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Event:
StrikeForce Union #11
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Winston fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Robert to the ground. Winston is now in Robert's guard.
Robert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Robert's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winston content to stall in guard here.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winston working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Winston wants to control from the top but Robert keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston passes Robert's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Robert is breathing heavily.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robert's head.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Winston. #SUB2#
Winston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Winston has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Robert defend it? Winston steps over the head and cranks it - Robert is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Winston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston 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:
StrikeForce Union #9
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Robert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAskill.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert swings for the body but MacAskill moves out of range.
MacAskill swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
MacAskill jabs Robert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacAskill lands with a nice body punch.
MacAskill takes a swing at Robert's ribcage but misses.
MacAskill looks to land a body kick but Robert moved away.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
MacAskill digs a good body shot into Robert's ribs.
Robert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAskill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacAskill is looking to wear down Robert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacAskill connects with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robert has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robert misses with a body shot.
Robert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
#T1#
Robert misses with a body shot.
Robert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacAskill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robert.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
Robert lands with a shot to the body.
Robert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacAskill can pounce on him.
Robert thuds a left hand into MacAskill's body.
Robert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacAskill lands a slapping body shot.
Robert misses with a jab to the body
and MacAskill counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacAskill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robert looks winded!
MacAskill scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from MacAskill finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacAskill misses with a body shot.
#T2#
A cross from MacAskill lands.
MacAskill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacAskill lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for MacAskill.
MacAskill digs a good body shot into Robert's ribs.
MacAskill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robert's head backwards.#ROC#
Robert is rocked!
MacAskill drops Robert with a naaaaasty hook - Robert is in real trouble here! MacAskill dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory MacAskill!
An out of breath Rory MacAskill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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