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Event:
GKNY 72 - Fist V Sha
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Strunz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone tries to clinch up but Strunz circles away and keeps his distance.
Strunz feints a counter leg kick.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Strunz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Stone moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. #T1##CL#
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Strunz.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Strunz is blocking nicely.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strunz dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strunz scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head. #BC2#
Strunz breaks from the clinch.
Strunz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strunz 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 Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strunz.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Strunz jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.#T3#
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz scores with a jab to the head.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strunz misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Strunz.
Strunz feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strunz lands the left hand.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Strunz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Strunz scores with a nice right hand.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Strunz misses.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone is looking to counter the offense by Strunz and move into the clinch.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strunz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Strunz lands.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz is looking to land body kicks.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Stone forces Strunz back against the cage and clinches.
Strunz lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strunz lands with a short shot to the head.
Strunz takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Bronko Strunz has been cut.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Strunz.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Strunz works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Strunz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz lands a right hand.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Strunz pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strunz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Strunz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards. #T2#
Strunz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Strunz is controlling the position.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strunz tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Strunz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strunz scores with a nice head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strunz.
Strunz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strunz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strunz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Strunz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Strunz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Strunz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Jack Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strunz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strunz thumps Stone with a low kick.
Strunz just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strunz. Strunz obviously looking to wear him down.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strunz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strunz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bronko Strunz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Strunz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Strunz slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Strunz connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Strunz.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Strunz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strunz.
Strunz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Strunz.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
Strunz punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Strunz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strunz looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronko Strunz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strunz connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Strunz cracks Stone with a good jab.
Strunz tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
A jab from Strunz misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Strunz misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone looks to clinch
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone looks to clinch
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strunz checks a low kick from Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strunz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Event:
GKNY 67 - McKenzie V Defoe
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Strunz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Stone gets a clinch. #BC2#
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strunz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Strunz.
Stone moves out of range as Strunz throws a body kick.
Strunz tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strunz.#T1#
Strunz throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strunz.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Strunz steps away.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Strunz misses with a punch to the body.
Stone blocks a body shot from Strunz.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strunz blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Strunz breaks the clinch.
Strunz throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Strunz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.
Strunz motions for Stone to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Strunz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strunz as he avoids it easily.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Strunz throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
And Stone tries to counter it with a takedown but Strunz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Strunz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strunz scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Strunz's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strunz tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Strunz counters with an outside leg kick.
#T4#
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Stone tries for a takedown but Strunz circles away easily
and Strunz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Strunz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looks to clinch
and Strunz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Stone wants to clinch.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone checks a low kick from Strunz.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Strunz cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Strunz throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Strunz only half commits.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strunz wants it to stay on the feet.#T2#
Stone slips under a jab.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Strunz with a hook.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Stone gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone prevents a body shot from Strunz.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Strunz blocks it.
#T3#
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Strunz - that landed with a thud.
Strunz is working Stone over against the cage.
Strunz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Strunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Strunz has the dominant position.#BC#
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strunz keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Strunz connects with the punch.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strunz delivers a nice body kick.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T4#
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves away
and Strunz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Strunz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strunz lands with a nice body punch.
Strunz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone staying out of range there.
Strunz throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strunz.
Strunz is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strunz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Strunz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strunz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Strunz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strunz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stone just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Strunz. #T1#
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
Stone wants to clinch.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Strunz backs off Stone throws a huge counter combo but Strunz manages to avoid it all.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strunz.
Jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves away
and Strunz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strunz lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Stone raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Strunz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStone.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Bronko Strunz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Strunz throws a body kick that misses.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strunz cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.#T3#
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Strunz backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strunz.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the head kick by Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
#T4#
Strunz misses with a body shot.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Strunz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
A punch lands to the side of Stone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Strunz counters with a straight right hand.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Event:
GNKY 61 - Fist V Hood
Date: Mar 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Wayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wayne somewhat.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.#CL2#
Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wayne back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
#TD2#
Wayne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stone has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wayne cracks Stone with a big elbow.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Wayne is working Stone over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB2#
Wayne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wayne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wayne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stone some visible discomfort.
#SUB2#
Wayne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Stone parries the strikes from Wayne easily there. Wayne is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stone to escape.
#T2##SU2#
Wayne stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD2#
Wayne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stone to the ground. Wayne is now in Stone's guard.
Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Wayne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stone! #REVR#
Stone is breathing heavily.
Wayne is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T3#
Stone wants to stand but Wayne has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wayne on the ground.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Wayne is pulling down on Stone's head to control his posture.
Stone tries to stand but Wayne is controlling from the bottom.
Wayne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Wayne has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stone should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wayne has tightened it up now! Stone should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Solomon Wayne!
After the big win, Solomon Wayne made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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