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Event:
ROV 71
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Yew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sims moves away from the strike by Yew.
Nice shot by Yew.
Sims blocks a head kick by Yew.
Sims is looking to counter the offense by Yew and move into the clinch.
Yew lands with an overhand left.
Sims staying out of range there.
Sims uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yew.
Sims is looking to counter punch.
Yew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sims wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Sims drives through and clinches with Yew against the ropes.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Yew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Yew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sims.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Yew.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Yew.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sims looking to slow down the pace here.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew slows down the pace here.
Yew working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Sims has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yew dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T2#
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sims seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yew can turn it around.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yew.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims looking to stall.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Yew blocks an elbow strike.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yew avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sims throws an elbow but it misses.
Yew dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
#T3#
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yew tries a knee to the head but Sims blocks it.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Yew back against the ropes.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Yew blocks the elbow strike.
Yew working aggressively here.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew pushes Sims back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Sims blocks an elbow strike from Yew.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Yew working aggressively here.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sims throws an elbow but it misses.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yew dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head. #ROC2#
Sims is rocked!
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Oh Sims is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Yew avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Yew blocks an elbow strike.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
Sims seems to have got his legs back now.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yew as Sims tries to tie him up.
Yew dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Yew avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yef Yew'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#
Sims staying out of range there.
Yew misses with a body shot.
Sims tries to counter by clinching up but Yew breaks away and moves out of range.
Sims takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Sims was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sims is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yew.
Sims moves away from the strike by Yew.
Yew misses the shot to the body.
Sims is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yew.
Yew misses with a hook.
Sims avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Sims gets tackled into the ropes by Yew. Yew maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yew's brow.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.
Yew misses with a punch to the body.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Sims backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Ryan Sims has been cut.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sims is trying to maintain a safe position but Yew gets an underhook and turns Sims into the ropes.
Yew blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims is trying to stall.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Yew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yew blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yew's brow.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Yew avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T2#
Sims blocks a body shot from Yew.
Yew avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sims! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Yew is unloading with more strikes now! Sims drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
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Event:
ROV 69
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Sims takes the fight into the clinch.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Redding fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Redding drags the fight down to the ground.
Redding working a defensive guard here.
Redding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redding is trying to control the position but Sims postures up.
Redding manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sims manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Sims tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redding throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely.
Sims is trying to control the position but Redding postures up. #T1#
Redding advances to half guard.
Sims is not content to let Redding control the position.
Redding is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sims pushes Redding off looking to stand but Redding dives back in and keeps control.
Redding lands strikes from half guard.
Redding looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Redding not doing much here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Redding trying to mount his opponent but Sims defends it.
Nice strikes from Redding there. #T2#
Redding lands with a punch from half guard.
Sims on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sims tries to get out of the position.
Sims is looking to improve his position.
Redding is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redding working Sims over with strikes.
Redding looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Redding thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
Ground and pound from Redding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redding lands a nice short elbow.
Sims has hold of Redding's hands but Redding slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Redding thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redding tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sims knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Sims blocking the ground and pound attempt from Redding.
Redding has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redding sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sims defending well though.
Sims avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redding.
Redding wants to take a breather but Sims is having none of it.
We've been informed that Redding has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sims tries to roll over but Redding keeps him under control.
Redding is trying to control. Sims wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Redding wants to free his trapped foot but Sims is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Redding lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sims is staying active underneath Redding, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sims knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Redding on the ground.#T4#
Sims trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Redding is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sims is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joshua Redding!
Joshua Redding thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
ROV 67
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
El Angel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - El Angel lands in his opponent's guard.
Sims keeping full guard, as El Angel tries to pass.
Sims pulls El Angel in close to his closed guard and prevents El Angel from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sims can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sims keeping moving, preventing El Angel from controlling successfully.
Sims wants to get back to his feet but El Angel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Angel postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it.
Sims looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1##SUB#
El Angel drops back looking for a leg! Sims is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sims manages to kick El Angel off! El Angel jumps back into Sims's guard.
Sims keeping moving, preventing El Angel from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Angel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Angel dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2#
Nice elbow from Sims. #CUT2#
It looks like Jose El Angel has been cut.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
El Angel is trying to break the clinch but Sims has him pressed against the ropes.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Angel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye.
El Angel blocks the elbow strike.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
El Angel takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Sims is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Sims.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims. #T3#
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye.
El Angel takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims stalling against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sims takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Angel's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses. #T4##BC#
El Angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Angel tries for a takedown but Sims sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Sims closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
El Angel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sims after a bit of a struggle.
El Angel is breathing heavily.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
El Angel tries to pull guard but Sims forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
El Angel avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Sims manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose El Angel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
El Angel has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Angel dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Angel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sims avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Angel's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye. #ROC2#
El Angel is rocked!
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh El Angel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from Sims.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Angel avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Angel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sims just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Angel's brow.
Sims pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns El Angel! Sims unloads with more strikes and El Angel sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Sims!
Ryan Sims very nearly forgot to thank MMA Hype Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Jose El Angel stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just dont know what happened. The water i had was bad...i just dont know...'.
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