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Event:
FEN 030 Hogg vs Astra
Date: May 01, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Hogg has managed to clinch.
Hogg is working Astra over against the cage.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Astra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Astra looks winded!
Hogg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Astra's defenses.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Astra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Hogg. #CUT#
It looks like Opel Astra has been cut.
Astra takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogg lands a right hand.
Hogg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hogg.
Hogg lands a damaging elbow.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogg landing knees to the body.
Hogg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Astra's defenses.
Hogg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Astra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hogg lands an elbow inside that Astra shrugs off.
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Astra's ribcage.
Hogg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Astra's face.
#ROC#
Astra is rocked!#T1#
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Astra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Astra is still on wobbly legs! Can Hogg finish him?
Hogg lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
That has opened up Opel Astra's cut even more.
Hogg dips a shoulder and cracks Astra with a mighty uppercut! Astra falls back against the cage and Hogg unloads with a barrage of strikes! Astra is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hogg screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JD Hogg!
Our winner, JD Hogg, 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:
FEN 026 Average vs Cho
Date: Apr 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Moralez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astra.
Astra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice sprawl there from Moralez as Astra shoots in.
Astra tries to clinch up but Moralez circles away and keeps his distance.
Astra shoots in and drives through. Moralez sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moralez is defended easily by Astra.
Moralez shoots in looking for a takedown but Astra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moralez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Astra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Astra throws a sloppy head kick and Moralez moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Moralez takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Astra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##TD#
Moralez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Astra looking for a sweep. Not yet Astra, not yet.
Moralez stops Astra from standing up.
Moralez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moralez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moralez stops Astra from standing up.
Moralez content to stall in guard here.
Moralez with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Astra wants to get back to his feet but Moralez passes into half guard.
Astra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Astra taking some punishment here, with Moralez in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Astra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moralez pulls his head out easily.
Astra tries to get to full guard but Moralez has control of the leg.
Astra is looking to control Moralez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Astra avoid being mounted?
Moralez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Moralez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Moralez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Astra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Astra trying to control here.
Moralez prevents Astra from improving his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Moralez wants to pass to mount but Astra is defending the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Moralez has closed the distance and engaged Astra in a clinch.
#BC2#
Astra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Astra is looking to clinch but Moralez is avoiding it.
#T4#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moralez is defended easily by Astra.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadio Moralez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moralez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Astra. #CL2#
Astra moves into the clinch.
Astra is trying to stall.
Moralez tries to pull guard but Astra won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moralez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astra's elbow.
Moralez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Astra after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Astra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moralez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Astra to the mat. Astra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadio Moralez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Moralez stuffs the takedown.
Moralez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astra can do to turn this around?
Astra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moralez as he jumps to the side.
Astra tries to clinch up.
Moralez throws a big counter combination but Astra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moralez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astra tries to counter with a clinch but Moralez shakes him off and moves away.
Astra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arkadio Moralez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
A head kick misses from Astra.
Moralez circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Astra with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Astra misses #TD#
and Moralez counters with a single leg into guard. Astra didn't expect that.
Moralez 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. #T1#
Astra is looking to stand back up but Moralez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Astra.
Astra taking some punishment here, with Moralez in his half guard.
Moralez wants to stand but Astra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Astra trying to control here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moralez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moralez wants to pass the guard but Astra is defending well. #SUB#
Moralez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moralez stalling. #T3##ES2#
Astra manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Moralez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Astra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD#
Moralez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moralez trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moralez lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Astra is trying to get back to full guard.
Moralez performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Moralez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moralez slips a nice elbow through Astra's hands, connecting with Astra's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadio Moralez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Moralez has a takedown stuffed.
Astra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moralez is looking for a counter combo.
Moralez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Astra.
Astra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moralez circles away.
Opel Astra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moralez darts in looking for a takedown but Astra gets double underhooks and turns Moralez into the cage. #TD#
Moralez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Astra's half guard.#SUB#
Moralez is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Moralez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moralez in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moralez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moralez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Astra trying to control the position.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moralez wants to pass the guard but Astra is keeping the position.#ES2#
Astra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Moralez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Astra shoots in looking for a takedown. Moralez tries to sprawl out of it but Astra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moralez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Astra tries to get set, Moralez tries to push him back and clinch up but Astra manages to avoid the attempt.
Arkadio Moralez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
Astra throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Moralez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Moralez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moralez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T3#
Moralez tries to stand but Astra is controlling his head.
Astra wants to get back to his feet.
Arkadio Moralez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Astra struggling a bit here.
Astra is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Astra is not content to let Moralez control the position.
Moralez controls the position from side control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkadio Moralez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astra lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 Arkadio Moralez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moralez, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadio Moralez!
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Event:
FEN 023 Boothe vs Hogg
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Astra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moralez is fending him off so far but Astra persists. Nope, Moralez circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Moralez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Astra, pushing him back against the cage.
Moralez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Astra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moralez after a bit of a struggle.
Arkadio Moralez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Astra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moralez's elbow. #TD#
Moralez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Astra clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Astra is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Moralez off. It looks like it's working - Moralez slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Astra displaying calm under pressure there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moralez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Moralez. No joy for Astra on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moralez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Moralez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Moralez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Astra, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Astra jumps into guard, dragging Moralez to the mat.
Moralez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Astra strikes from the bottom but Moralez passes into mount!
Moralez is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Moralez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moralez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Moralez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T2#
Moralez is landing with some decent strikes but Astra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moralez controlling the pace for now.
Moralez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astra wants to hold on but Moralez pushes him away.
Moralez controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Moralez looking for a guillotine from mount but Astra is having none of it.
Astra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Astra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moralez working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Moralez looking to control but Astra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moralez is landing with some decent strikes but Astra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moralez avoids the attempt from Astra to control.
Astra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moralez wants to stand up but Astra has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Moralez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Moralez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moralez connects with a nice short shot to Astra's temple.
Astra trying to control from the bottom.
Astra is looking to escape.
Moralez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Moralez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Astra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadio Moralez dominated that round.
That's time! Moralez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Astra looks for a takedown but Moralez sprawls well.
Astra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astra thows a leg kick but Moralez checks it #TD#
and Moralez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moralez.
Moralez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Astra is keeping the position for now.
Moralez is working hard here to advance position.
Moralez controlling from the top position.
Moralez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moralez trying to control but Astra is working from the bottom.
Moralez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Moralez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moralez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Astra's shoulder. That is not cool.
Astra wants to control but Moralez postures up.
Moralez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Astra tries to bench press Moralez off him but Moralez keeps the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moralez wants to stand but Astra is controlling his arm.
Astra is trying to control Moralez's posture but Moralez avoids it.
Moralez lands a few punches from side control.
Moralez working the ground and pound from side control.
Astra tries to buck Moralez off but Moralez is having none of it.
Moralez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Moralez cracks Astra with a big right hand but Astra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Moralez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Moralez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Astra struggling a bit here.#T3#
Moralez wants to stand but Astra has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Moralez has hold of Astra's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Astra tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Moralez cranks the arm and Astra screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Astra, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arkadio Moralez!
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Event:
FEN 017 Heavy MMA
Date: Mar 16, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Astra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Astra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guy manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astra is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Astra wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Astra looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra has Guy pulled in close to control his posture.
Astra is looking to stand up but Guy isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Guy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Astra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Astra looking to control.
Guy showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Astra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard. #REVB#
Guy managing to control the position.
Astra trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom. #T3#
Guy trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Astra.
Astra is trying to ground and pound but Guy uses the momentary lack of control by Astra to regain half guard.
Guy is holding on to half guard well.#T4#
Astra tries to pass to full mount but Guy defends it.
Guy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Astra is looking for a kimura but Guy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Astra to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opel Astra 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##TD2#
Astra closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guy quickly recovers to half guard.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
Guy has control of Astra's left arm, preventing Astra from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guy holds on and takes a little breather.
Guy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Astra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T2#
Astra thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Guy keeping hold of Astra's head, controlling as best he can.
Guy continues to stall.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Astra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Astra is keen to just control but Guy is a slippery customer.
Guy is controlling Astra's trapped leg to prevent Astra from advancing to side control.#T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Guy gets caught flat footed, as Astra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Astra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy seems keen to control Astra's posture.
More hug and hope from Guy.
Opel Astra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Astra wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy controlling the position.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Astra has passed into side control.
Guy regains half guard, as Astra was trying to land strikes.
Guy is refusing to be controlled, as Astra sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opel Astra 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Astra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guy sprawls well initially but Astra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Astra stalling away here and it's allowed Guy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Guy is pulling down on Astra's head. It's preventing any offense from Astra, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch combination from Astra misses. #TD2#
Astra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guy to the ground. Astra is now in Guy's guard.
Guy is pulling down on Astra's head to control his posture. #T2#
Guy wants to sweep here but Astra controlling him for the moment.
Astra looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T3#
Astra wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Astra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guy defends it easily.
Astra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Astra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Astra throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Astra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Astra showed some decent athleticism there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opel Astra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Astra 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opel Astra!
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