricker.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
#T4#
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stricker.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson is trying to stall.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Stricker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ragnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stricker up against the cage.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Stricker avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Stricker both land. Nice combination.
Stricker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Ragnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stricker, pushing him back against the cage.
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stricker being controlled against the cage.
Stricker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson just leaning against Stricker, taking a breather.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stricker as Ragnarsson tries to tie him up.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ragnarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stricker lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson trying to stall but Stricker improves his position.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Stricker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. #T2#
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stricker as Ragnarsson tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Stricker - that landed with a thud.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker throws a head punch that misses.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson is trying to stall.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Stricker back against the cage.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stricker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stricker.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Stricker throws knees to the body.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Stricker prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Stricker throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stricker is keeping busy.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stricker throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Stricker throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ragnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ragnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stricker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stricker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnarsson momentarily.
Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Stricker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Stricker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stricker tries to avoid it.
A big right from Stricker misses.
Stricker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stricker cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stricker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Stricker slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.#CL#
Ragnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Stricker lands an elbow inside that Ragnarsson shrugs off.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Stricker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stricker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Stricker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
Stricker tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Stricker back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Stricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stricker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker lands a left hand.
Stricker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stricker tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Stricker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside. #T3#
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stricker lands an elbow that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stricker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson taking a breather.
Stricker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stricker tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson stalling in the clinch but Stricker improves position.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stricker blocking some punches.
#T4#
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarsson.
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!
Stricker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson presses Stricker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Stricker, against the cage.
Ragnarsson slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnarsson works on Stricker's body with a couple of short punches.
Stricker lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
In his post fight interview, Steve Stricker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Bjorn Ragnarsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not done, I'll be back with my new team managment'.
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Event:
K-1 17 Suri vs Spong
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Stricker lands a lovely overhand right.
Hare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stricker throwing a counter right hand but Hare manages to avoid it.
Hare throws a sloppy head kick and Stricker moves out of range easily.
Hare misses with a body shot.
Stricker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stricker lands the left hand.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Hare moves out of range easily.
Hare misses with a looping left.
Stricker connects with a single shot there.
Stricker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hare on the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Stricker.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
Hare tries a low kick but Stricker avoids it.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Hare is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hare. Stricker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hare moves out of range of the leg kick from Stricker.#T1#
Hare tests Stricker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stricker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stricker lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Stricker misses the jab.
Hare misses with a body shot.
A jab from Stricker finds it's way through Hare's defenses.
Stricker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hare momentarily.
Hare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stricker scores with a hook.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stricker misses with a head kick.
Stricker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hare. That did some damage!
Hare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stricker can pounce on him.
Hare slips under a jab from Stricker.
Hare is looking for the big counter here.
Stricker tries to land a body kick
and Hare counters with a left to the body.
Hare scores with a jab. Stricker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stricker tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Hare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stricker walks into a straight right hand from Hare.
Hare throws a hook to the side of Stricker's head but Stricker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stricker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stricker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hare in his tracks.
Stricker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stricker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stricker throws a big shot that misses.
Hare throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stricker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stricker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Stricker loads up on a big right hand but Hare slips the punch.
Hare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stricker misses with a double jab.
Hare avoids the body shot from Stricker.
Stricker throws a hook but Hare avoids it easily.
Stricker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
Hare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hare throws a big shot that misses.
Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker staying out of range there.
Stricker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hare looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
Stricker throws a looping overhand right but Hare ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stricker. Hare shrugs it off though.
Steve Stricker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stricker throws a leg kick
and Hare counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
A good leg kick by Stricker.
A good leg kick by Hare.
Hare fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stricker.
Hare cracks the inside of Stricker's front leg.
Hare drops his hands momentarily and Stricker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stricker throws a chopping leg kick but Hare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hare misses with a head kick.
Stricker throws the left hand but Hare avoids the punch easily.
Stricker misses with a kick to the body.
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Hare's shoulder, as Hare tries to avoid the shot.
Hare misses with a two punch combination.
Stricker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Stricker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hare is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a looping left.
Stricker takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker throws a hook to the side of Hare's head but Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hare swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hare! But no joy.
Stricker dodges the punch combination from Hare.
Hare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stricker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stricker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's time! Stricker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stricker checks a leg kick.
Stricker throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hare avoids it.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stricker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stricker takes a swing at Hare's ribcage but misses.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Hare.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hare! But no joy.
Stricker moves out of range as Hare strikes.
Stricker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hare can do to turn this around?
Hare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stricker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hare is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hare's hands.
Stricker connects with a high kick.
Stricker throws a leg kick which misses Hare's front leg but catches the back leg as Hare tries to avoid it.
Hare misses with a hook. Stricker ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Stricker 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.
Hare scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Stricker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stricker.#KD2#
Hare staggers Stricker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Stricker looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Stricker lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stricker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#KD2#
Hare staggers Stricker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Stricker looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Stricker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stricker lands with a straight right. Hare didn't see that one coming.
Stricker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Hare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stricker throws a head kick but Hare moves out of range.
#T2#
Hare misses with a hook.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Hare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stricker.
A head kick from Stricker lands but Hare takes it in his stride.
Hare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Hare throws a counter combo.
Hare is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
Stricker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stricker throws a poor cross that misses
and Hare counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stricker throws a jab when Hare was well out of range.
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Hare.
Well Stricker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Hare!
Peter Hare gave a mention to Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
K-1 11 Szczesny vs MacArthur J
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Deck misses with a wild body shot.
Stricker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Deck blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Deck has managed to clinch.
We've been informed that Stricker 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.
Deck scores with an uppercut up the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Stricker throws an elbow that misses.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stricker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deck's brow.
Deck trying to control the position but instead, Stricker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Deck into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Deck throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands with a right to the head.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deck avoids a wild elbow strike from Stricker.
Deck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Stricker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decks head.
Stricker throws a head punch that misses.
Stricker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Deck.
Deck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Deck.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Stricker.
Deck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stricker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deck's brow.
Deck misses with a punch on the inside.
Deck has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker throws an elbow that misses.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deck has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Deck.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Deck.
Stricker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deck blocking some punches.
Deck cracks Stricker with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deck.
Deck avoiding damage as Stricker throws knees to the body.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck working aggressively here.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Inspectah Deck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Deck misses with a double jab.
Deck lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Deck misses.
Stricker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stricker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stricker missing with a left hand there. Deck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deck throwing a counter right hand but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Stricker throws a big shot that misses.
Deck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stricker manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Deck clinches with his opponent.
Stricker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Deck's head.
Deck working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deck.
Inspectah Deck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stricker working aggressively here.
Deck looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Deck.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Deck.
Stricker blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Stricker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deck tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker lands an uppercut.
Deck can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Deck has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Deck blocks an elbow strike.
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker throws an elbow but it misses.
Deck leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Stricker.
#T2#
Stricker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deck lands with a short shot to the head.
Deck blocking some punches.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strickers head.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Deck swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Deck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deck misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Deck fails to land.
Deck dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Deck tries to stall but Stricker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stricker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deck blocking some punches.
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 Inspectah Deck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Deck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stricker thuds a left hand into Deck's body.
Steve Stricker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Deck moves into the clinch.
Stricker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Deck working aggressively here.
Deck swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deck blocks the elbow strike.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker takes a shot to the head.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker lands with a right to the head.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker tries to throw a body punch but Deck avoids it by throwing Stricker back against the ropes.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deck taking a breather.
Deck blocks a body shot from Stricker. #T1#
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strickers head.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deck.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deck.
Stricker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Stricker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stricker misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Stricker.
#T2#
A short left from Stricker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck blocks the elbow strike.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck blocks a body shot from Stricker.
Deck working aggressively here.
A short right from Stricker on the inside.
Stricker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Deck's head.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stricker.
Stricker tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Stricker lands a left hand.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Stricker missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deck 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 Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inspectah Deck!
Inspectah Deck was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
DARE KT CLASSIC 4
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Stricker tries a head kick but it misses.
Chanchai scores with a body shot.
Stricker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chanchai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stricker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Chanchai clinches up with Stricker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chanchai misses with some punches.
Stricker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stricker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chanchai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chanchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stricker.
Chanchai dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Chanchai.
Chanchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chanchai.
Chanchai lands a nice uppercut.
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
Stricker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker. #T1#
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai lands with a left to the head.
Chanchai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stricker's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Chanchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Stricker blocks the elbow strike.
Chanchai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker throws an elbow but it misses.
Chanchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Chanchai.
Chanchai scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
Chanchai managing to block the knees to the body from Stricker.
Stricker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanchais head. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Chanchai lands a body shot.
Chanchai lands a damaging elbow.
Stricker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chanchai's elbow.
Stricker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chanchai backwards.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chanchai.
Chanchai misses with an elbow strike.
Chanchai blocking some punches.
Chanchai lands an elbow that stopped Stricker in his tracks for a moment.
Stricker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Chanchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chanchai throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Stricker.
Stricker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stricker 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.
Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker'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#
Stricker misses with a straight left.
Chanchai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stricker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stricker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chanchai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chanchai darts in trying to clinch
and Stricker counters with a stiff right hand.
Chanchai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stricker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chanchai.
Chanchai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chanchai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stricker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chanchai's hands.
Chanchai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stricker counters with a straight right hand.
Chanchai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chanchai tries to close the distance and clinch but Stricker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chanchai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stricker's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Chanchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Chanchai defending well as Stricker loads up on a big left hand.
Chanchai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chanchai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stricker's hands.
Stricker lands a nice shot that snaps Chanchai's head back.
Stricker throws a head kick but Chanchai moves out of range.
Chanchai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stricker. Stricker obviously looking to wear him down.
Chanchai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chanchai slips a jab from Stricker.
Stricker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chanchai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stricker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stricker slips a jab from Chanchai.
Chanchai moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStricker.
Stricker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chanchai back to the ropes. Stricker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Stricker has Chanchai up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stricker as the two fighters clinch.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stricker. #CUT2#
It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
Stricker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stricker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
Chanchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Stricker.
Chanchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chanchai lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stricker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chanchai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chanchai blocks an elbow strike.
Chanchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stricker takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
A punch combination from Chanchai misses.
Chanchai drops his hands momentarily and Stricker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chanchai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stricker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stricker misses with a wild body shot.
As Stricker backs away, Chanchai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stricker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chanchai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stricker throws a low kick but Chanchai avoids it.
Chanchai throws a sloppy body shot
and Chanchai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chanchai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stricker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Stricker darts in and clinches Chanchai up against the ropes.
Chanchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chanchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Chanchai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chanchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Stricker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chanchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stricker's brow.
Chanchai takes a shot to the head.
Chanchai lands a right hand.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Chanchai's head.
Stricker pushes Chanchai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chanchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Chanchai misses with a knee to the head.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Stricker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chanchai's defenses.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Chanchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stricker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Stricker on the inside.
Chanchai dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Chanchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chanchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T2#
Chanchai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Chanchai.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Chanchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Chanchai controls his hands.
Stricker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanchais head.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanchai tries to land a knee to the head but Stricker blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai lands a body shot.
Stricker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chanchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chanchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stricker's brow.
Stricker lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Chanchai misses the shot to the body.
Chanchai throws out a loose jab but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker misses with a body kick.
Stricker misses with a kick to the body.
Stricker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chanchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Chanchai. Those never looked like landing.
Stricker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stricker cracks the inside of Chanchai's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker thumps Chanchai with a low kick.
Stricker moves out of range as Chanchai strikes.
Stricker throws the left hand but Chanchai avoids the punch easily.
Stricker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chanchai checks a low kick from Stricker.#T1#
Stricker moves out of range of the body kick from Chanchai.
Chanchai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chanchai blocks a head kick by Stricker.
Stricker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanchai looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Stricker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a hook. Chanchai ducked under it nicely.
Chanchai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Stricker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chanchai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Chanchai is predictable there
and Stricker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stricker punishes Chanchai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chanchai ducks under a wild hook from Stricker.
Chanchai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stricker just manages to avoid it.
Stricker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Stricker tries a low kick but Chanchai avoids it.
Chanchai looks to land a right hand but Stricker moved out of range.
Stricker dips to his left and cracks Chanchai with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stricker 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.
Stricker throws a chopping leg kick but Chanchai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chanchai thows a leg kick but Stricker checks it
and Stricker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stricker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Chanchai backs off Stricker throws a huge counter combo but Chanchai manages to avoid it all.
Stricker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stricker moves out of range of the body kick from Chanchai.
Stricker swats away the attempt to clinch by Chanchai.
Stricker lands a head kick. Chanchai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Stricker lands with a nice combination. Chanchai backs away looking to recover.
Chanchai connects with a solid leg kick.
Stricker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Stricker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stricker tries to avoid it.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chanchai moves out of range as Stricker strikes.
Chanchai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chanchai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chanchai misses with a jab to the body
letting Stricker counter with a right hand.
Stricker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chanchai.
Stricker dodges the punch combination from Chanchai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanchai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stricker can pounce on him.
Stricker lands with a right hand. #T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Stricker.
Chanchai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Chanchai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chanchai looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chanchai misses with a body kick.
Stricker scores with a push kick.
Chanchai lands a jab to Stricker's midsection.
Chanchai tries to work over Stricker's front leg with a kick but Stricker checks it.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stricker throws a low kick, looking for Chanchai's leg but Chanchai calmly moves out of range.
Chanchai tries to land a leg kick but Stricker saw it coming and moves away.
Stricker moves in looking to clinch but Chanchai pushes him off.
Stricker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chanchai misses with a leg kick.
Stricker moves away from the strike by Chanchai.
It seemed like Stricker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Chanchai misses the shot to the body.
Stricker lands with a kick to the temple. Chanchai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab from Stricker.
Chanchai throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker tries to score with a low kick but Chanchai moves his leg out of the way.
Stricker scores with a push kick.
Stricker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chanchai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stricker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Stricker rushes Chanchai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chanchai throws a head punch that misses.
Chanchai blocks an elbow strike from Stricker.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chanchai missing with knees to the body.
Chanchai prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Somsak Ram Chanchai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stricker blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Steve Stricker!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Steve Stricker!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Dynasty 6
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Stricker scores with a leg kick.
Stricker blocks a jab.#CL#
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Stricker.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Stricker, against the ropes.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Stricker.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Stricker pushes Frost back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Stricker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stricker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stricker is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Frost.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Stricker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Stricker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Stricker gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stricker.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker lands with a right to the head.
Stricker is working Frost over against the ropes.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Stricker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frost seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stricker can turn it around.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost blocking some punches.
Frost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Frost throws a body kick that misses
and Stricker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stricker.
Stricker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frost's head.
Frost walks into a left hand.
Stricker blocks a jab.
Stricker flicks out a counter leg kick but Frost steps away.
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost misses the body punch
and Stricker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Stricker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frost blocks a head kick by Stricker.
Frost slips a straight right by Stricker.
Frost is looking to counter punch.
Stricker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Frost works Stricker's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frost.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T1#
Stricker misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Stricker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stricker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Frost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Stricker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Stricker pushes him off.
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stricker counters with a body kick that stops Frost in his tracks momentarily.
Stricker throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Stricker misses the target.
Frost's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frost duly obliges.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stricker throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stricker moves away.
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!
Frost lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stricker at a distance.
Stricker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Stricker throws a poor cross that misses
letting Frost counter with a right hand.
Stricker lands a head shot.
Stricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Stricker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stricker thumps Frost with a low kick.
Frost throws a right and a left that Stricker avoids nicely.
A low kick from Stricker misses
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stricker lands with a right hand.
Frost tries to land a body kick
and Stricker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost tries to clinch there but Stricker circles away.
Stricker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Stricker.
Stricker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Frost throws a good cross that connects.
Stricker misses with a hook.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Stricker.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stricker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stricker lands with a good body shot.
Stricker misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Frost clinches up against the ropes.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Stricker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stricker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Frost. #T1#
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
Stricker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost lands a nice uppercut.
Frost works on Stricker's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strickers head.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Stricker's head.
Stricker misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Frost.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Stricker misses with a body punch.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Stricker blocks an uppercut.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stricker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frost's brow.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frost.
A nice left hand lands by Frost.
A right hook to the body lands for Stricker.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocks an elbow strike from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stricker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stricker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
Stricker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost checks a low kick from Stricker.
Stricker tries to score with a low kick but Frost moves his leg out of the way.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost lands with a shot to the body.
Stricker throws a hook to the side of Frost's head but Frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost lands a nice looking body shot.
Stricker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a three punch combo that has Stricker backing up. Stricker nods at Frost to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker misses with a low kick.
Stricker throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Stricker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Crunch! Frost slams his shin into Stricker's torso.
Stricker misses with a hook.
Frost connects with a nice looking jab.
Frost misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stricker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stricker. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stricker clobbers Frost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frost checks a leg kick.
Stricker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frost lands a lovely overhand right.
Stricker looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Stricker manages to avoid it.
Frost lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
Stricker misses with a body shot.
Stricker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frost's sensitive parts.
Stricker misses with a leg kick
and Frost counters with a body kick.
Stricker throws a leg kick but Frost checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Frost throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
Stricker feints a counter leg kick.
Stricker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stricker misses with a body punch
and Frost counters with a nice body kick.
Frost avoids the head kick by Stricker.
A big right from Stricker misses.
Stricker fakes the leg kick and cracks Frost in the body.
Stricker throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Stricker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFrost.
Frost with a jab.#CL2#
Stricker gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Frost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Frost had his way with Steve Stricker in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Stricker lands a jab.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stricker connects with a leg kick. Frost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stricker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stricker throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and Stricker only half commits.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and Stricker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stricker misses with a left hand
and Frost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frost misses with an uppercut.
Frost defending well as Stricker loads up on a big left hand.
Stricker looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
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!
Frost looks to land a combination but Stricker avoids it well.
Frost thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stricker if he has to take too many more of those.
#T1#
Stricker staying out of range there.
Stricker throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frost throws a push kick but Stricker slaps the foot to one side.
Stricker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stricker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stricker checks a leg kick.
A jab from Stricker does it's job there.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Stricker feints a counter leg kick.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Frost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stricker lands a really nice looking cross but Frost seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker moves away from the strike by Frost.
Stricker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses.
Stricker misses with a straight right.
Frost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stricker in his tracks.
Frost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stricker eats them both and turns towards Frost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frost tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Stricker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frost's head backwards.
Stricker throws a lazy uppercut
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobin Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobin Frost!
Our winner, Tobin Frost, 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:
Dynasty 3
Date: Jul 15, 2017 |
#R1#
A shot to the body from Stricker misses
and Redman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Redman tries to clinch but Stricker is having none of it.
Redman ducks right into an uppercut from Stricker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stricker.
Redman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Redman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stricker finds it's way round the side to connect with Redman's head.
Redman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redman looks to clinch
and Stricker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Stricker has Redman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Redman tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
Redman blocks a body shot from Stricker.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Redman.
A hook to the body from Redman.
Redman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Redman's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Redman.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stricker throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Stricker.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Stricker working aggressively here.
Stricker lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Redman misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Stricker gets through Redman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stricker lands a hook that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stricker.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Redman.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Redman.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Redman is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Redman darts in and clinches Stricker up against the ropes.
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Redman.
Stricker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redman.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker misses with a body punch.
Redman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stricker backwards.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Redman.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stricker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stricker is leaning against Redman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stricker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Redman blocking some punches.
Redman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Redman's head.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Stricker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker. #T2#
Stricker lands a shot to the body.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Redman prevents a body shot from Stricker.
A hook to the body from Redman.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Stricker tries to work over Redman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Redman blocking some punches.
Redman stalling the fight.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redman is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Nice body punch from Stricker.
Stricker scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker'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#
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stricker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stricker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. Redman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Stricker has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stricker as Redman tries to tie him up.
Redman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Redman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Redman slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stricker as Redman tries to tie him up. #T1#
Redman presses Stricker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stricker pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
JT Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stricker trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Stricker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A short left from Stricker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stricker.
Stricker pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Good body shot from Stricker.
Stricker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Redman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stricker can turn it around.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stricker lands with a light punch inside.
Redman looking to stall.
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
#T2#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Stricker throws an elbow but misses.
Stricker misses with a punch to the body.
Redman dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stricker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stricker throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Redman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Redman tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
Stricker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stricker pushes Redman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Redman has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
FC 154:Black Death
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Stricker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stricker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Themistokles has Stricker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stricker misses with an elbow strike.
Themistokles misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Themistokles misses with an elbow over the top.
Themistokles trying to land knees to the body.
Themistokles misses with an elbow over the top.
Stricker is leaning against Themistokles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Themistokles misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Themistokles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
Themistokles takes an elbow to the temple.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
Themistokles misses with an elbow strike.
Themistokles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Themistokles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
Stricker managing to block the knees to the body from Themistokles.
#T1#
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Themistokles is working Stricker over against the ropes.
Themistokles trying to land knees to the body.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
Stricker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Themistokles swings wildly with an uppercut but Stricker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Stricker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Themistokles backwards.
Themistokles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Themistokles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Themistokles blocks a body shot from Stricker.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
Stricker misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Themistokles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Themistokles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stricker is defending well for now.
Themistokles misses with a knee to the head.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Themistokles scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Themistokles looking to throw knees to the head but Stricker is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Themistokles trying to land knees to the body.
Themistokles tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stricker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Themistokles's brow.
Themistokles blocks an uppercut.
Themistokles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strickers head.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Themistokles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Themistokles fails to land.
Themistokles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stricker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Themistokles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Strategos Themistokles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stricker tries to score with a low kick but Themistokles moves his leg out of the way.
Stricker lands an overhand right.#CL2#
Stricker has Themistokles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Themistokles blocks an uppercut.
Themistokles tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Themistokles tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Themistokles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stricker blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Themistokles misses with a body punch.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Themistokles.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
Stricker lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles blocks an uppercut.
Stricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Themistokles avoids it.
Themistokles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stricker blocks it with crossed arms.
Themistokles tries to land knees in the clinch but Stricker avoids the damage to the body.
Themistokles lands a good knee to the midsection. Stricker won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
A short uppercut from Themistokles.
Themistokles scores with a shoulder strike.
Stricker pushes Themistokles back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker throws an elbow that misses.
Themistokles blocks a body shot from Stricker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stricker lands a left hand.
Themistokles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stricker.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
Stricker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stricker working aggressively here.
Themistokles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stricker blocks it with crossed arms.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Themistokles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stricker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Themistokles connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Themistokles lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stricker.
Stricker lands a left hand.
#T2#
Themistokles blocks a body shot from Stricker.
Themistokles misses with the head strike.
Themistokles working Stricker over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Themistokles.
Stricker throws an elbow that misses.
Stricker lands an elbow that stopped Themistokles in his tracks for a moment.
Stricker throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
Stricker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Themistokles blocks an uppercut.
Stricker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Stricker.
Themistokles pushes off an throws an elbow but Stricker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Themistokles blocks the elbow strike.
Stricker tries to work over Themistokles'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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Themistokles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Themistokles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Stricker takes a shot to the head.
Stricker avoiding damage as Themistokles throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Themistokles rushes Stricker and presses him up against the ropes.
Stricker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Themistokles's elbow.
Themistokles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Themistokles looking to throw knees to the head but Stricker is blocking nicely.
Themistokles tries a knee to the head but Stricker blocks it.
Stricker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Themistokles throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stricker.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Themistokles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stricker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stricker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stricker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Themistokles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stricker blocking some punches.
Stricker lands a right hand.
Themistokles can't find room to land a body shot as Stricker controls the action.
#T1#
Themistokles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Themistokles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Themistokles dodges an elbow strike from Stricker.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Themistokles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stricker's brow.
Themistokles lands an elbow that stopped Stricker in his tracks for a moment.
Stricker misses with an elbow over the top.
Themistokles lands a nice elbow.
Stricker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Themistokles misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Themistokles.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Themistokles blocking some punches.
Themistokles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT#
That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker throws a head punch that misses.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Themistokles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Themistokles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Stricker tries to throw a body punch but Themistokles avoids it by throwing Stricker back against the ropes.
Stricker lands with a short shot to the head.
Themistokles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Themistokles looking to throw knees to the head but Stricker is blocking nicely.
Stricker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stricker struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Themistokles.
Stricker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stricker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stricker lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stricker.
Themistokles tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Themistokles back against the ropes.
Themistokles throws a head punch that misses.
Themistokles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Stricker.
A short body shot lands from Themistokles as the two fighters clinch.
Themistokles throws an elbow but it misses.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Themistokles.
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 Strategos Themistokles.
I think Themistokles 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strategos Themistokles!
A relieved looking Strategos Themistokles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Stricker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fertus is able to avoid easily.
Fertus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.#KD2#
Fertus lands a left and a right that send Stricker crashing to the mat, dazed. Fertus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stricker.
That kick from Stricker tenderised Fertus's leg. Fertus is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fertus misses with a straight right.
Stricker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fertus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stricker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good work by Fertus as he checks the leg kick.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Fertus.
Stricker throws out a powerful jab.
Fertus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stricker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stricker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fertus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stricker lands a body shot.
#T1#
Stricker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stricker with a hook.
Fertus checks a leg kick nicely.
Fertus avoids the head kick by Stricker.
Fertus is looking to clinch. #CL#
Stricker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fertus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stricker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fertus working aggressively here.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Fertus controls the action.
Stricker working aggressively here.
Fertus is looking to break free of the clinch but Stricker has double underhooks. #BC2#
Fertus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fertus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fertus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stricker scores with a jab.#T2#
Stricker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fertus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stricker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stricker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fertus's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stricker. That's going to slow Fertus down.
Stricker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stricker tries to clinch up but Fertus circles away and keeps his distance.
Fertus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
Steve Stricker's cut is getting worse.
Stricker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fertus.
Stricker tries to clinch there but Fertus circles away.
Stricker with a jab.
Stricker connects with a single shot there.
Stricker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fertuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stricker thuds his shin into the meat of Fertus's side.#T3##KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Stricker sends Fertus down but not out. Stricker dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#
Fertus is rocked!#SU#
Stricker stands up.
Fertus is still on wobbly legs! Can Stricker finish him?
Stricker lands an overhand right.
Fertus misses with a hook.
Fertus seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Stricker finds it's target.
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!
Stricker drops Fertus with a huge uppercut! Fertus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Stricker is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2016 |
#R1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Stricker.
Stricker lands a front kick.
A big right from Soni misses.
Stricker lands a really nice looking cross but Soni seems unphased.
#CUT#
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Stricker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stricker's waist but Stricker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soni off to one side.
Soni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stricker counters with a nice leg kick.
Soni looks winded!
Stricker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Soni got wobbled bad by a big combination! Stricker presses forward with punches and knees until Soni stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Soni closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
EFFA 162
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Bill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bill connects with the punch.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
Stricker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bill throws a body kick that misses.
Bill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stricker finds it's way round the side to connect with Bill's head.
Stricker looks to throw the jab but Bill is out of range.
Stricker 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.
Shitty Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stricker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Stricker as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stricker! But no joy.
Bill throws a right and a left that Stricker avoids nicely.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Ultimate Fight House in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Bill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Some wild striking there from Bill.
#T1#
Bill misses with a head kick.
Stricker missing with a left hand there. Bill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bill throws a right and a left that Stricker avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Stricker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bill scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Stricker.
Bill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Stricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and Stricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bill's knee momentarily.
Bill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stricker misses with a straight right. #T2#
Bill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stricker.
Stricker throws a low kick but Bill moves out of range easily.
As Stricker looks to move away, Bill throws a big counter combo but Stricker just gets out of the way.#KD#
Stricker ducks into a a hook from Bill and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!#CUT#
That has opened up Steve Stricker's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill misses with a leg kick
and Stricker counters with a nice uppercut.
Bill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stricker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Stricker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stricker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bill blocks a head kick by Stricker.
Stricker throws a quick inside leg kick. #T3#
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill ducks under a wild hook from Stricker.
Stricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Stricker looks to move away, Bill throws a big counter combo but Stricker just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Bill misses its intended target.
Bill scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#
The cut above Steve Stricker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bill throws a series of punches but Stricker moves out of range.
Stricker misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bill. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Stricker as he connects with a hook.
Bill is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bill checks a leg kick.
It looked like Bill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stricker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T4#
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bill is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
Stricker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bill checks it well.
Stricker misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stricker scores with the left hand. Bill knows he should have avoided that one.
Bill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stricker.
Bill blocks a head kick by Stricker.
Stricker blocks a low kick nicely.
Stricker just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shitty Bill should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stricker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bill swinging wildly here.
Bill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bill clobbers Stricker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stricker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bill.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bill counter with a right hand.
Stricker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Stricker slips under a jab.
Bill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stricker checks a low kick from Bill.
Stricker throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
Bill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stricker throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stricker.
Bill connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT#
Steve Stricker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Bill.#T2#
Bill throws a looping overhand right but Stricker ducks down to avoid it.
Shitty Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stricker throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
No joy there for Stricker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Bill was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Stricker.
Bill is looking to slow Stricker down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Stricker counter with a right hand.
Bill tries to land a leg kick but Stricker saw it coming and moves away.
Stricker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stricker.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill swings widly with a right hand
letting Stricker counter with a right hand. #KD#
Bill lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Stricker goes down! The ref sends Bill to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Stricker is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Stricker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shitty Bill!
Shitty Bill made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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