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Event:
Ezekiel 25:17
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek lands with a kick to the temple. Perez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perez looks to land a combination but Gniewek avoids it well.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Gniewek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gniewek on the side of the head.
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Gniewek throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
Perez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.#T1#
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Gniewek scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from Gniewek.
Gniewek jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
A nice side step and Gniewek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gniewek scores with a decent looking hook.
Gniewek slips a straight right by Perez.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Gniewek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gniewek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
#T2#
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez jabs at Gniewek's body.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez connects with the punch.
Gniewek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Despite the aggression on Gniewek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the liver by Gniewek. Beautiful body shot.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy.
Perez lands a two punch combo.
Perez scores with a body shot.
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
Gniewek loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Gniewek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
#T4#
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Gniewek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez connects with a body shot that sends Gniewek's belly button to the back.
Perez scores with a body shot.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Perez blocks a head kick by Gniewek.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Gniewek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gniewek moves out of range of the strikes.
Gniewek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gniewek swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Perez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Gniewek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that 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.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek misses with a looping left.
Perez moves forwards but Gniewek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Gniewek slips a jab from Perez.
Perez scores with a hook to the body. Gniewek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gniewek takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with the combination.
#T1#
Perez throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gniewek's hands.
Gniewek works Perez's body with a nice hook.
Perez throws the left hand but Gniewek avoids the punch easily.
Gniewek shapes to counter with a head kick.
Perez sizes up Gniewek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gniewek throws a head kick that Perez semi-blocks.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gniewek misses with a left hand
and Gniewek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gniewek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Perez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perez.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Gniewek moved out of range.#T2#
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek moves out of range as Perez strikes.#CL2#
Gniewek clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Perez misses with a combination
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gniewek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Gniewek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.#CL2#
Gniewek has managed to clinch.
#T3#
Perez tries to circle away but Gniewek has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gniewek.
#BC#
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Gniewek thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gniewek back to the cage. Perez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gniewek throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Perez misses with a combination
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gniewek. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gniewek misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perez eats them both and turns towards Gniewek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Gniewek throws a big counter head kick but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez misses with a shot to the body
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Gniewek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek counters with a three punch combo that has Perez backing up. Perez nods at Gniewek to acknowledge the strikes.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Manny Perez will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Gniewek moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Gniewek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez stuns Gniewek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands with a nice combination. Gniewek backs away looking to recover.
Gniewek slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
Perez throws a right and a left that Gniewek avoids nicely.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Perez.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
A quick step to the side and Perez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Perez misses with the combination.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gniewek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T2#
Gniewek defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gniewek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perez. Perez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gniewek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gniewek to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gniewek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gniewek looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gniewek throws out a powerful jab.
Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Perez is having none of it.
Gniewek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T3#
Gniewek thumps Perez with a low kick.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gniewek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gniewek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Gniewek should have avoided that one.
Gniewek throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gniewek in his tracks.
Perez throws a series of punches but Gniewek avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gniewek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T4#
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gniewek slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gniewek lands a jab-cross combination.
Perez misses the jab.
Perez throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek blocks a jab.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gniewek misses with a looping left.
Perez throws a big counter combination but Gniewek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Manny Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gniewek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
Manny Perez thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
An offer he can't reffuse
Date: Oct 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek misses with a combination
and Khadzhimurad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gniewek throws a right and a left that Khadzhimurad avoids nicely.
Khadzhimurad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gniewek just manages to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick and Khadzhimurad moves out of range easily.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Khadzhimurad misses
and Gniewek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khadzhimurad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khadzhimurad looks to land a body kick but Gniewek moved away.
Gniewek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Khadzhimurad throws a front kick aimed at Gniewek's knee but Gniewek avoids it well.
Khadzhimurad tries to close the distance and clinch but Gniewek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khadzhimurad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gniewek 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.
Khadzhimurad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khadzhimurad tries a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.
A head kick misses from Gniewek. #T1#
Khadzhimurad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khakim Khadzhimurad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws a nice head kick!
Khadzhimurad throws a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.
Khadzhimurad throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it.
A jab from Khadzhimurad finds it's way through Gniewek's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadzhimurad misses the target.
Khadzhimurad misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khadzhimurad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gniewek fails to land with a series of punches.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Gniewek misses with a right hand #CL#
and Khadzhimurad counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Gniewek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadzhimurad blocks a head kick by Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice jab there from Gniewek.
A head kick misses from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad walks into a jab.
Khadzhimurad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Gniewek throws a head kick but Khadzhimurad moves out of range.
Gniewek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadzhimurad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadzhimurad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khadzhimurad blocks a head kick by Gniewek.
Gniewek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gniewek throws a hook but Khadzhimurad avoids it easily.
Khadzhimurad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad tries to move into range but Gniewek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gniewek misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khadzhimurad!
Khadzhimurad connects with a leg kick.
Gniewek blocks a head kick by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws a sloppy head kick and Gniewek moves out of range easily.
Khadzhimurad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khadzhimurad staying out of range there.#T3#
Gniewek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Khadzhimurad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khadzhimurad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khadzhimurad has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
#BC2#
Gniewek breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Gniewek
and Khadzhimurad counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek throws a nice looking combination but Khadzhimurad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khadzhimurad with a nice calf kick.
Khadzhimurad moves away from the strike by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad wants to clinch up but Gniewek keeps it at a distance.
Khadzhimurad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Khadzhimurad connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek throws a lazy right hand but Khadzhimurad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khadzhimurad misses with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khadzhimurad tries to clinch up.
Gniewek takes a swing at Khadzhimurad's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Khadzhimurad finds it's target.
Khadzhimurad looks to land a body kick but Gniewek moved away.
Khadzhimurad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khadzhimurad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadzhimurad wants to clinch but Gniewek slips to the side
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khadzhimurad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Khadzhimurad settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice looking body shot.
Gniewek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khadzhimurad eats them both and turns towards Gniewek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that 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.#R2#
Khadzhimurad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Julian Gniewek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gniewek throws a body punch but Khadzhimurad moves out of range.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick and Khadzhimurad moves out of range easily.
Khadzhimurad scores with a jab to the body.
Gniewek checks a low kick from Khadzhimurad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek throws a head kick but Khadzhimurad moves out of range.
Good shot there by Gniewek.
Gniewek missing with a left hand there. Khadzhimurad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Khadzhimurad drives through and clinches with Gniewek against the cage.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Khadzhimurad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khadzhimurad tried to score with a low kick but Gniewek checks it.
Khadzhimurad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Gniewek scores with a body shot.
Gniewek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gniewek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gniewek moves out of range of the body kick from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws out a leg kick but Gniewek moves out of range and Khadzhimurad only half commits.
Khadzhimurad moves out of the way of the counter high kick from Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad blocks a head kick by Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice looking body kick.
Khadzhimurad throws a sloppy head kick and Gniewek moves out of range easily.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek moves out of range as Khadzhimurad throws a body kick.
Khadzhimurad throws a sloppy body shot
and Gniewek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Khadzhimurad finds it's way through Gniewek's defenses.
A punch combination from Gniewek misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek tries to bum rush Khadzhimurad with a series of wild strikes but Khadzhimurad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khadzhimurad feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
A cross from Khadzhimurad lands.
Gniewek tries to move into range but Khadzhimurad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khadzhimurad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
A combination from Gniewek does no damage.
Khadzhimurad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Khadzhimurad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khadzhimurad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khadzhimurad blocks a body shot from Gniewek. #BC2#
Gniewek breaks from the clinch.
Khadzhimurad throws out a leg kick but Gniewek moves out of range and Khadzhimurad only half commits.
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target.
Khadzhimurad connects with a solid leg kick.
Khadzhimurad misses with a kick to the body.
Khadzhimurad misses with a body shot.
Gniewek raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Khadzhimurad staying out of range there.#T3#
Gniewek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khadzhimurad under the eye.
Khadzhimurad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gniewek. That did some damage!
Gniewek misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gniewek misses with an uppercut
and Khadzhimurad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick
and Khadzhimurad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Khadzhimurad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gniewek. That did some damage!
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick and Khadzhimurad moves out of range easily. #CL#
Khadzhimurad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khadzhimurad swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4#
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Khadzhimurad blocks with his arms.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch to the body.
Khakim Khadzhimurad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadzhimurad lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is breathing heavily.
Khadzhimurad misses with the head strike.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Good body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khakim Khadzhimurad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Khadzhimurad misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek throws a counter combo.
A jab from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek connects with a jab.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek looks to land a right hand but Khadzhimurad moved out of range.
Khadzhimurad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gniewek doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khadzhimurad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadzhimurad. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadzhimurad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khadzhimurad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gniewek. That did some damage!
Gniewek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
Gniewek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Khadzhimurad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khadzhimurad.#T1#
Khadzhimurad throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek loads up on a big right hand but Khadzhimurad slips the punch.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khadzhimurad blocks a jab.
Khadzhimurad throws a wild body kick that Gniewek sees coming a mile off.
Gniewek misses with a series of wild punches.
Khadzhimurad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gniewek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a hook but Khadzhimurad blocks it.
Khadzhimurad throws a push kick but Gniewek slaps the foot to one side.
Khadzhimurad throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it.
Gniewek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Khadzhimurad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Khadzhimurad is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khadzhimurad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek blocks a head kick by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khadzhimurad misses with an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gniewek doesn't seem bothered though.
Khadzhimurad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gniewek is able to avoid easily.
Khadzhimurad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Khadzhimurad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadzhimurad was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad wants to slow Gniewek down by chopping away at his legs.
Khadzhimurad delivers a nice body kick.
Gniewek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses
and Khadzhimurad counters with an outside leg kick.
Khadzhimurad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek punishes Khadzhimurad's body with a nice straight punch.
Gniewek throws a nice head kick!
Khadzhimurad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gniewek.
Gniewek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gniewek's sensitive parts.
Khadzhimurad throws a lazy head kick
and Gniewek counters with an outside leg kick.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad tries to clinch there but Gniewek circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek lands a nice shot that snaps Khadzhimurad's head back.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick
letting Khadzhimurad counter with a right hand.
Gniewek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Khadzhimurad rushes Gniewek and presses him up against the cage.
Khadzhimurad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khadzhimurad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Khadzhimurad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khadzhimurad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khadzhimurad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khakim Khadzhimurad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khadzhimurad 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khakim Khadzhimurad!
A very excited looking Khakim Khadzhimurad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
See what happens larry
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Millennium scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Millennium uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Gniewek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gniewek throws a head kick but Millennium moves out of range.
And Millennium tries to counter it with a takedown but Gniewek pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gniewek tries to bum rush Millennium with a series of wild strikes but Millennium uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Millennium throws a leg kick that misses.
Millennium avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
Millennium fails with an attempt to clinch.
Millennium looks for a takedown but Gniewek sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millennium avoids a punch combination nicely.
Millennium has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Gniewek throws a shot to the body.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Gniewek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #TD2#
Millennium closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gniewek to the mat! Gniewek manages to get full guard.
Millennium pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gniewek is keeping the position for now.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Millennium drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Millennium jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Gniewek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gniewek has Millennium pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Millennium tries to free his leg and advance position but Gniewek is retaining full guard.
Gniewek has control of Millennium's left arm, preventing Millennium from doing any damage. #SUB#
Gniewek working for a triangle but Millennium defends it easily.
Gniewek 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a triangle but Millennium pushes his legs off easily.
Millennium preventing the sweep. #T3#
Millennium looking to pass the guard.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing Millennium from controlling successfully.
Millennium sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Millennium trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Millennium takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Gniewek throws a head kick but Millennium moves out of range.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Gniewek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Millennium to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T4#
Millennium postures up.
#SUB2#
Millennium drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gniewek manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Millennium has Gniewek in his guard.#REVR#
Millennium keeping moving, preventing Gniewek from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Gniewek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Millennium shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Millennium throws a leg kick
and Gniewek counters with a series of strikes. Millennium will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
Millennium with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gniewek to score with a decent uppercut.
Julian Gniewek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws a head kick but Millennium moves out of range.
Gniewek lands a jab.#CL#
Millennium tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millennium blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek lands a body punch.
Gniewek has a couple of punches blocked by Millennium.
Millennium swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Millennium lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gniewek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gniewek wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Millennium is posturing up here but Gniewek has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Millennium tries to roll out but it's too tight and Millennium has to tap! Slick submission there by Gniewek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
A relieved looking Julian Gniewek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Chris Millennium spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for the fight'. |
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Event:
It's a live!
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Gniewek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGinnis working aggressively here.
A short right from McGinnis on the inside.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGinnis blocks it with crossed arms.
McGinnis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
McGinnis tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGinnis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGinnis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
McGinnis lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek wants to get back to striking at distance but McGinnis won't allow it.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands an uppercut.
McGinnis managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
McGinnis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGinnis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
A head punch on the inside from Gniewek fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGinnis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
McGinnis tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing McGinnis back against the cage.
Gniewek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGinnis misses with a punch on the inside.
McGinnis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGinnis's elbow.
McGinnis misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
#BC#
Gniewek manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek shoots in for a takedown but McGinnis shows good takedown defense.
McGinnis digs a good hook to Gniewek's body.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aaron McGinnis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGinnis misses with a hook.
Gniewek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGinnis manages to avoid it.
McGinnis scores with a body shot.
McGinnis with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinnis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gniewek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Gniewek throws a body punch but McGinnis moves out of range.
McGinnis loads up on a big right hand but Gniewek slips the punch.
Gniewek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGinnis.
McGinnis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gniewek lands a nice shot to the body.
McGinnis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gniewek.
A big left from Gniewek misses.
McGinnis scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - McGinnis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as McGinnis blocks the low kick.
McGinnis connects with a body shot.
McGinnis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Gniewek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGinnis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gniewek lands a glancing blow to the side of McGinnis's head.
McGinnis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gniewek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGinnis.#T3#
Gniewek wants to land a leg kick but McGinnis is out of range.
Gniewek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gniewek with a nice cross.
Gniewek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGinnis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gniewek's head backwards.
Gniewek pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGinnis is out of range and Gniewek settles back down.
Gniewek moves out of range of the strikes.
McGinnis throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gniewek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGinnis throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Gniewek went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGinnis throws a wild body kick that Gniewek sees coming a mile off.
McGinnis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks McGinnis off balance momentarily.#T4#
Gniewek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gniewek scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGinnis misses with a looping right.
Gniewek 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.
McGinnis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as McGinnis blocks the low kick.
McGinnis misses the jab.
Gniewek moves out of range of the leg kick from McGinnis.
McGinnis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gniewek.
McGinnis tests Gniewek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGinnis jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGinnis is looking to score with low kicks.
McGinnis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from McGinnis.
Gniewek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron McGinnis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gniewek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gniewek throws a leg kick but McGinnis moved away.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGinnis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGinnis misses the jab.
Gniewek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGinnis throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGinnis.
Gniewek lands with a good body shot.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - McGinnis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gniewek darts in trying to clinch
and McGinnis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws a jab when McGinnis was well out of range.
McGinnis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaron McGinnis seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Gniewek throws a nice looking combination but McGinnis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gniewek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGinnis blocks a leg kick.
Gniewek slips a straight right by McGinnis.
Gniewek lands a high kick!
McGinnis throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gniewek needs to keep his hands up - McGinnis had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from McGinnis misses.
McGinnis moves away from the strike by Gniewek.
Gniewek looks for the body kick but McGinnis saw that one coming.
McGinnis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gniewek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGinnis misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGinnis is looking to land body kicks.
Gniewek went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T2#
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and McGinnis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gniewek's knee momentarily.
McGinnis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gniewek.
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!
McGinnis avoids a kick to the body.
Gniewek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGinnis scores with a decent looking hook.
Gniewek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gniewek. McGinnis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gniewek shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGinnis.
Gniewek throws a jab but it's blocked by McGinnis.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
McGinnis throws an off balance right hand
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek moves in looking to clinch but McGinnis pushes him off.
McGinnis throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek throwing a counter right hand but McGinnis manages to avoid it.
Gniewek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGinnis sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Nice shot lands for McGinnis.
Gniewek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGinnis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gniewek scrambles back to his feet.
Gniewek moves out of range of the body kick.
Gniewek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGinnis.#TD#
Gniewek scores with a takedown into McGinnis's guard.
McGinnis seems keen to control Gniewek's posture.
Gniewek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGinnis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGinnis controlling the position.#T4#
Gniewek looking to pass the guard.
McGinnis pulls Gniewek in close to prevent any damage.
Gniewek trying to move into half guard but instead McGinnis has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Gniewek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGinnis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGinnis defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron McGinnis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
McGinnis scores with a punch to the head.
McGinnis lands with a shot to the body.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGinnis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinnis throws a good cross that connects.
Gniewek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGinnis as he avoids it easily.
McGinnis throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
McGinnis tries to work over Gniewek's front leg with a kick but Gniewek checks it.
Gniewek slips under a jab from McGinnis.
It looked like Gniewek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but McGinnis is out of range.
Gniewek misses with an uppercut. McGinnis saw that one coming.
Gniewek throws a front kick aimed at McGinnis's knee but McGinnis avoids it well.
Gniewek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by McGinnis.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGinnis.
Gniewek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGinnis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGinnis avoids a kick to the body.
McGinnis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
McGinnis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T2#
McGinnis defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGinnis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek throws a wild body kick that McGinnis sees coming a mile off.
McGinnis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinnis lands with a nice body punch.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick and McGinnis moves out of range easily.
McGinnis tests Gniewek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGinnis feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
McGinnis misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
Gniewek throws the kick towards the body but McGinnis avoids it.
McGinnis punishes Gniewek's body with a nice straight punch.
McGinnis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but McGinnis is avoiding it.
#T3#
A low kick from Gniewek is predictable there
enabling McGinnis to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gniewek misses with a looping right.
It seemed like McGinnis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGinnis works the jab nicely.
Gniewek walks into a jab.
McGinnis misses the jab.
McGinnis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
McGinnis thumps Gniewek with a low kick.
McGinnis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gniewek scores with a shot to the body.
Gniewek connects with a looping right hand.
Gniewek throws an off balance right hand
and Gniewek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinnis moves away.
Gniewek avoids a kick to the body.
#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for McGinnis.
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGinnis.
McGinnis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
McGinnis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab.
McGinnis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGinnis moves out of range of the body kick from Gniewek.
McGinnis throws out a counter right but Gniewek avoids it with no problem.
Gniewek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Gniewek. Beautiful body shot.
McGinnis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGinnis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGinnis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gniewek tries to clinch but McGinnis moves out of range.
McGinnis throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
McGinnis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinnis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron McGinnis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGinnis 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron McGinnis!
Our winner, Aaron McGinnis, 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:
TWGC 30 (155lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 09, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Julian Gniewek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 14 losses; Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gniewek tries to score a body lock takedown but Ward shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gniewek is working for takedown but Ward is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gniewek is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Ward lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gniewek (0) vs (2) Ward
Gniewek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ward manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (2) vs (2) Ward#SUB2#
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Gniewek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ward has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gniewek has managed to get both his arms back between Ward's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Ward managing to control the position. #SUB2#
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Gniewek passes into half guard.
Ward wants to improve his position but Gniewek is controlling well.
Ward is in trouble now - Gniewek has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (5) vs (2) Ward
Gniewek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ward is squirming around, avoiding Gniewek's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Ward slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ward is trying to control but Gniewek manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (8) vs (2) Ward
Ward is looking to improve his position but Gniewek isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB#
Gniewek is working for a guillotine from mount but Ward frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gniewek goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ward is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (8) vs (4) Ward
Ward won't allow Gniewek to sweep him here. #T3##SUB#
Gniewek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
We've been informed that Ward has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gniewek working a defensive guard here.
Ward works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Ward is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gniewek defends it well.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Gniewek is defending well. #T4#
Gniewek is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Ward maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gniewek could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ward has cracked it and Gniewek is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Ward!
Mr Ward decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Apr 27, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Julian Gniewek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Shane MacGowan!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
MacGowan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gniewek sprawls well initially but MacGowan persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gniewek (0) vs (2) MacGowan
Gniewek trying to control here.
MacGowan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like MacGowan might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gniewek looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and MacGowan pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (0) vs (5) MacGowan
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to lock up and control but MacGowan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
MacGowan prevents Gniewek from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gniewek gets back to half guard.
Gniewek wants to get back to full guard but MacGowan has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (0) vs (8) MacGowan
Gniewek is desperately trying to improve his position but MacGowan has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gniewek gets back to half guard.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep. MacGowan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gniewek is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek wants to get back to full guard but MacGowan has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (0) vs (11) MacGowan
Gniewek is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (2) vs (11) MacGowan
MacGowan keeping hold of Gniewek's head, controlling as best he can.
Gniewek trying to control from half guard but MacGowan is working away.
MacGowan wants to improve his position but Gniewek is controlling well.
Gniewek tries to pass to full mount but MacGowan defends it.
MacGowan is staying active underneath Gniewek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gniewek.
Gniewek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
MacGowan is trying to get back to full guard.
Gniewek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. MacGowan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gniewek.
MacGowan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gniewek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gniewek's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gniewek (2) vs (15) MacGowan
That's five minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Gniewek right now.
Gniewek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
MacGowan is looking to advance position but Gniewek won't allow it.
MacGowan trying to control the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gniewek. Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (2) vs (18) MacGowan
MacGowan slows the pace down.
Gniewek is trying to work for a sweep but MacGowan has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Gniewek (2) vs (20) MacGowan
Gniewek can't escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan controlling the position easily from mount.
Gniewek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gniewek regains half guard.
Gniewek tries to roll over but MacGowan keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to regain full guard. Instead though, MacGowan has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (2) vs (23) MacGowan
Gniewek is in all sorts of trouble here.
MacGowan is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is squirming around, avoiding MacGowan's attempts to control the action.
Gniewek wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Gniewek (2) vs (26) MacGowan
MacGowan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
MacGowan is trying to stick to Gniewek's back but Gniewek is turning into MacGowan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in MacGowan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gniewek. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (4) vs (26) MacGowan
MacGowan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but MacGowan is keeping the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gniewek's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (4) vs (28) MacGowan
Gniewek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacGowan stands and throws Gniewek's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (4) vs (31) MacGowan
Gniewek manages to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan prevents Gniewek from improving his position.
Gniewek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
MacGowan advances to half guard.
MacGowan is pressing down on Gniewek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gniewek is holding on for now.
Gniewek trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but MacGowan manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (4) vs (34) MacGowan
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek regains half guard.
Gniewek actively working from the bottom here.
Gniewek wants to get back to full guard.
Gniewek actively working from the bottom here.
Gniewek actively working from the bottom here.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep. MacGowan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, MacGowan seems content to control.
Gniewek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacGowan passes into half guard.
Gniewek trying to get back to full guard but MacGowan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (4) vs (37) MacGowan
Gniewek is looking to improve his position but MacGowan isn't that keen on the idea.
Gniewek tries to improve his position but instead MacGowan has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gniewek (4) vs (40) MacGowan
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan working for a choke but Gniewek is defending well.
Gniewek can't escape the position.
I would not like to be Gniewek right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gniewek wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacGowan wins on points by 40 to 4. |
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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Apr 26, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; AJ The Perfectionist! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Julian Gniewek!
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Gniewek wants to take the fight to the mat but The Perfectionist manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Perfectionist gets underhooks to prevent Gniewek's takedown attempt.
The Perfectionist works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: The Perfectionist (2) vs (0) Gniewek
The Perfectionist stays in close to Gniewek's body and controls the position.
The Perfectionist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Perfectionist has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
The Perfectionist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Perfectionist is sitting in close to Gniewek's body. Gniewek has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! The Perfectionist is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, The Perfectionist is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gniewek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Gniewek!
Our winner, Julian Gniewek, 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.
The defeated AJ The Perfectionist had this to say: 'Jesus Christ lives!'. |
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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 695 p4p, 108 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 1698 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Paul Hunt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Julian Gniewek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gniewek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gniewek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Hunt (0) vs (4) Gniewek
Gniewek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
Gniewek trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Gniewek tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gniewek's guard! Nice work there by Hunt! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (2) vs (4) Gniewek
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunt controlling the pace.
Gniewek is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gniewek wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Gniewek actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (5) vs (4) Gniewek
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents Gniewek from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gniewek is trying to escape the mount but Hunt keeps good control and instead manages to take Gniewek's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Hunt (8) vs (4) Gniewek
Hunt biding his time, controlling Gniewek.
Gniewek is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hunt has the hooks in. Gniewek is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hunt is trying to stick to Gniewek's back but Gniewek is turning into Hunt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gniewek. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (8) vs (6) Gniewek
Hunt trying to control the position here.
Gniewek won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek is still trying to improve position.
Hunt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gniewek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hell's Balls Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt wants to control but Gniewek passes easily into half guard.
Gniewek trying to mount his opponent but Hunt defends it.
Gniewek is looking to stall here but Hunt recovers full guard.
Gniewek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (8) vs (9) Gniewek
Hunt struggling a bit here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to advance to mount but Hunt instead regains half guard.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Gniewek is controlling well.
Hunt keeping hold of Gniewek's head, controlling as best he can.
Gniewek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek trying to mount his opponent but Hunt defends it.
Gniewek moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (8) vs (12) Gniewek
Gniewek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gniewek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gniewek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hunt has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but Gniewek keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gniewek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hunt manages to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (8) vs (15) Gniewek
Gniewek tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gniewek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but Gniewek keeps moving and retains side control.
Gniewek goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gniewek but great work by Hunt. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hunt (12) vs (15) Gniewek
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Gniewek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to move to mount but Gniewek blocks the move with his legs.
Gniewek is trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek sneaks back into half guard.
Hunt wants to control but Gniewek is keeping him busy.
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gniewek is not content to let Hunt control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is pressing down on Gniewek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gniewek is holding on for now.
Gniewek wants to get back to full guard.
Gniewek is pressing down on Hunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hunt 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.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Gniewek looking for a sweep. Not yet Gniewek, not yet.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek looking for a sweep. Not yet Gniewek, not yet.
Hunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gniewek looking for a triangle here. Hunt is fighting it but it looks tight! Gniewek pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hunt is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Julian Gniewek!
Julian Gniewek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 17, 2020 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Franky Yip (ranked 5247 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 1693 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Franky Yip! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Julian Gniewek!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gniewek has managed to clinch.
Gniewek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yip gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gniewek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yip is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as Yip tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek looking for a sweep. Not yet Gniewek, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yip manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yip (0) vs (2) Gniewek
Gniewek tries to free his leg and advance position but Yip is retaining full guard.
Yip bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gniewek's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yip (2) vs (2) Gniewek
Yip tries to free his leg and advance position but Gniewek is retaining full guard.
Gniewek 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yip works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gniewek tries to roll over but Yip keeps him under control.
Gniewek is refusing to be controlled, as Yip sits in half guard.
Yip 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.
Yip looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is defending against the submission attempts here by Yip.
Gniewek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Yip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gniewek sees it coming and defends easily.
Gniewek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gniewek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gniewek lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yip (2) vs (4) Gniewek
Yip looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gniewek is one step ahead there.
Gniewek trying to control but Yip is working from the bottom.
Gniewek postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gniewek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gniewek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yip keeping moving, preventing Gniewek from controlling successfully.
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but Yip is keeping the position.
Gniewek passes Yip's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gniewek is pressing down on Yip's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yip is holding on for now.
Gniewek prevents Yip from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yip slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yip is looking for a triangle here but Gniewek uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yip (2) vs (7) Gniewek
Gniewek is trying to get an arm triangle but Yip is defending well.
Gniewek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yip wants to control but Gniewek postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to move to mount but Yip blocks the move with his legs.
Yip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yip looking for a sweep but Gniewek has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Yip (2) vs (9) Gniewek
Yip really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yip is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yip is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Gniewek has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Yip (2) vs (12) Gniewek
Yip tries to break free.
Gniewek is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Yip is defending well though. Gniewek let's go of the attempt for now.
Yip rolls, trying to escape but Gniewek keeps control of the position.
Gniewek looking for the choke but no joy.
Gniewek is not going to allow Yip to sit and survive in this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek keeps control of the position as Yip tries to break free.
Gniewek has good solid back control here.
Yip fending off the submission attempt from Gniewek.
Gniewek struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yip has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yip is trying to break free.
Yip defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Yip fending off the submission attempt from Gniewek.
Yip tries to escape but Gniewek has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is looking for the choke from the back position but Yip is controlling his hands well.
Yip preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gniewek.
Well, with Gniewek on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Yip is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Yip is in bad spot here.
Gniewek trying to control.
Gniewek looking for the RNC.
Gniewek doesn't have the hooks in and Yip manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yip (4) vs (12) Gniewek
Yip stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
Gniewek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gniewek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as Yip tries to pass.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yip preventing the sweep.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gniewek working a defensive guard but Yip manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Yip (7) vs (12) Gniewek
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek regains half guard.
Gniewek is staying active underneath Yip, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yip slows the pace down in half guard.
Yip wants to control but Gniewek is keeping him busy.
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek trying to control but Yip postures up.
Yip is working for a kimura but Gniewek is defending it quite comfortably.
Gniewek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yip wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Yip drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gniewek dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yip (7) vs (14) Gniewek
Yip working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gniewek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gniewek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yip is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gniewek defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yip looking for a guillotine here but Gniewek defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gniewek wins on points by 14 to 7.
Julian Gniewek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CEC 694
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Gniewek cracks Temirov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temirov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gniewek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gniewek throws a body kick that misses.
Temirov throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Temirov.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gniewek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gniewek cracks Temirov with a good jab.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Temirov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gniewek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Temirov scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Gniewek.#T1#
Temirov blocks a jab.
Gniewek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gniewek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Temirov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Temirov blocks a leg kick.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temirov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek works over Temirov's head and body with a nice combination.
Gniewek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Temirov throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Gniewek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Temirov throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Temirov is avoiding it.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Temirov throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
A swing and a miss from Temirov.
Temirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Temirov is having none of it.
Gniewek takes one to the chin there.
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gniewek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temirov counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Gniewek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Temirov misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek scores with a jab.
Gniewek missing with a left hand there. Temirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gniewek blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gniewek. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Temirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a good low kick that Temirov was not able to check.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temirov drops his hands momentarily and Gniewek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Gniewek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good exchange - Gniewek coming out on top.
Temirov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Temirov.
Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#TD2#
Temirov looking to score a takedown here. Gniewek is defending well but Temirov drives through and ends up in Gniewek's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Temirov defends well.
Gniewek looking to control.
#T4#
Gniewek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Temirov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but Temirov is keeping the position.
Temirov can't keep his opponent in guard - Gniewek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Temirov is looking to improve his position.
Gniewek is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov wants to sweep but no luck.
Gniewek wants to pass the guard but Temirov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
That's time! Gniewek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Temirov checks a leg kick.
Gniewek wants to land a leg kick but Temirov is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Temirov as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Gniewek. That snapped Temirov's head back.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Gniewek walks into a stiff left hand from Temirov.
Temirov tries to clinch but Gniewek moves away
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Temirov thuds a left hand into Gniewek's body.
A big right from Temirov misses.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gniewek.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Temirov down.
A lazy left from Gniewek finds it's target.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a thumping low kick.
Gniewek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Temirov throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Temirov.#T1##CL#
Gniewek rushes Temirov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
Temirov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek pushes Temirov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Temirov connects with a crisp jab.
Gniewek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Temirov lands.
Gniewek moves away from the strike by Temirov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Gniewek - just one landing.
Gniewek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Gniewek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gniewek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Temirov throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek is looking to counter punch.
Gniewek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Gniewek defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gniewek on the side of the head.
Temirov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Temirov's leg. Temirov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Temirov is having none of it.
Temirov throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Temirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek walks into a left hand.
Donk. Temirov catches Gniewek right on the button with a cross.
Gniewek connects with a solid leg kick.
Temirov throws out a powerful jab.#T3#
Gniewek loads up on a big right hand but Temirov slips the punch.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temirov blocks a low kick nicely.
Temirov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gnieweks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Temirov slips a straight right by Gniewek.
Temirov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Gniewek misses
enabling Temirov to counter with a crisp jab.
Temirov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Temirov defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirov scores with a one two! Gniewek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gniewek scores with the left hand. Temirov knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Temirov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
Temirov misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
Temirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Gniewek.
Temirov throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gniewek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Temirov moves out of range of the body kick.
Gniewek throws a low kick but Temirov avoids it.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gniewek thows a leg kick but Temirov checks it
and Temirov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Temirov cracks Gniewek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Gniewek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Temirov throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Temirov to score with a decent uppercut.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Temirov is avoiding it.
Temirov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gniewek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gniewek, as that shot connected.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Temirov ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Temirov tenderised Gniewek's leg. Gniewek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Temirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Temirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temirov staying out of range there.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Gniewek misses.
Temirov digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Gniewek misses its target.
Gniewek connects with a body shot that sends Temirov's belly button to the back.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Temirov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gniewek.#T2#
Temirov lands a slapping body shot.
Temirov checks a leg kick.
Temirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gniewek moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
Gniewek connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gniewek.
Temirov misses the jab.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Temirov settles back down.
Temirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gniewek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.
Temirov connects with a nice looking jab.
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Temirov checks the leg kick.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Temirov.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Temirov misses with a jab to the body
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
Gniewek scores with a jab. Temirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Temirov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gniewek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gniewek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.#T4#
Gniewek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek throws out a leg kick but Temirov moves out of range and Gniewek only half commits.
Gniewek checks the leg kick nicely there.
Temirov wants to land a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Temirov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Gniewek misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gniewek is defended easily by Temirov.
Temirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Gniewek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Temirov. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Temirov.
I think Temirov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ruslan Temirov!
A very excited looking Ruslan Temirov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CEC 691
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Gniewek cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Gniewek slips the punch.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a combination
and Gniewek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Kersikov 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.#TD2#
Kersikov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Gniewek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Kersikov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gniewek has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kersikov manages to get his head free but now Gniewek has transitioned to an armbar! Kersikov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gniewek! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
Julian Gniewek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
CEC Christmas
Date: Dec 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the head.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Gniewek.
Experiment throws a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.#CL2#
Experiment pushes Gniewek up against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Experiment avoids it.
Experiment lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gniewek tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Experiment won't want to take too many of those.
Experiment leaning against his opponent.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Gniewek shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Julian Gniewek has been cut.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gniewek.
Experiment is pushing Gniewek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Experiment is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Experiment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Experiment scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow. #T3##BC#
Gniewek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek throws out a leg kick but Experiment moves out of range and Gniewek only half commits. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Experiment.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gniewek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Gniewek letting Experiment take a breather here.
Gniewek lands with a left to the head.
Experiment blocking some punches.
#T4#
Experiment keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gniewek's efforts to push away.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek cracks Experiment with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Experiment lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Experiment stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finnish Experiment will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julian Gniewek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Experiment throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily.
Gniewek scores with a leg kick.
Gniewek moves out of range as Experiment strikes.
Experiment gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gniewek.
Experiment connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gniewek throws the kick towards the body but Experiment avoids it.#CL2#
Experiment takes the fight into the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
Finnish Experiment seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Experiment is blocking nicely.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the temple.
Gniewek dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
A short left from Gniewek.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage. #BC#
Gniewek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Experiment fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Experiment, right into the meat.
Gniewek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Experiment slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A good leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Experiment.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Experiment.
Experiment scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Experiment misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Gniewek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Experiment pressing his opponent against the cage. #T3#
Gniewek lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Experiment.
A right handed body shot lands from Experiment.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Experiment blocks with his arms.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment is defending well for now.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T4#
Experiment lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment lands a nice elbow.
Experiment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gniewek can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Experiment.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Experiment blocks with his arms.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Gniewek.
Gniewek avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Gniewek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gniewek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Experiment tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
Gniewek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gniewek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Experiment uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Experiment forces Gniewek back against the cage and clinches.
Experiment has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Gniewek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Experiment as the two fighters clinch.
Gniewek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Gniewek.
Experiment misses with a body punch.
Experiment lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Experiment has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment has Gniewek pushed against the cage.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Gniewek lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment is defending well for now.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment lands a body punch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gniewek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
#T3#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Gniewek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment scores with a jab to the head.
Experiment's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek tests Experiment's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Experiment lands a front kick.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gniewek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek throws a hook but Experiment avoids it easily.#T4#
Good exchange - Experiment coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Experiment lands a big head kick that sends Gniewek tumbling to the mat! Experiment takes a step backwards and waves Gniewek back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Gniewek is rocked!
Experiment ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Experiment! But no joy.
Oh Gniewek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.
Gniewek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment is out of range and Gniewek settles back down. #CL2#
Gniewek tries to keep at a distance but Experiment has taken the fight into the clinch.
Experiment digs a right hand into Gniewek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gniewek's gas tank.
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Gniewek seems to have got his legs back now.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Finnish Experiment is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Gniewek back against the cage.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Gniewek shrugs off.
Experiment avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Experiment 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
A victorious Finnish Experiment thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
XF 45 THE END
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gniewek throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Gniewek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Gniewek finds it's target.
Gniewek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asai scores with a nice head shot.
Gniewek thows a leg kick but Asai checks it
and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Gniewek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Asai lands a nice looking body shot.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
Asai 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.
Asai thumps Gniewek with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Asai .
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range. #T1#
Asai takes one to the side of the head.
Gniewek misses with the combination.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek throws a big counter head kick but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Gniewek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
Gniewek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai slips a jab from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.
Gniewek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gniewek cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gniewek feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
Gniewek blocks a jab.#T2#
Asai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Gniewek misses.
Asai blocks a low kick nicely.
Gniewek is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Gniewek throws a leg kick
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gniewek misses with a leg kick.
Asai misses with a hook.
Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gniewek can pounce on him.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Asai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Asai tries to avoid it.
Gniewek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Asai thumps Gniewek with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai . #T3#
Asai 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asai 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 Gniewek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gniewek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gniewek lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range.
Gniewek tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asai blocks a low kick nicely.
Gniewek misses with an uppercut.
Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
A bone on bone clash there as Gniewek blocks the leg kick.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asai throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Gniewek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asai scores with a punch to the head.
Asai misses with a shot to the body
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek is looking to chop away at Asai 's legs.
A shot to the body from Asai misses
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gniewek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asai lands a head kick. Gniewek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asai blocks a leg kick.
Asai looks to land a body kick but Gniewek moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gniewek throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gniewek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
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##CL2#
Gniewek gets a clinch.
A short left from Asai .
Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
Asai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
Asai gets through Gniewek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asai blocks it with crossed arms.
Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gniewek is defending well for now.
Asai tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai cracks Gniewek with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Gniewek breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Gniewek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gniewek.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Asai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Asai lands with a nice body kick.
Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gniewek misses with a leg kick.
Gniewek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
A big right from Asai misses.
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai is looking to score with low kicks.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gniewek throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gniewek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai 's head backwards.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gniewek.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gniewek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gniewek blocks a head kick by Asai .
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Asai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gniewek to score with a decent uppercut.
Asai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gniewek counters with a right hand to the body.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Gniewek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a right and a left that Asai avoids nicely.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Gniewek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek.
Gniewek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Gniewek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Gniewek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gniewek can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asai finds it's way round the side to connect with Gniewek's head.
Asai scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai .
Asai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.
Gniewek scores with a sloppy right hand. Asai should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Gniewek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gniewek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
A good leg kick by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Asai misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai throws a leg kick
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek 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.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek tries a quick counter leg kick but Asai is wise to it.
A low kick from Asai is predictable there
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai scores with a spinning back kick!
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
Asai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asai connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asai throws a right and a left that Gniewek avoids nicely. #T1#
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gniewek's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Gniewek misses the target.
Gniewek checks a leg kick.
A jab from Asai misses.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Asai shakes him off and moves away.
Gniewek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asai 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 Gniewek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gniewek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Asai down.
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Gniewek throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
Gniewek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gniewek's sensitive parts.
Asai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asai moves forwards but Gniewek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asai moves out of range as Gniewek throws a body kick.
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!
Asai looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek moves out of range of the leg kick from Asai .
Asai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gniewek slips a jab from Asai .
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Gniewek is looking to score with low kicks.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gniewek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T3#
Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gniewek's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
Gniewek throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gniewek walks into a left hand.
Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gniewek blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Gniewek scoring well with a low kick there.
Gniewek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gniewek blocks a jab.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Gniewek is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gniewek.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy.
Asai misses with a low kick as Gniewek jumps back.
Gniewek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
A good leg kick by Gniewek.
Asai connects with a body shot.
Gniewek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asai .
Gniewek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gniewek.
Gniewek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asai checks it well.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Gniewek misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yoshihiro Asai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
#CL2#
Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asai avoids it.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Asai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Asai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gniewek blocks it with crossed arms.
Asai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Asai is blocking nicely.
Asai lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Asai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Asai .
Gniewek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gniewek.
Asai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asai pushes Gniewek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gniewek.
Asai pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asai misses with a body punch.
Asai throws a head punch that misses.
Asai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gniewek.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike from Asai .
Asai lands a shoulder strike.
Gniewek lands with a left to the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Asai scores with a hook to the body.
Gniewek is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai is leaning against Gniewek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asai .
#BC#
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .#T2#
Gniewek moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gniewek checks a leg kick.
Asai scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Asai throws a good cross that connects.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asai defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand.
Asai throws the kick towards the body but Gniewek avoids it.
Gniewek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai scores with a nice strike.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Gniewek feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
Gniewek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek thuds his right hand into Asai 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gniewek motions for Asai to come forward. Gniewek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Asai misses.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gniewek looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Gniewek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asai throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek scores with a nice right hand.
Gniewek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gniewek wants to clinch.#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Gniewek blocks the low kick.
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gniewek misses with a straight right.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Asai .
Gniewek wants to counter the offense by Asai and move into the clinch position.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gniewek's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai had his way with Julian Gniewek in that 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!
#R5#
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gniewek 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 Asai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gniewek is looking to score with low kicks.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asai misses with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a one-two to the body.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gniewek's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
A bone on bone clash there as Asai blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Gniewek throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gniewek on the side of the head.
Asai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gniewek counters with a solid body kick.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
Nice body punch from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
Asai misses with a hook.
Gniewek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gniewek connects with a leg kick. Asai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gniewek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai checks a low kick from Gniewek.
Asai throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range. #T2#
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Asai 's knee momentarily.
Gniewek misses with a combination
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gniewek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Gniewek only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Asai lands with a straight right. Gniewek didn't see that one coming.
A head kick by Asai misses
and Gniewek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gniewek scores with a shot to the body.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gniewek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asai momentarily.
Nice jab there from Asai . #T3#
Asai scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asai .
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
Gniewek lands a head kick. Asai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Asai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gniewek.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
Gniewek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gniewek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asai checks a low kick from Gniewek.
Asai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Gniewek
and Asai counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai staying out of range there.
Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.#T4#
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asai jabs at Gniewek's body.
Asai lands an overhand right.
Gniewek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gniewek throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Asai .
A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Asai down.
Gniewek throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gniewek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai tries a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asai 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 John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai retains his featherweight title!
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Event:
XF 44
Date: Nov 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Ithamar 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.
Ithamar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ithamar has his takedown stuffed
and Gniewek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ithamar looks for a takedown but Gniewek sprawls well.
Gniewek scoring well with a low kick there.
Ithamar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ithamar shoots in but no luck this time.
Julian Gniewek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Gniewek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gniewek scores with a push kick.#CL#
Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ithamar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gniewek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Gniewek. #T1#
Gniewek lands a left hand.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
#ROC#
Ithamar is rocked!
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Ithamar controls his hands.
Ithamar is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ithamar backwards.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Ithamar blocks it.
Gniewek lands a right hand.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Ithamar seems to have recovered his senses.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Ithamar blocks it.
#T2##BC2#
Ithamar manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ithamar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gniewek counters with a good, hard body kick but Ithamar shrugs it off.
Gniewek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Julian Gniewek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ithamar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gniewek rattles Ithamar with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ithamar tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Gniewek dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ithamar stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
Our winner, Julian Gniewek, 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:
XF Brawl 4
Date: Oct 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Dominiguez just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Dominiguez darts in and clinches Gniewek up against the cage.
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Dominiguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
#CUT2#
It looks like Cruz Dominiguez has been cut.
Dominiguez is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominiguez avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws a head punch that misses.
Dominiguez being controlled against the cage.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Gniewek lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
Dominiguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gniewek gets through Dominiguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Dominiguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Dominiguez darts in and clinches Gniewek up against the cage.
Come on Dominiguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominiguez.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Dominiguez is blocking nicely.
Dominiguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Gniewek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Dominiguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Gniewek has double underhooks.
Gniewek lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Dominiguez won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek is working Dominiguez over against the cage.
Gniewek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
Dominiguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Dominiguez won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dominiguez is breathing heavily.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Dominiguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Dominiguez rushes Gniewek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek slows down the pace here.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
Dominiguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Gniewek has double underhooks.
Dominiguez managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
#BC#
Dominiguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gniewek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Dominiguez has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
#T4#
Gniewek tries to work over Dominiguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominiguez avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominiguez avoids it.
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cruz Dominiguez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Dominiguez moves into range and clinches up with Gniewek.
Dominiguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gniewek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominiguez.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Dominiguez won't want to take too many of those.
Gniewek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
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!
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominiguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Gniewek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dominiguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julian Gniewek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
Gniewek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
Dominiguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Dominiguez blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Dominiguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz Dominiguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek delivers a nice body kick.
Gniewek connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz Dominiguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gniewek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gniewek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominiguez takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Dominiguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gniewek.#T2##CL#
Dominiguez darts in and clinches Gniewek up against the cage.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Dominiguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Dominiguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Dominiguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gniewek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike.
Gniewek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gniewek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dominiguez up against the cage.#T3#
Dominiguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominiguez is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek stalls.
Gniewek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gniewek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to throw a body punch but Dominiguez avoids it by throwing Gniewek back against the cage.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominiguez blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Dominiguez manages to break the clinch.
Dominiguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Julian Gniewek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Gniewek dips to his left and cracks Dominiguez with an uppercut!
Gniewek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Dominiguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominiguez tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Dominiguez's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Dominiguez rushes Gniewek and presses him up against the cage.
Dominiguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Gniewek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominiguez working hard to break the clinch.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek leaning against his opponent.
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cruz Dominiguez'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dominiguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Dominiguez has managed to clinch.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominiguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominiguez avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominiguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Dominiguez.
Gniewek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominiguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dominiguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek keeps control of Dominiguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
Gniewek lands a left hand.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
#T2#
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominiguez controls his hands.
Dominiguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gniewek lands a left hand.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominiguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Julian Gniewek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominiguez tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Cruz Dominiguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
Gniewek misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Dominiguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominiguez throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.#CL#
Dominiguez closes the distance and clinches.
Dominiguez working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Dominiguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominiguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominiguez's efforts to push away.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominiguez misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Gniewek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gniewek 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Gniewek!
An out of breath Julian Gniewek 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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Event:
XF 26
Date: Aug 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Cheating walks into a straight right hand from Gniewek.
Cheating throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek counters with a thumping low kick.
Cheating takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gniewek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gniewek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cheating's calf.
Cheating fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cheating.
Cheating throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gniewek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheating.
Good shot there by Cheating.
A big left from Cheating misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gniewek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cheating.
An inside leg kick from Cheating misses.
Cheating tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gniewek swivels and escapes.
Gniewek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheating looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cheating.
Gniewek lands a nice looking body kick.
Cheating looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Gniewek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheating moves away.
Cheating is looking to clinch.
It looked like Gniewek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. Gniewek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gniewek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheating looks to land a right hand but Gniewek moved out of range.
Gniewek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheating doesn't manage to clinch there - Gniewek circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheating. That's going to slow Gniewek down.
Cheating throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheating tries to score with a low kick but Gniewek moves his leg out of the way.
Cheating is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gniewek defending well as Cheating loads up on a big left hand.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Cheating misses its intended target.
It looked like Gniewek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Gniewek does it's job there.#T2#
Gniewek moves out of range as Cheating strikes.
Cheating misses with a body shot.
Gniewek throwing a counter right hand but Cheating manages to avoid it.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Cheating.
Cheating scores with a sloppy right hand. Gniewek should have avoided that one.
Donk. Cheating catches Gniewek right on the button with a cross.
Cheating lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gniewek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Cheating circles away.
Cheating throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cheating really felt that one!
Cheating jabs Gniewek right on the nose. Gniewek blinks but takes it well.
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gniewek lands with a nice body kick.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Cheating #CL#
and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch.
Cheating tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Cheating's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
Cheating is looking to break free of the clinch but Gniewek has double underhooks.
Cheating misses with the head strike.
Gniewek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheating tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Gniewek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gniewek lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek crunches a lovely knee into Cheating's ribcage.
Gniewek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheating is trying to break free.
Cheating is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gniewek.
A frustrated look appears on Cheating's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Cheating tries to circle away but Gniewek has him pinned against the cage.
Gniewek avoiding damage.
#T4#
Cheating looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gniewek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cheating wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek prevents Cheating from breaking the clinch.
Gniewek pushes Cheating back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheatings head.
Gniewek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cheating wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Cheating's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gniewek jumps guard but Cheating stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cheating has a takedown stuffed.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheating.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by Cheating and move into the clinch.
Cheating scores with a hook to the body. Gniewek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gniewek.
Gniewek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cheating steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gniewek. That one must have hurt.
Gniewek thumps Cheating with a low kick.#CL#
Cheating tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheating is looking to break free of the clinch but Gniewek has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Cheating ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cheating no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gniewek slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Gniewek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cheating knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gniewek tries for a kimura but Cheating is defending well.
Gniewek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheating keeps working.
Cheating tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cheating really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gniewek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheating is letting Gniewek control him for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Gniewek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Gniewek swings around for an armbar but Cheating sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gniewek's guard.
Cheating wants to stand but Gniewek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cheating preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Gniewek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheating doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cheating manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gniewek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheating can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Cheating avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Gniewek working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Gniewek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheating is aware though and is defending well.
Gniewek pulls Cheating in close to prevent any damage.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but Cheating is proving a slippery customer.
Cheating wants to stand but Gniewek is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Gniewek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheating gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gniewek has Cheating pulled in close to control his posture.
Cheating stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
Cheating controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Cheating stands and steps away. Gniewek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Gniewek staying out of range there.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheating.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheating.
Cheating misses with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gniewek.
Cheating tries for a takedown but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cheating throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheating swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheating lunges at Gniewek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gniewek's hand.
Cheating needs to keep his hands up - Gniewek had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick from Gniewek.
It looks like Gniewek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cheating waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gniewek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheating.#T1##CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Gniewek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheating backwards.
Cheating drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gniewek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Gniewek.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
Cheating wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek is pressed up against the cage. Cheating has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gniewek down to the mat. Gniewek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Julian Gniewek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mom Cheating.#CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek has Cheating pressed against the cage, preventing Cheating from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gniewek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T2#
Gniewek stalling against the cage.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheating takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheating wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC#
Cheating is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Mom Cheating has been cut.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
Cheating is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheating has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julian Gniewek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheating can't break the clinch.
A short right from Gniewek on the inside.
Gniewek has Cheating pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cheating is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gniewek - that's hurt Cheating badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cheating is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cheating doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Julian Gniewek!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 872 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 3257 p4p, 282 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julian Gniewek was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 12 losses; Dado Mata! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Julian Gniewek!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Mata is avoiding it.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Mata closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Mata (4) vs (0) Gniewek
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.
Gniewek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gniewek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mata pulls his head out easily.
Gniewek is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mata is pressing down on Gniewek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gniewek is holding on for now.
Mata prevents Gniewek from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gniewek moves into full guard.
Gniewek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mata has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (7) vs (0) Gniewek
Mata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gniewek, who protects the arm well.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gniewek's legs.
Gniewek is looking to reverse the position.
Gniewek is being controlled here.
Mata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gniewek tries to bench press Mata off him but Mata keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek struggling a bit here.
Gniewek tries to improve position but can't.
Gniewek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mata trying to control the action but Gniewek is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gniewek looking for a sweep but Mata has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (9) vs (0) Gniewek
Gniewek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (9) vs (2) Gniewek
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata looking for a sweep. Not yet Mata, not yet.
Gniewek trying to control but Mata is working from the bottom.
Mata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mata controlling the position.
Mata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gniewek's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mata (11) vs (2) Gniewek
Mata advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (14) vs (2) Gniewek
Gniewek prevents Mata from improving position.
Mata staying calm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mata is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mata (16) vs (2) Gniewek
Gniewek is desperately trying to improve his position but Mata has a good base and remains in mount.
Mata trying to control but Gniewek is having none of it.
Mata controlling the position easily from mount.
Gniewek is squirming around, avoiding Mata's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek regains half guard.
Gniewek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mata is working away from the top position though.
Mata frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (19) vs (2) Gniewek
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mata is working away from the top position though.
Mata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gniewek is just riding it out for now. Mata eventually gives up the hold.
Mata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gniewek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gniewek is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mata is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gniewek is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gniewek is looking to improve his position.
Gniewek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mata wants to take a breather but Gniewek is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mata frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Mata (22) vs (2) Gniewek
Gniewek tries to lock up and control but Mata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mata tries to control but Gniewek wriggling away.
Mata looking to secure an arm triangle but Gniewek defends it well.
Mata prevents Gniewek from getting the reversal.
Gniewek wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Mata (25) vs (2) Gniewek
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to escape the position.
Mata is not going to allow Gniewek to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Mata has got one arm under Gniewek's chin. This could be trouble... Gniewek trying to control the other hand but Mata gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gniewek has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dado Mata!
Dado Mata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
XF 13
Date: Jun 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Gniewek blocks a jab.#CL#
Gniewek clinches.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah is trying to push Gniewek away but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Gniewek keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gniewek has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Judah is trying to push Gniewek away but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gniewek trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gniewek misses with a straight left.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
A punch combination from Judah misses. #CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gniewek fails to land.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Judah.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Gniewek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage. #T2##BC2#
Judah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah cracks Gniewek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gniewek tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Judah misses.
Judah throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Gniewek counters with a body kick that stops Judah in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Gniewek half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah misses with a straight left.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Judah.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judah jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judah clobbers Gniewek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Judah tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah lands a shot to the body.
Judah stalling in the clinch.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Judah. #T4#
Judah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gniewek.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah scores with a hook to the body.
Judah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Judah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Judah breaks the clinch.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gniewek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Judah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gniewek doesn't seem phased though.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Gniewek.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Judah.
Judah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Gniewek.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1##CL#
Gniewek clinches with his opponent.
Gniewek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Gniewek manages to pull guard.
Gniewek controls Judah momentarily but Judah frees himself.
Judah wanted to stand there but Gniewek had control of the position.
Gniewek pulls Judah in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gniewek is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Judah keeping full guard, as Gniewek tries to pass. #ES2#
Judah wriggles free and stands up.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
A punch lands to the side of Gniewek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gniewek with a hook.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gniewek.
Elijah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gniewek back to the cage. Judah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Julian Gniewek has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by Judah and move into the clinch.
Gniewek moves away from the strike by Judah.
A low kick from Judah misses
and Gniewek counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T4#
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah misses with the combination.
Gniewek tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Judah in a clinch.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
Judah wants to break free but Gniewek has control.
#BC2#
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gniewek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elijah Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Judah throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Judah lands a nice hook to Gniewek's body. Gniewek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gniewek fakes the leg kick and cracks Judah in the body.
Judah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Gniewek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
It looks like Gniewek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah lands a nice hook to Gniewek's body. Gniewek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Gniewek looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Judah misses
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Judah misses with a left hand #CL#
and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gniewek.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Judah breaks from the clinch.
Gniewek misses with a jab to the body
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Judah throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah tries to clinch there but Gniewek circles away.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek wants to clinch up but Judah keeps it at a distance.
Judah throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
Gniewek lands a lovely overhand right.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gniewek.#T3#
Judah with a hook.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Good exchange - Judah coming out on top.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gniewek.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Gniewek's knee but Gniewek avoids it well.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Gniewek wants to clinch.#T4#
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Gniewek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Gniewek clinches up against the cage.
Judah taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah is working Gniewek over against the cage.#BC2#
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
Gniewek doesn't manage to clinch there - Judah circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Gniewek slips a straight right by Judah.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gniewek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gniewek scrambles back to his feet.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah walks into a jab.
Gniewek tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Judah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Judah thumps Gniewek with a low kick.#CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and pushes Judah back into the cage.#T1#
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gniewek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gniewek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Judah takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gniewek misses with a body kick.
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gniewek. That did some damage!
Judah misses with a shot to the body
and Gniewek counters with a leg kick.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
#T2#
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah feints a counter leg kick.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Gniewek tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Gniewek's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah swings for the body but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek lands a head shot.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Gniewek.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gniewek.
Nice body kick there by Gniewek.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judah tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Gniewek prevents Judah from breaking the clinch.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gniewek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Judah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#BC2#
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah stuns Gniewek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gniewek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Judah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judah.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah avoids the body shot from Gniewek.
Gniewek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gniewek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gniewek scrambles back to his feet.
Judah motions for Gniewek to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah misses with a low kick as Gniewek jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
Gniewek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Gniewek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gniewek scores with a nice strike.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judah scores with a jab.
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Judah 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.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah is having none of it.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the head.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gniewek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gniewek dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Gniewek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by Judah and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Gniewek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Judah jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Gniewek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gniewek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
#T4##CL2#
Judah has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elijah Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gniewek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Gniewek throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Judah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Elijah Judah 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:
XF 4
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Chambers misses with a wild body shot.
Chambers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gniewek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chambers has a takedown stuffed.
As Chambers tries to get set, Gniewek tries to push him back and clinch up but Chambers manages to avoid the attempt.
Chambers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Gniewek circles away and keeps his distance.
Chambers misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Chambers throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek tries to counter by clinching up but Chambers breaks away and moves out of range.
Chambers tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chambers lands with a good body shot.
Gniewek looks for the body kick but Chambers saw that one coming.
Chambers throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
As Chambers looks to move away, Gniewek throws a big counter combo but Chambers just gets out of the way.
Gniewek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gniewek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Gniewek slips a straight right by Chambers.#T1#
Gniewek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Gniewek.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chambers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers misses with a few strikes there.
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gniewek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Gniewek lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Chambers's leg. Chambers is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Gniewek moves into the clinch successfully.
Chambers wants to take the fight to the mat but Gniewek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chambers.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers can't break the clinch.
#T2#
Gniewek just leaning against Chambers, taking a breather.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
Chambers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gniewek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chambers walks away with a smile on his face. Gniewek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Chambers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chambers winds up and cracks Gniewek with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Gniewek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chambers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gniewek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chambers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Chambers is looking to stall in half guard but Gniewek is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! Chambers taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julian Gniewek!
Julian Gniewek is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Julian Gniewek, 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:
NSC 7: Escobar vs Power
Date: Mar 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Tarlac works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarlac checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gniewek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tarlac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gniewek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks it.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Tarlac throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gniewek.
Tarlac putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gniewek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tarlac prevents a body shot from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek misses with some punches.
Tarlac lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tarlac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarlac tries to land knees in the clinch but Gniewek avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks with his arms.
Tarlac lands a knee to the body.
Gniewek jumps guard but Tarlac turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tarlac wants to get back to striking at distance but Gniewek won't allow it.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Gniewek jumps guard but Tarlac turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tarlac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gniewek avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Tarlac.
Gniewek managing to block the knees to the body from Tarlac.
Gniewek avoiding damage as Tarlac throws knees to the body.
Gniewek trying to control the position but instead, Tarlac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gniewek into the ropes.
Gniewek avoids a wild elbow strike from Tarlac.
Tarlac being controlled against the ropes.
Tarlac managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
#T2#
Gniewek lands a shot to the body.
Gniewek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarlac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gniewek's face.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Gniewek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tarlac lands a hook that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarlac is keeping busy.#BC2#
Tarlac manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Tarlac.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tarlac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Gniewek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Tarlac misses the target.
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarlac throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gniewek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gniewek throws a body punch but Tarlac moves out of range.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gniewek closes the distance but Tarlac moves to the side
and Tarlac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarlac misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gniewek 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.
The crowd cheers as Gniewek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarlac doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Gniewek gets a clinch. #T1#
A short uppercut from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarlac.
#BC2#
Tarlac breaks the clinch.
Gniewek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tarlac's sensitive parts.
Tarlac slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Tarlac misses its intended target.
Gniewek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarlac.
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
Tarlac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarlac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gniewek quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gniewek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarlac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gniewek at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarlac misses the target.
Tarlac blocks a head kick by Gniewek.
Tarlac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy. #T2##CL#
Gniewek moves into range and clinches up with Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks it.
Tarlac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gniewek.
Gniewek stalling the fight.
Tarlac pushes Gniewek back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Tarlac tries to land knees in the clinch but Gniewek avoids the damage to the body.
Tarlac is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gniewek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Tarlac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tarlac misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Tarlac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
Tarlac throws a leg kick that misses.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.#CL#
Gniewek drives through and clinches with Tarlac against the ropes.
Tarlac misses with a knee to the head.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlac tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarlac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Tarlac tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gniewek.
#BC2#
Tarlac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarlac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tarlac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Gniewek dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
#T1#
Gniewek blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarlac cracks the inside of Gniewek's front leg.
Tarlac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarlac scores with a jab to the head.
Gniewek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarlac checks it well.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
Gniewek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tarlac misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gniewek.
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarlac controls his hands.
Tarlac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gniewek managing to block the knees to the body from Tarlac.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks it.
Tarlac tries to land knees in the clinch but Gniewek avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the temple. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks with his arms.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarlac tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarlac blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
Tarlac misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Tarlac blocks it.
Vladimir Tarlac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarlac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gniewek blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarlac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gniewek avoids it.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarlac avoids it.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gniewek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gniewek working Tarlac over with knees to the body.
Tarlac tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarlac avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Tarlac.
I've got Tarlac 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vladimir Tarlac!
Vladimir Tarlac wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Vladimir Tarlac rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
NSC 2 : Carsara vs Jackson
Date: Feb 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Day circles away and keeps his distance.
Day feints the counter takedown.
Day with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Day throws a half hearted mid kick.
Day has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gniewek is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Day keeps the fight on the outside.
Day changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Day connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gniewek misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Day drives through and clinches with Gniewek against the ropes.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Day on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Day walks away with a smile on his face. Gniewek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Day with a hook.
Gniewek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Day backs away, Gniewek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek presses Day against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A shot in the inside from Day.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Day blocks it.
#T1#
A short right from Day.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Day blocks it.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
#TD2#
Day is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Gniewek can't fight it off and eventually Day manages to take the fight to the floor. Gniewek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Day throws an elbow that misses. Gniewek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Day's guard. Nice move by Gniewek!#REVR##SUB2#
Day looking for subs off his back but Gniewek has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gniewek is trying to control. Day wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2##SUB#
Gniewek is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Day is just riding it out for now. Gniewek eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Gniewek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Day doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gniewek. #SUB#
Gniewek is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Day defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Day dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gniewek misses with a kick to the body
and Day counters with an inside leg kick.
Gniewek throws a chopping leg kick but Day manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Day drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gniewek defends it well.
Day fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gniewek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Day blocks the leg kick.
Gniewek moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDay.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Day to score with a decent uppercut.
Day misses with a looping left.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Day is avoiding it.
Gniewek throws a leg kick but Day sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Day misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Day cracks the inside of Gniewek's front leg.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gniewek has time to react.
Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day wants to clinch
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Day's front leg but catches the back leg as Day tries to avoid it.
A jab from Day misses.
Gniewek appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gniewek blocks a leg kick.
Gniewek appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek backing away here, and Day unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gniewek misses with a hook. Day ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Day moves out of range as Gniewek throws a body kick.
Gniewek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Gniewek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Day throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Day.
Day takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Day takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Gniewek clinches.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Day as Gniewek tries to tie him up.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Gniewek jumps guard but Day stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Day throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2##TD#
Gniewek decides to pull guard.
Day throwing strikes from guard but Gniewek blocks nicely.
Gniewek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gniewek 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.
Day landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Day lands a couple of digs.
Day in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Day will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Day throws a leg kick that misses.
Gniewek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gniewek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL#
Gniewek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Day softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gniewek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Day bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gnieweks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Day lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Day checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gniewek throws a low kick but Day avoids it.
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!#CL2#
Day gets a clinch. #T1##BC2#
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day checks a leg kick.
Day let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gniewek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gniewek looks for the body kick but Day saw that one coming.
Day scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD2#
Gniewek gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Day is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gniewek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Day postures up in Gniewek's guard and throws a big left but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gary Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Day's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Gniewek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Day is aware though and is defending well.
Day working some strikes from top position.#T2#
Day is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Day postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Day distracts Gniewek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Day looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Day stands up over Gniewek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Day wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Day is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Day lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Day 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Gary Day!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Gary Day!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Gary Day!
Gary Day wins by unanimous decision!
Gary Day decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
NSC 1: Hawk vs Cane
Date: Jan 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Heart misses with a straight right.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Heart.
Heart thuds his right hand into Gniewek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gniewek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Heart off balance momentarily.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart's corner calls for a 1-2. Heart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gniewek tries to move into range but Heart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heart throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Gniewek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heart misses with a looping right.
Gniewek appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gniewek looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.#CL#
Gniewek rushes Heart and presses him up against the ropes.
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!
Knees to the body from Gniewek.
Nice body punch from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Heart forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.#TD2#
Heart wants the takedown. Gniewek is fighting it off but Heart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gniewek's guard against the ropes.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Gniewek blocks nicely. #T1##SUB#
Gniewek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heart defends it easily.
Heart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gniewek pulls Heart in close to his closed guard and prevents Heart from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heart tries to free his leg and advance position but Gniewek is retaining full guard.
Heart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gniewek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heart.
Heart lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gniewek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Heart felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gniewek.
Gniewek stalling away here and it's allowed Heart to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gniewek wants to control from the top but Heart keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Heart keeps the fight on the outside.
Gniewek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gniewek throws an off balance right hand
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heart.
Jab, jab by Gniewek - just one landing.
Gniewek blocks a jab.
Gniewek looks for the body kick but Heart saw that one coming.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Gniewek delivers a nice body kick.
Gniewek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gniewek tries to counter by clinching up but Heart breaks away and moves out of range.
Gniewek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Heart does it's job there.
Heart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gnieweks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gniewek.
No joy there for Heart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Gniewek moved out of range.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Heart's front leg but catches the back leg as Heart tries to avoid it.
Heart throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Peter Heart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gniewek wants to clinch but Heart slips to the side
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gniewek digs a good hook to Heart's body.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gniewek counters with a good low kick that Heart was not able to check.
A telegraphed right hand from Heart misses the target.
Gniewek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gniewek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gniewek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T2#
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek staying out of range there.
Heart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Gniewek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heart is able to avoid easily.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek tries to counter by clinching up but Heart breaks away and moves out of range.
Gniewek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
A big left from Heart misses.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Heart.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Gniewek connects with a single shot there.
Gniewek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gniewek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heart's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gniewek.
Heart checks a leg kick.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Gniewek misses with the body kick
and Heart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Gniewek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heart, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heart's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #TD2#
Heart manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gniewek tries to free his leg and advance position but Heart is retaining full guard. #T1#
Gniewek trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gniewek postures up in Heart's guard and throws a big left but Heart blocks it.
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.#SUB#
Gniewek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Heart dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Heart looking to sit in guard and control but Gniewek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Heart keeping full guard, as Gniewek tries to pass.
Heart looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2##SUB#
Gniewek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Heart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gniewek has Heart in his guard.#REVB#
Gniewek trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Gniewek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heart defends it easily.
Heart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Gniewek has his foot on Heart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heart works his way back into a safe position though.
Heart trying to control but Gniewek is working from the bottom.
Heart chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Gniewek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heart 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Peter Heart!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Peter Heart!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Peter Heart!
Peter Heart wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Peter Heart started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Syn 604
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Gniewek misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
Mancini slips a jab from Gniewek.#TD2#
Gniewek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mancini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but Mancini postures up.
Gniewek looking for a sweep. Not yet Gniewek, not yet.
Mancini throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mancini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mancini cracks Gniewek with a solid left hand.
Mancini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gniewek being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Mancini looking to pass the guard.
Gniewek wants to sweep but no luck.
Mancini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mancini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Gniewek has his foot on Mancini's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mancini works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mancini passes into half guard.
Gniewek is holding on to half guard well.
Gniewek has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T2#
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.
Gniewek trying to control but Mancini postures up.
Mancini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mancini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gniewek defending well though.
Mancini is looking to take a break and control but Gniewek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gniewek defending well though.
Mancini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Mancini wants to control but Gniewek is keeping him busy.
Gniewek controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep. Mancini is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gniewek trying to control here.
Mancini is looking to take a break and control but Gniewek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
Mancini loads up on a big right hand but Gniewek slips the punch.
Mancini thuds a left hand into Gniewek's body.
Gniewek tries to clinch up
and Mancini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4##TD2#
Mancini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gniewek is trying to keep Mancini in close.
#SUB#
Mancini is sitting in close to Gniewek's body. Gniewek has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mancini is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mancini is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gniewek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Gniewek!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
DARE 66
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek blocks a low kick nicely.
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Alvarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gniewek!
A control attempt from Gniewek but he's now mounted!
Alvarez lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Gniewek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alvarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T1#
Alvarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB#
Alvarez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gniewek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez landing punches.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez'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.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gniewek hang on?
Gniewek working to try and regain half guard.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount and Gniewek is in trouble!
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
Alvarez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gniewek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez tries to control but Gniewek wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Gniewek slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gniewek has a hand on Alvarez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alvarez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Alvarez.
BOOM! Alvarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gniewek regains half guard.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gniewek is trying to control but Alvarez passes into side control!
Gniewek is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gniewek is trying to escape the position but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Gniewek tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.#T4#
Gniewek gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gniewek is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount.
Gniewek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gniewek is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gniewek tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Gniewek sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gniewek throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Alvarez moves away
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Gniewek lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
An inside leg kick from Gniewek misses.
As Gniewek backs away, Alvarez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Gniewek.#TD#
Alvarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alvarez is working Gniewek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek trying to control the position.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gniewek's guard.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gniewek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez not doing much here.
#SUB#
Alvarez seems to be working for a kimura but Gniewek defends the submission attempt.#T3#
Alvarez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gniewek wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back.
Marcio Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gniewek is positioning himself well to prevent Alvarez advancing to mount.
Alvarez works his foot free and advances to mount. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gniewek is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez tries to control but Gniewek wriggling away.
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
Gniewek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Alvarez with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Alvarez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gniewek throws a leg kick #TD#
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez working Gniewek over with strikes.
Gniewek regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Gniewek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvarez controls the pace.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gniewek is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez is in close to Gniewek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.
Gniewek controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Gniewek blocks nicely.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gniewek seems keen to control Alvarez's posture.
Our spies down at at mickeyharts the greatest inform us that Gniewek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #T3#
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gniewek is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Gniewek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Gniewek trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gniewek is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alvarez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alvarez has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Gniewek is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
#T4#
Gniewek looking for a sweep. Not yet Gniewek, not yet.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Gniewek is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alvarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Marcio Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Gniewek working for submissions but it's allowed Alvarez to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcio Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcio Alvarez!
A relieved looking Marcio Alvarez 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:
Syn 585
Date: Jul 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gai!
Gniewek blocks a leg kick.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek swings for the body but Gai moves out of range.
Gai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gai throws a series of punches but Gniewek avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Gai misses.
Jab from Gai.
Gniewek works Gai's body with a nice hook.
Gniewek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gai on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek cracks Gai with an open hand slap.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Gai 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.#T1#
Gai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gai duly obliges.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gai.
A punch combination from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Gai's shoulder, as Gai tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Gai off balance momentarily.#T2#
Gai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Gai has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
Gai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Gniewek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gniewek keeps control of Gai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gai lands with a left to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Gai lands a shoulder strike.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gai.
A short right from Gai. #BC2#
Gai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gai stalks Gniewek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gniewek's face. Gniewek staggers backwards, shaken.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gai lands a slapping body shot.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Gniewek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gai.
Gai slips under a jab.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Gai.
It looked like Gniewek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Gai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Gniewek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gai blocks a jab.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Gai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gniewek with a hook.
Gniewek takes a swing at Gai's ribcage but misses.
Gai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Gniewek cracks Gai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gai throws an off balance right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gai cracks a nice hook into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gniewek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nomor Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Gai.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gai.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gai lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Gai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek.#T1#
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Gai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gniewek throws a hook but Gai avoids it easily.
Gai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab.
A big left from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Gai throws out a counter right but Gniewek avoids it with no problem.
Gai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Gai circles away and keeps his distance.
Gai looks to land a combination but Gniewek avoids it well.
Gai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gai slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A countering left hand to the body from Gai misses.
Gai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Gai connects with a looping right hand.
Gniewek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek throwing a counter right hand but Gai manages to avoid it.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Gniewek. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gniewek. That snapped Gai's head back.
#CL2#
Gai moves into the clinch successfully.
Gniewek leaning against his opponent.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Gai blocks with his arms.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gai.
Gai misses with some punches.
#T3#
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nomor Gai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
Gai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Gai is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Nomor Gai has been cut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
Gniewek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gai's efforts to push away.#T4#
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Gai is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gai lands a right hand.
Gai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai pushes Gniewek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Gai in a clinch.
#BC2#
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gniewek.
Gai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nomor Gai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nomor Gai'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#
Gai misses with a kick to the body
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gai misses.
Gniewek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gniewek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Gniewek's leg but Gniewek calmly moves out of range.
Gai lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Gniewek clinches up with Gai and pushes him back against the cage.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Gai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek doesn't manage to clinch there - Gai circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gai! But no joy.
A head kick by Gai misses
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Gai misses with a combination
and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Gai.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Gai is out of range.
Gai swinging wildly here.
Gai lands with a kick to the temple. Gniewek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gai throws a series of strikes that have Gniewek backpedaling.
Gniewek throws a shot to the body.
Gai ducks right into an uppercut from Gniewek.
Nomor Gai seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Gai moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Gniewek blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Gai.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gniewek crunches a lovely knee into Gai's ribcage.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gai looking to slow down the pace here.
Gai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gai stalls. #T3#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gai blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Gai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai misses with a body shot.
As Gai tries to get set, Gniewek tries to push him back and clinch up but Gai manages to avoid the attempt.
Gniewek is looking to clinch. #CL#
Gniewek instigates a clinch.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
Gniewek lands a body punch.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
#T4#
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gai tries to bum rush Gniewek with a series of wild strikes but Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gniewek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gai manages to circle out of the way.
Gniewek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gai.
Gniewek 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.
Nomor Gai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gai digs a good hook to Gniewek's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Gniewek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gai 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nomor Gai!
A victorious Nomor Gai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Syn 583
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Gniewek takes one on the button.
Costacurta looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Costacurta shakes him off and moves away.
Costacurta blocks a jab.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Costacurta circles away.
Costacurta misses with a hook to the body
letting Gniewek counter with a right hand.
Gniewek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costacurta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Costacurta.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to counter by closing the distance.
Costacurta throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Costacurta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Gniewek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Nice shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costacurta is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
Gniewek misses with a kick to the body.
Costacurta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gniewek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costacurta takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheers as Costacurta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gniewek doesn't seem phased though.
Costacurta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gniewek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costacurta finds it's way round the side to connect with Gniewek's head.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Costacurta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
Gniewek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Costacurta throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costacurta misses with a right hand
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Costacurta tenderised Gniewek's leg. Gniewek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gniewek with a nice cross.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costacurta misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gniewek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costacurta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek clobbers Costacurta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costacurta throws out the jab.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Costacurta.#T4#
Costacurta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws a jab when Costacurta was well out of range.
Costacurta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gniewek misses with a straight left.
Costacurta misses with a lunging right hand
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Costacurta swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Costacurta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gniewek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Gniewek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosinante Costacurta dominated that 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.
#R2#
Costacurta cracks the inside of Gniewek's front leg.
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costacurta is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch.
Gniewek is looking to control Costacurta's arms but Costacurta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gniewek has his back to the cage.
Costacurta wants to get back to striking at distance but Gniewek won't allow it.
Costacurta misses with a punch on the inside.
Costacurta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costacurta lands a left hand.
#BC#
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Costacurta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosinante Costacurta is winning the standup battle so far.
Costacurta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costacurta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T1#
Gniewek tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Gniewek.
Gniewek's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gniewek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gniewek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costacurta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costacurta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gniewek scores with a hook.
You can see that Gniewek has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Costacurta throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
Gniewek throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a lazy uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costacurta misses with a looping left.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Costacurta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gniewek can do to turn this around?
Gniewek slips a straight right by Costacurta.
Costacurta tried to score with a low kick but Gniewek checks it.
Costacurta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T2#
Gniewek scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Gniewek avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gniewek.
Gniewek slips a jab from Costacurta.
A nice side step and Gniewek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Gniewek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Costacurta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gniewek throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
A big left from Costacurta misses. #T3#
Gniewek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gniewek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costacurta misses the jab.
Gniewek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gniewek throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
Costacurta tries a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.
Costacurta is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Gniewek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gniewek misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Costacurta scores with a nice right hand.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costacurta lands with a good body shot.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
A combination from Gniewek does no damage. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta scores with a jab.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Gniewek moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costacurta thows a body kick. Gniewek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gniewek staying out of range there.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosinante Costacurta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Costacurta misses with a kick to the body.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Costacurta.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
Costacurta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Gniewek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Costacurta blocks it.
#BC#
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costacurta lands a jab to Gniewek's midsection.
Gniewek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Costacurta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
Costacurta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costacurta.#T1#
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costacurta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gniewek walks into a left hand.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Costacurta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Costacurta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
Costacurta lands a body shot.
Gniewek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gniewek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta with a hook.
Rosinante Costacurta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Costacurta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
Costacurta digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek 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.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costacurta.
Costacurta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Gniewek looks to land a right hand but Costacurta moved out of range.
Costacurta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costacurta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target. #T3#
Costacurta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costacurta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Costacurta is having none of it.
Gniewek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Costacurta counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Gniewek takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Costacurta manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
A nice side step and Gniewek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek looks to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a leg kick. #T4#
A good leg kick by Costacurta.
Gniewek darts in trying to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Costacurta circles away.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Costacurta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gniewek.
Costacurta thumps Gniewek with a low kick.
Costacurta slips under a jab from Gniewek.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosinante Costacurta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costacurta, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosinante Costacurta!
Rosinante Costacurta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
AFA 6 - TBA
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Apollo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#
It looks like DJ Apollo has been cut.
Apollo misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Apollo misses with a left hand
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek misses with a jab, cross combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Apollo 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.
Gniewek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gniewek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gniewek throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo throws a low kick, looking for Gniewek's leg but Gniewek calmly moves out of range.
Apollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Apollo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Apollo misses the jab.
Apollo slips a jab from Gniewek.
Apollo lands a nice looking body shot.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo slips a straight right by Gniewek.#T1##TD2#
Apollo dives in and scores a takedown into Gniewek's guard.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but Apollo slips an elbow through the middle.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but Apollo slips an elbow through the middle.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but Apollo postures up.
Apollo trying to control but Gniewek is working from the bottom.
Gniewek 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.
Apollo is stalling in the full guard.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving. #T2#
Gniewek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Apollo manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Apollo keeping moving, preventing Gniewek from controlling successfully.
Apollo controlling Gniewek's posture.
Gniewek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Apollo managing to control the position.
Gniewek tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollo is retaining full guard. #T3#
Apollo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gniewek looking to sit in guard and control but Apollo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Apollo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Apollo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Apollo stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
Apollo wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but Apollo postures up. #SUB#
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Apollo passes into side control.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Gniewek takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gniewek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gniewek taking a bit of punishment here - Apollo scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gniewek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Apollo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Apollo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gniewek to see if he's OK.
Gniewek seems a little lost for a moment, as Apollo dominates the positioning.
Apollo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gniewek down.
Gniewek struggling a bit here.
Gniewek is looking to regain half guard here but Apollo keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Apollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Apollo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Apollo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gniewek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gniewek misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.#CL#
Gniewek closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.#BC2#
Apollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Apollo throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Apollo misses. #CL#
Gniewek darts in and clinches Apollo up against the cage.
Apollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Gniewek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1#
Apollo throwing strikes from guard but Gniewek blocks nicely. #SUB#
Gniewek throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Apollo escapes and throws Gniewek's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gniewek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Apollo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Apollo is thwarting Gniewek's attempts to control the position.
Apollo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Apollo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gniewek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Apollo not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Apollo has latched onto it... Big trouble! Apollo pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Gniewek is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Apollo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DJ Apollo!
DJ Apollo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
AFA 4
Date: Jan 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
David misses with a body shot.
Gniewek tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
David tries a quick counter leg kick but Gniewek is wise to it.
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by David and move into the clinch.
David fakes the leg kick and cracks Gniewek in the body.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Good work by Gniewek as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek misses with a left hand
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
David misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David blocks a jab.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Gniewek blocks a head kick by David.
Gniewek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elijah David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand. #T1##CL2#
David instigates a clinch.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by David as Gniewek tries to tie him up.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
David misses with an elbow strike.
Gniewek lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek is pushing David up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
David lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Gniewek successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Gniewek working for submissions but it's allowed David to get to half guard.
Gniewek tries to get to full guard but David has control of the leg.
Gniewek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but David scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Nice strikes from David there.
David slips a nice elbow through Gniewek's hands, connecting with Gniewek's forehead.
Ground and pound from David.
David landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
David is looking to take a break and control but Gniewek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gniewek is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at mickeyharts the greatest , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. David connects with a nice short shot to Gniewek's temple.
David performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gniewek is trying to control but can't.
Gniewek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of David's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take David's back!#T3#
David breaks Gniewek's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
David makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
David wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek looking to control.
David won't allow Gniewek to sweep him here. #SUB#
David is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gniewek has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. David is looking to defend but Gniewek has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for David! Gniewek pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, David taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Gniewek!
A victorious Julian Gniewek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
AFA 2
Date: Dec 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Gniewek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Gniewek pushes him away.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Gniewek shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
Gniewek closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC#
Taylor is rocked!#CL#
Gniewek rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gniewek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Gniewek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gniewek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
#BC2#
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.#CL#
Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek has Taylor pressed against the cage.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Taylor lands with a light punch 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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Gniewek has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gniewek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Taylor. #BC2#
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Gniewek misses with a double jab.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gniewek.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek misses the jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.#T2#
Gniewek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Gniewek throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gniewek on the side of the head.
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!
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gniewek. Gniewek obviously looking to wear him down.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gniewek's head backwards.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target. #T4#
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gniewek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Gniewek.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL#
Gniewek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab. #T1#
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gniewek doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glen Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek drops Taylor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gniewek follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Glen Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck all you bitches!'.
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Event:
HFC Fight Night 7
Date: Oct 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.#CL#
Gniewek pushes Takada up against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takada taking a breather.
Come on Gniewek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek. #TD#
Gniewek pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Gniewek is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Takada has his hands clasped together but Gniewek extends and breaks Takada's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gniewek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
A victorious Julian Gniewek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
HFC 116:Sang Seok vs Machado
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
A low kick from Marcos misses
and Gniewek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marcos 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.#CL2#
Marcos takes the fight into the clinch.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marcos to keep the fight standing.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marcos blocking some punches.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Gniewek leaning against his opponent.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos gets through Gniewek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marcos pushes Gniewek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
Gniewek has Marcos pushed against the cage.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Gniewek scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gniewek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
A short body shot lands from Marcos as the two fighters clinch.
Marcos lands a hook that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Marcos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Marcos blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marcos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
#T3#
Marcos letting Gniewek take a breather here.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos lands a hook that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Marcos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Marcos blocks it.
A short right from Marcos on the inside. #T4#
Gniewek misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos scores with a shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
Gniewek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marcos's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcos.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Marcos improves position.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek tries to stall but Marcos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcos misses with the head strike.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos lands a nice shot to the body.
Gniewek 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.
Damiao Marcos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Marcos wants to counter with a clinch but Gniewek pushes him away.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcos unleashes a big counter combination but Gniewek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gniewek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marcos on the side of the head.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Marcos has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gniewek.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
Marcos tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Marcos - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcos blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcos misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marcos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek trying to stall but Marcos improves his position.
Marcos scores with a hook to the body.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Marcos blocks with his arms.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Marcos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gniewek lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcos.
Marcos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gniewek.
Marcos misses with some punches.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Gniewek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Marcos.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek lands a body punch.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marcos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Gniewek misses with some punches.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Marcos.
Gniewek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gniewek trying to control the position but instead, Marcos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gniewek into the cage.
Marcos lands a right hand. #T4#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gniewek.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Marcos blocks with his arms.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
Marcos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Marcos presses Gniewek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Marcos on the inside.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Gniewek lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Gniewek misses the shot to the body.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick.
Marcos tries to counter with a clinch but Gniewek shakes him off and moves away.
Marcos blocks a jab.
Marcos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Marcos has managed to clinch.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Marcos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
Damiao Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Marcos scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gniewek looking to slow down the pace here.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Marcos.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marcos blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek working Marcos over with knees to the body.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marcos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Marcos lands with a left to the head.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Marcos.
Marcos working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marcos. #T3#
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Marcos.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Marcos misses with a body punch.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marcos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcos as Gniewek tries to tie him up.
Marcos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek avoiding damage.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
A head punch on the inside from Marcos fails to land.
Good body shot from Marcos.
Marcos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gniewek or not. #T4#
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Marcos.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos lands an uppercut.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Gniewek jumps guard but Marcos stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gniewek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damiao Marcos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marcos 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damiao Marcos!
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Event:
HFC Fight Night 3
Date: Aug 09, 2017 |
#R1#
MacAuliffe misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacAuliffe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek is looking to counter punch.
MacAuliffe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on MacAuliffe's shoulder, as MacAuliffe tries to avoid the shot.
MacAuliffe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
MacAuliffe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacAuliffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to bum rush MacAuliffe with a series of wild strikes but MacAuliffe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacAuliffe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacAuliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek cracks MacAuliffe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#TD2#
MacAuliffe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gniewek quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek trying to hold on to MacAuliffe's head to control him but MacAuliffe postures up.
MacAuliffe wants to pass the guard but Gniewek is defending well.
Gniewek wants to improve his position but MacAuliffe is controlling well.
#T1#
Gniewek is not content to let MacAuliffe control the position.
Gniewek is trying to control but can't.
MacAuliffe working over Gniewek with some ground and pound. Gniewek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacAuliffe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gniewek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
MacAuliffe drops an elbow to the side of Gniewek's head. #SUB2#
MacAuliffe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gniewek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacAuliffe. #SUB2#
MacAuliffe is looking for submissions but instead, Gniewek has regained full guard.
#T2#
MacAuliffe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gniewek is keeping the position for now.
MacAuliffe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gniewek 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.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but MacAuliffe is proving a slippery customer.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacAuliffe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3##SUB#
Gniewek looking for a guillotine here but MacAuliffe defends easily.
MacAuliffe is working Gniewek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gniewek 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.
MacAuliffe is in close to Gniewek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
MacAuliffe stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
MacAuliffe trying to control but Gniewek is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacAuliffe defends well.#T4#
Gniewek is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully.
MacAuliffe stands up over Gniewek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gniewek working a defensive guard here.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek is trying to control the position but MacAuliffe postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw MacAuliffe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
MacAuliffe distracts Gniewek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baeddan MacAuliffe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
MacAuliffe scores with a nice strike.
Baeddan MacAuliffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gniewek slips a jab and a cross from MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
MacAuliffe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek connects with a crisp jab.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacAuliffe.
Gniewek defending well as MacAuliffe loads up on a big left hand.
MacAuliffe misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
MacAuliffe looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws out a loose jab but MacAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from MacAuliffe misses
and Gniewek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacAuliffe throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gniewek counter with a right hand.
MacAuliffe swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.#T1#
MacAuliffe takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Gniewek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gniewek cracks MacAuliffe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
Gniewek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MacAuliffe manages to circle out of the way.
MacAuliffe swinging wildly here.
Gniewek throws the left hand but MacAuliffe avoids the punch easily.
MacAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacAuliffe shoots in but Gniewek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MacAuliffe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gniewek swivels and escapes.
Gniewek thuds his right hand into MacAuliffe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Gniewek.#ROC#
MacAuliffe is rocked!
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacAuliffe is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Gniewek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gniewek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gniewek scores with a hook to the body. MacAuliffe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Julian Gniewek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAuliffe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacAuliffe is breathing heavily.#TD2#
MacAuliffe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gniewek sprawls well initially but MacAuliffe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacAuliffe is thwarting Gniewek's attempts to control the position.
Gniewek gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Gniewek working for a triangle but MacAuliffe defends it easily.
#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a triangle but MacAuliffe pushes his legs off easily.
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Gniewek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass.
MacAuliffe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacAuliffe seems to have recovered his senses.
MacAuliffe preventing the sweep. #T3##SUB2#
MacAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and MacAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MacAuliffe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gniewek 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.
Gniewek keeping moving, preventing MacAuliffe from controlling successfully.
Gniewek wants to sweep but no luck.
MacAuliffe scoring with punches to the head and body.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacAuliffe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gniewek looking to control.
Gniewek keeping full guard, as MacAuliffe tries to pass. #T4##SUB#
MacAuliffe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gniewek is trying to hold MacAuliffe in close to prevent damage but MacAuliffe has managed to pass into half guard.
Gniewek is looking to control MacAuliffe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gniewek avoid being mounted?
MacAuliffe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gniewek is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at mickeyharts the greatest , so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
MacAuliffe is looking for a kimura but Gniewek is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MacAuliffe to get the leverage.
Gniewek trying to control here.
Gniewek wants to improve his position but MacAuliffe is controlling well.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nice defenses there by MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe misses with a two punch combination.
MacAuliffe misses with a two punch combination.
MacAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
MacAuliffe clobbers Gniewek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD2#
MacAuliffe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gniewek to the ground. MacAuliffe is now in Gniewek's guard.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacAuliffe trying to move into half guard but instead Gniewek has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Baeddan MacAuliffe has got the better of the ground game so far.
MacAuliffe striking off his back but it's not causing Gniewek any problems.
MacAuliffe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
MacAuliffe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gniewek uses it to pass to side control.
#T1##SUB#
Gniewek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gniewek blocks the strikes from MacAuliffe.
#SUB#
Gniewek swings around for an armbar but MacAuliffe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gniewek's guard.
Gniewek can't keep his opponent in guard - MacAuliffe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gniewek wants to control but MacAuliffe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gniewek is not content to let MacAuliffe control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gniewek manages to get to full guard.
#T2#
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
MacAuliffe lands a couple of digs.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
MacAuliffe connects with a couple of short punches.
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
MacAuliffe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacAuliffe has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
MacAuliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gniewek is pulling down on MacAuliffe's head to control his posture.
MacAuliffe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Gniewek looking for a guillotine here but MacAuliffe defends easily.
MacAuliffe lands a couple of elbows.
MacAuliffe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacAuliffe landing with the ground and pound.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but MacAuliffe slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
MacAuliffe pushing down on Gniewek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacAuliffe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gniewek keeps working.
Gniewek moves into full guard.
MacAuliffe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Gniewek keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek has momentary wrist control but MacAuliffe slips an elbow through the middle.
MacAuliffe scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baeddan MacAuliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacAuliffe 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baeddan MacAuliffe!
Baeddan MacAuliffe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
HFC Fight Night 1
Date: Jul 07, 2017 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Keene.
Keene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
Keene misses the jab.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Keene.#CL#
Gniewek clinches with his opponent.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD#
Gniewek pulls guard.
Keene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gniewek is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gniewek won't allow Keene to get back to his feet. #T1#
Gniewek advances to half guard.
Gniewek is looking to advance position but Keene won't allow it.
Gniewek is keen to just control but Keene is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Gniewek is trying to work for a kimura but Keene is defending well.
Keene wants to get back to his feet.
Keene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gniewek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keene is refusing to be controlled, as Gniewek sits in half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gniewek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keene keeps working. #SUB#
Gniewek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keene has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keene is staying active underneath Gniewek, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Gniewek wants to free his trapped foot but Keene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Gniewek 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.
#SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Keene still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Keene has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gniewek is trying to control Keene's posture but Keene avoids it. #T4#
Gniewek tries to bench press Keene off him but Keene keeps the position.
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.
Gniewek is working hard here to advance position.
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keene gets to mount! Gniewek was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Keene looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keene to score with a decent uppercut.
Keene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Keene on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Keene tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keene's elbow.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keene swings wildly with an uppercut but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
#T1#
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Keene improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gniewek.
Keene gets through Gniewek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gniewek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keene can do to turn this around?
Gniewek lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Keene misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keene.
Keene tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Keene is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek wants to stall.
Keene has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
#T2#
Gniewek looking to slow down the pace here.
Keene is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Keene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek throws a punch but it's blocked by Keene.
Gniewek wants to stall.
Our sources have told us that Gniewek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Julian Gniewek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
Gniewek trying to control the position but instead, Keene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gniewek into the ropes.
Gniewek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Keene.
Keene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Keene improves position. #TD#
Gniewek pulls guard successfully.
#SU2#
Keene stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gniewek tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Gniewek slips a jab and a cross from Keene.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Gniewek backs off Keene throws a huge counter combo but Gniewek manages to avoid it all.
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julian Gniewek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Gniewek tries to clinch
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gniewek swings widly with a right hand
and Keene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keene throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keene swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keene misses with a hook.
Keene lands with a nice body punch.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Keene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Keene misses with a hook.
Keene throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it.
Keene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keene throws a poor cross that misses
and Gniewek counters with a left to the body.
Gniewek darts in trying to clinch
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Keene staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gniewek wants to clinch.#T1#
Gniewek throws a hook but Keene avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Gniewek.
A jab from Gniewek does it's job there.
A big left from Keene misses.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek throws a leg kick
and Keene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keene walks into a jab.
Gniewek is looking to chop away at Keene's legs. #T2#
A big left from Keene misses.
Gniewek clobbers Keene with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Keene.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Keene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gniewek defending well as Keene loads up on a big left hand.
Gniewek cracks Keene with a good jab.#T3#
Gniewek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keene lands a jab to Gniewek's midsection.
Gniewek looks to clinch
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Keene misses.
Keene lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gniewek backs up against the ropes.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gniewek. Gniewek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Gniewek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek tries to clinch but Keene moves out of range.
Keene looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Keene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Keene misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Keene throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gniewek lands a jab.
Keene throws a big shot that misses.
Keene keeps the fight on the outside.
Keene let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gniewek misses with a right hand
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott Keene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gniewek throws a nice looking combination but Keene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Keene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keene 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scott Keene!
A relieved looking Scott Keene 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:
HFC 102:Yamamoto vs Miller
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Franklin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek cracks Franklin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julian Gniewek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws out a loose jab but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gniewek swivels and escapes.
Gniewek tries to counter by clinching up but Franklin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Gniewek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gniewek scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC#
Franklin is rocked!
Gniewek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Franklin scores with a jab.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Gniewek drops Franklin with a big left hand! Franklin is injured, injured bad! Gniewek jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
After winning the bout, Julian Gniewek 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:
HFC 99:Curran vs Hellmuth Jr 2
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gniewek checks it well.
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Fighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gniewek is able to avoid easily.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fighter tried to score with a low kick but Gniewek checks it.
A big right from Gniewek misses.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Gniewek rushes Fighter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gniewek is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Gniewek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Gniewek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Gniewek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gniewek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gniewek lands the left hand.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Gniewek throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fighter.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fighter.#T2#
Gniewek connects with a nice looking jab.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Gniewek moves into range and clinches up with Fighter.
Fighter is trying to break free.#TD#
Gniewek jumps guard.
Fighter is looking to stand up but Gniewek won't let him. #SUB#
Gniewek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fighter defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gniewek is trying to keep Fighter in close.
Gniewek is really struggling to control Fighter but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Gniewek looking for a guillotine here but Fighter defends easily.
#T3##SUB#
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gniewek seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gniewek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gniewek's guard.
Fighter won't allow Gniewek to sweep him here.
Gniewek controls Fighter momentarily but Fighter frees himself. #SUB#
Fighter is sitting in close to Gniewek's body. Gniewek has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fighter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fighter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gniewek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Gniewek!
A victorious Julian Gniewek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Nameless Fighter spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Event:
TWGC 16 (145lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 23, 2017 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Gniewek and Pozar Pozar. Pozar has chosen z Buta Wjeżdzam as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Julian Gniewek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Pozar has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
Gniewek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pozar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pozar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gniewek pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pozar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gniewek seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gniewek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pozar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
Pozar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pozar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gniewek trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pozar stopping the sweep attempt from Gniewek.
Pozar content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pozar has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
Pozar passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (0) vs (3) Pozar
You can see the frustration on Gniewek's face as Pozar controls the position.
Let's hope that Pozar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gniewek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gniewek tries to bench press Pozar off him but Pozar keeps the position.
Pozar taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar tries to move to mount but Gniewek blocks the move with his legs.
Pozar working away.
You can see the frustration on Gniewek's face as Pozar controls the position.
Gniewek is trying to improve his position.
Pozar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar takes a little break here. Gniewek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pozar working away.
The referee asks Pozar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pozar prefers to stall for the moment though.
My spies in Barbell Brigade - $1000 inform me that Pozar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gniewek is trying to control Pozar's posture but Pozar avoids it.
Pozar takes a little break here. Gniewek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gniewek is trying to control Pozar's posture but Pozar avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to improve position but can't.
Gniewek seems a little lost for a moment, as Pozar dominates the positioning.
Gniewek is looking to regain half guard here but Pozar keeps moving and retains side control.
Pozar is staying tight to Gniewek's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pozar 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 Gniewek's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to improve position but can't.
Gniewek is working hard here to advance position.
Pozar takes a little break here. Gniewek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pozar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pozar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pozar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gniewek is looking to regain half guard here but Pozar keeps moving and retains side control.
Gniewek stops Pozar from passing to mount.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
Pozar staying calm.
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pozar takes a little break here. Gniewek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gniewek is trying to control Pozar's posture but Pozar avoids it.
Gniewek is letting Pozar control him for a moment.
Gniewek is trying to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pozar 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 Gniewek's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gniewek struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pozar controlling the position.
Gniewek wants to control but Pozar postures up.
Gniewek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pozar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gniewek wants to control but Pozar postures up.
Gniewek tries to control but Pozar manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Gniewek (0) vs (6) Pozar
Gniewek is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pozar controlling from the back.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Pozar not allowing Gniewek to control his hands.
Pozar controls the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Pozar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gniewek breaks Pozar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gniewek (2) vs (6) Pozar
Pozar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gniewek wants to control from the top but Pozar keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pozar wins on points by 6 to 2.
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Event:
Primal 60 Nuclear
Date: Mar 10, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Pocc darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Pocc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pocc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gniewek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gniewek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pocc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gniewek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pocc stays in close to Gniewek's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pocc trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but Pocc is proving a slippery customer.
Pocc connects with a couple of short punches.
Gniewek 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.#SUB2#
Pocc content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gniewek has locked up a guillotine! Gniewek's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Pocc is holding on here and Gniewek must be using up a lot of energy. Pocc has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gniewek gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julian Gniewek!
Julian Gniewek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
LKO19 Refugies
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Pettaway throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettaway.
Gniewek swings widly with a right hand
and Pettaway counters with a left to the body.
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and Pettaway counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Gniewek pushes Pettaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Pettaway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is pushing Pettaway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Pettaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Pettaway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pettaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Gniewek just leaning against Pettaway, taking a breather.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Pettaway lands with a light punch inside.
Gniewek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettaway smiles and moves away.
Gniewek moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettaway.
Pettaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Pettaway.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Pettaway scores with a body shot.
Gniewek swings for the body but Pettaway moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettaway. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Pettaway settles back down.
Pettaway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettaway moves away.
It looked like Pettaway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pettaway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Pettaway is out of range.
Pettaway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Pettaway finds it's way through Gniewek's defenses. #T3#
Pettaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Gniewek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pettaway tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pettaway's face.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
#TD2#
Gniewek jumps guard and drags Pettaway to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Pettaway got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettaway has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
Gniewek controls Pettaway momentarily but Pettaway frees himself.
Gniewek has a closed guard, preventing Pettaway from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Gniewek wants to sweep here but Pettaway controlling him for the moment. #SU#
Pettaway gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettaway. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Gniewek tries to keep at a distance but Pettaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway digs a right hand underneath Gniewek's ribcage. Gniewek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pettaway is struggling to control the position.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
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 Herschel Pettaway 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#
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pettaway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gniewek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gniewek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pettaway takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway checks a leg kick.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek moves in looking to clinch but Pettaway pushes him off.
Pettaway half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Pettaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pettaway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herschel Pettaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pettaway is looking to wear down Gniewek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gniewek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettaway lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pettaway checks a leg kick.
Pettaway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Pettaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Gniewek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek misses with a hook. Pettaway ducked under it nicely.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Pettaway's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pettaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gniewek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pettaway with a body shot.#CL#
Pettaway takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gniewek.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gniewek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pettaway up against the cage.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Pettaway. #T3#
Pettaway misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway won't allow it.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pettaway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
Pettaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pettaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Pettaway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gniewek slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Gniewek's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pettaway avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pettaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettaway is looking to control Gniewek's arms but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pettaway has his back to the cage.
Pettaway tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Julian Gniewek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettaway tries to circle away but Gniewek has him pinned against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to maintain a safe position but Pettaway gets an underhook and turns Gniewek into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gniewek as Pettaway tries to tie him up.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettaway avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Pettaway forces Gniewek back against the cage and clinches.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pettaway scores with a shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Pettaway.
Gniewek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pettaway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gniewek can turn it around.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway won't allow it.
Gniewek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.
Gniewek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Pettaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Pettaway.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.
Herschel Pettaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Gniewek.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Pettaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gniewek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Pettaway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway wants to stall.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pettaways head.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Pettaway is trying to maintain a safe position but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns Pettaway into the cage.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pettaway avoids it.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Pettaway misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gniewek being controlled against the cage.
Gniewek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pettaway walks away with a smile on his face. Gniewek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pettaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettaway throws out a leg kick but Gniewek moves out of range and Pettaway only half commits.
Pettaway works Gniewek's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Pettaway clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pettaway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.
Pettaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Gniewek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettaway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettaway just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Gniewek gets control of Pettaway's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gniewek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but Pettaway is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Pettaway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettaway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gniewek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herschel Pettaway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pettaway 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herschel Pettaway!
Herschel Pettaway tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
TWGC 12 (145lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2016 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Gniewek and Melvin Morris. Melvin Morris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Julian Gniewek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Melvin Morris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gniewek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gniewek is pressed up against the cage. Morris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gniewek down to the mat. Gniewek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gniewek is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Morris moves into range and clinches up with Gniewek.
Morris drags the fight down to the ground.
Gniewek trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris controlling the position.
Morris wants to hit a switch here but Gniewek passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morris there! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (3) vs (0) Morris
Morris gets back to half guard.
Morris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris is holding on to half guard well.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Morris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gniewek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gniewek's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gniewek (3) vs (4) Morris
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Morris looking to break Gniewek's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gniewek remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gniewek is really stuck here.
Gniewek preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morris.
Gniewek tries to roll but Morris sticks to his back.
Morris has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gniewek! Can he survive? No! He's out! Morris gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Melvin Morris!
An out of breath Melvin Morris 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Sampz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD#
Sampz gets the takedown into side control.
Gniewek can't do much from the bottom here.
Sampz is working Gniewek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sampz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gniewek on the ground.#SUB#
Sampz is trying to get an arm triangle but Gniewek is defending well.
Sampz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
Sampz has control of an arm but Gniewek manages to advance to Sampz's back!
Gniewek not allowing Sampz to control his hands.
Our spies down at at SP ICON sucks donkey dick inform us that Gniewek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sampz is trying to get back to his feet but Gniewek has full control of the position and if anything, Sampz has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T1##SUB2#
Gniewek has managed to slip his arm under Sampz's chin. This could be all over... yep, Sampz is tapping out! Submission win for Gniewek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julian Gniewek!
A victorious Julian Gniewek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2016 |
#R1#
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gniewek 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 Singh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Singh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gniewek is looking to chop away at Singh's legs. #CL2#
Singh instigates a clinch.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Gniewek avoiding damage.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
Singh looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Gniewek taking a breather.
Singh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
#T1##BC2#
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Gniewek as Singh shoots in.
Singh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gniewek circles away.
Julian Gniewek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayant Singh.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Singh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gniewek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Singh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gniewek regains guard.
Singh looks winded!#SUB#
Gniewek is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Singh frees his head nicely. Oh but Gniewek has switched to an armbar! Singh is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
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Event:
TWGC 11 (155lbs, D3): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 18, 2016 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Julian Gniewek and Milton Cooper. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Julian Gniewek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Milton Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gniewek sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gniewek (0) vs (2) Cooper
Gniewek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cooper passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Gniewek (0) vs (5) Cooper
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Gniewek's coaches at SP ICON sucks donkey dick have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Cooper might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Gniewek to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek is trying desperately to improve position.
Gniewek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gniewek wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gniewek can't escape the position.
Gniewek is breathing heavily.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Gniewek to control.
Cooper controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper content just to control the position here.
Cooper is continuing to stall.
Gniewek wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper controlling from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Cooper the control monster continue. Boring.
Gniewek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Gniewek wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek can't escape the position.
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Gniewek is working to get back to half guard.
Cooper controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper controlling from mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Cooper.
Gniewek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek can't escape the position.
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yet more stalling tactics from Cooper.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Gniewek to control.
Cooper controlling the position easily from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gniewek tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper controlling from mount.
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cooper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gniewek wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper controlling the pace for now.
Gniewek tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gniewek can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper wins on points by 5 to 0. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Singh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gniewek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gniewek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Singh is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD#
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gniewek is trying to control but Singh passes into side control!
Gniewek is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh just content to control the position.
Check out the look on Singh's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T1##SU#
Singh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Singh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gniewek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Singh is in Gniewek's guard.#SUB2#
Singh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Singh has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but Singh is proving a slippery customer.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gniewek is keeping the position for now.
Singh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Gniewek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
Gniewek looking to control but Singh passes into half guard.
Singh wants to take a breather but Gniewek is having none of it.
Gniewek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gniewek trying to control here.
Singh slips a nice elbow through Gniewek's hands, connecting with Gniewek's forehead.#T3##SUB2#
Gniewek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Singh pulls his head out easily.
Gniewek has hold of Singh's hands but Singh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Singh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Singh is pressing down on Gniewek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gniewek is holding on for now. #SUB#
Singh is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gniewek still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gniewek has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gniewek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working. #T4#
Singh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gniewek off and has taken his back!
Gniewek trying to control but not successfully.
Singh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gniewek trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Gniewek is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Singh gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayant Singh 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##CL#
Singh has managed to clinch.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gniewek can do to turn this around?#TD#
Singh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Singh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Singh wants to stand up but Gniewek is controlling him.
Singh wants to sweep here but Gniewek controlling him for the moment.
Gniewek wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gniewek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Singh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gniewek has Singh in his guard.#REVR#
Singh won't allow Gniewek to sweep him here. #T1#
Gniewek is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gniewek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gniewek being controlled here, momentarily. #SU#
Singh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gniewek, up you get!
Gniewek swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD#
Singh feints and as Gniewek raises his hands in defense, Singh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Gniewek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gniewek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Singh passes into side control.
Singh scoring with punches and elbows. #T3#
Gniewek struggling a bit here.
Gniewek trying to control but Singh flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#SUB#
Singh is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gniewek defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gniewek wants to control his opponent's hands but Singh gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Singh has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gniewek's body.
Singh gets his hands free as Gniewek looks to control.
Gniewek breaks Singh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh keeping moving, preventing Gniewek from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayant Singh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Singh tries to clinch there but Gniewek circles away.
Gniewek throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Singh counters with a shoot takedown. Gniewek fights it but they end up in guard.
Singh is pushing down on Gniewek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gniewek is fighting to maintain full guard but Singh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gniewek manages to get to full guard.
Singh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gniewek on the ground.#SUB2#
Singh has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gniewek to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Singh is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gniewek pulls down on the head and he's put Singh to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Gniewek!
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Event:
Season 1: Episode 1
Date: May 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Gniewek backs away, Foreman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Gniewek drives through and clinches with Foreman against the cage.
Gniewek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Foreman tries to land a knee to the head but Gniewek blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman is trying to force a seperation but Gniewek has the dominant position.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foreman misses with a knee to the head.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foreman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Gniewek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foreman looking to throw knees to the head but Gniewek is blocking nicely.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foreman avoids it.
Foreman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gniewek's face.
Foreman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gniewek.
Gniewek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Gniewek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Foreman tries to land a knee to the head but Gniewek blocks with his arms.
Gniewek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Foreman blocks it.
#T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Gniewek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.
Gniewek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gniewek obliges.
Foreman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foreman being controlled against the cage.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foreman avoids it.
Foreman misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Foreman won't want to take too many of those.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is stalling here.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Foreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foreman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
Gniewek crunches a lovely knee into Foreman's ribcage.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working Foreman over with knees to the body.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gniewek lands a nice knee to the body.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working Foreman over with knees to the body.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gniewek scores a nice knee to the body.
Gniewek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foreman's face.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foreman blocks it with crossed arms.
Foreman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalling in the clinch from Gniewek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Gniewek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Foreman throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Foreman throws the kick towards the body but Gniewek avoids it.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foreman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gniewek counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman misses with a low kick.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gniewek wants to clinch.#T1#
Foreman throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Gniewek feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Foreman - that will leave a mark!
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Foreman circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Foreman misses the target.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
Gniewek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gniewek blocks the body kick.
Foreman is looking to land body kicks.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
As Gniewek looks to move away, Foreman throws a big counter combo but Gniewek just gets out of the way.#T2#
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Foreman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Gniewek clinches up against the cage.
Foreman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gniewek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foreman avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
Gniewek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Foreman won't want to take too many of those.
Foreman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
#T3#
Gniewek looking to slow down the pace here.
Gniewek leaning against his opponent.
Foreman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gniewek is defending well for now.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foreman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
Gniewek working Foreman over with knees to the body.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Gniewek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#TD2#
Gniewek pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Gniewek has his feet on Foreman's thighs here. He's pushed Foreman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Foreman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Gniewek!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 2
Date: Mar 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Gniewek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitopalvelu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gniewek misses with the body kick
and Pitopalvelu counters with a nice body shot.
Pitopalvelu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitopalvelu misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitopalvelu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Gniewek misses
and Gniewek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pitopalvelu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitopalvelu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
Gniewek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Pitopalvelu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek looks to clinch
enabling Pitopalvelu to counter with a crisp jab.
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
Pitopalvelu sets himself, and Gniewek steps forward looking for the clinch! Pitopalvelu avoids it this time.
Pitopalvelu misses with a body shot.
A jab from Pitopalvelu misses.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Pitopalvelu misses its target.#T2#
Pitopalvelu misses the jab.
Gniewek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Pitopalvelu is avoiding it.
Pitopalvelu throwing a counter right hand but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Gniewek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pitopalvelu scores with a shot to the body.
Pitopalvelu looks to land a right hand but Gniewek moved out of range.
Pitopalvelu sets himself, and Gniewek steps forward looking for the clinch! Pitopalvelu avoids it this time.
Gniewek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitopalvelu throws the left hand but Gniewek avoids the punch easily.
Pitopalvelu loads up on a big right hand but Gniewek slips the punch.
Gniewek flicks out a counter leg kick but Pitopalvelu steps away.#T3#
Gniewek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pitopalvelu is out of range.
Pitopalvelu connects with a single shot there.
Pitopalvelu swings for the body but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Pitopalvelu shakes him off and moves away.
Pitopalvelu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
A jab from Pitopalvelu misses.
Pitopalvelu blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pitopalvelu blocks the leg kick.
Pitopalvelu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pitopalvelu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Pitopalvelu moves out of range.
Pitopalvelu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Pitopalvelu misses.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitopalvelu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitopalvelu throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pitopalvelu misses with a hook.
A low kick from Gniewek misses
and Pitopalvelu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitopalvelu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Pitopalvelu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vellun Pitopalvelu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pitopalvelu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitopalvelu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gniewek can do to turn this around?
Pitopalvelu checks a low kick from Gniewek.
Pitopalvelu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitopalvelu misses the target.
Gniewek tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gniewek wants to clinch up but Pitopalvelu keeps it at a distance.
Pitopalvelu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitopalvelu lands a nice hook to Gniewek's body. Gniewek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pitopalvelu throws the left hand but Gniewek avoids the punch easily.
Vellun Pitopalvelu is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pitopalvelu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitopalvelu throws the left hand but Gniewek avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Gniewek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitopalvelu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gniewek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek walks into a straight right hand from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek blocks a jab.
Gniewek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gniewek might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pitopalvelu has got the better of the exchanges.
A clash of legs there as Pitopalvelu blocks the low kick.
Pitopalvelu throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range. #T2#
Nice body punch from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Pitopalvelu moves away
and Pitopalvelu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitopalvelu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitopalvelu misses with a straight left.
Pitopalvelu misses with a looping left.
Pitopalvelu sets himself, and Gniewek steps forward looking for the clinch! Pitopalvelu avoids it this time.
Pitopalvelu cracks Gniewek with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Pitopalvelu is having none of it.
Gniewek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitopalvelu throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Gniewek wants to slow Pitopalvelu down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Pitopalvelu misses its target.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitopalvelu is able to avoid easily.
Gniewek misses with a kick to the body
and Pitopalvelu counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitopalvelu throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gniewek in his tracks.
Pitopalvelu throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Pitopalvelu shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick by Gniewek misses
letting Pitopalvelu counter with a right hand. #T4#
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pitopalvelu, as that shot connected.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek misses with a kick to the body
and Pitopalvelu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Pitopalvelu throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gniewek moves to clinch but Pitopalvelu breaks away
and Pitopalvelu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vellun Pitopalvelu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pitopalvelu throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Pitopalvelu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitopalvelu checks a leg kick.
Pitopalvelu scores with a body shot.
Gniewek throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pitopalvelu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitopalvelu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitopalvelu checks a leg kick. #T1#
Pitopalvelu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pitopalvelu looks to land a left hand but Gniewek moved out of range nicely.
Gniewek tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitopalvelu is wise to it.
Gniewek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitopalvelu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gniewek tries to clinch up
and Gniewek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitopalvelu throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Gniewek throws a sloppy head kick
and Pitopalvelu counters with a straight right hand.
Gniewek misses with a low kick as Pitopalvelu jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitopalvelu misses the target.
Pitopalvelu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gniewek takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitopalvelu.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Pitopalvelu shakes him off and moves away.
Gniewek defending well as Pitopalvelu loads up on a big left hand.
Gniewek replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pitopalvelu blocks it well.
Pitopalvelu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gniewek has time to react.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Pitopalvelu.
A big right from Pitopalvelu misses.
Gniewek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Gniewek misses
and Pitopalvelu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gniewek throws a lazy head kick
letting Pitopalvelu counter with a right hand.
Gniewek throws a lazy head kick
and Pitopalvelu counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pitopalvelu checks a leg kick.
Pitopalvelu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitopalvelu avoids the head kick by Gniewek.
A left lands for Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gniewek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitopalvelu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitopalvelu misses the jab.
Pitopalvelu digs a good hook to Gniewek's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vellun Pitopalvelu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitopalvelu 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Vellun Pitopalvelu!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Vellun Pitopalvelu!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Vellun Pitopalvelu!
Vellun Pitopalvelu wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Vellun Pitopalvelu 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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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 1
Date: Mar 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Mcguiness fails to land with a series of punches.
Gniewek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Gniewek drives through and clinches with Mcguiness against the cage.
Gniewek tries to throw a body punch but Mcguiness avoids it by throwing Gniewek back against the cage.
Gniewek prevents Mcguiness from breaking the clinch.
Mcguiness being controlled against the cage.
Mcguiness wants to break free but Gniewek has control.
Mcguiness blocks a body shot from Gniewek.
Mcguiness prevents a body shot from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcguiness blocks a body shot from Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcguiness prevents a body shot from Gniewek.
Mcguiness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcguiness tries to circle away but Gniewek has him pinned against the cage.
Mcguiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcguiness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek prevents Mcguiness from breaking the clinch.
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcguiness controls his hands.
#T1#
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Mcguiness prevents a body shot from Gniewek.
Mcguiness is trying to push Gniewek away but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gniewek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcguiness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Gniewek pulls guard.
Gniewek has Mcguiness pulled in close to control his posture. #SU#
Mcguiness stands up from Gniewek's guard - Mcguiness perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Mcguiness. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Gniewek darts in and clinches Mcguiness up against the cage.
Gniewek tries a body shot but Mcguiness blocks it.
Mcguiness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcguiness is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Mcguiness wants to get back to striking at distance but Gniewek won't allow it.
Mcguiness wants to break free but Gniewek has control.
#T2#
Mcguiness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gniewek can't find room to land a body shot as Mcguiness controls the action.
Mcguiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
Gniewek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mcguiness working hard to break the clinch.
Mcguiness takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcguiness is trying to force a seperation but Gniewek has the dominant position.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#TD2#
Gniewek pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Gniewek has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mcguiness should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gniewek has tightened it up now! Mcguiness 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 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Gniewek!
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