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Event:
Survivor Indivial Round 2
Date: Sep 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Cranium takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tucker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cranium fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cranium cracks the inside of Tucker's front leg.
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Cranium fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tucker.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Cranium 's head back.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cranium can pounce on him.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cranium . Cranium obviously looking to wear him down.
Cranium fakes the leg kick and cracks Tucker in the body.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Cranium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cranium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cranium . That's going to slow Tucker down.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Cranium is looking to slow Tucker down with leg kicks.
Tucker sizes up Cranium with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cranium lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tucker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cranium lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Cranium counters with a good low kick that Tucker was not able to check.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cranium .
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker tests Cranium 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!#CL#
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranium controls his hands.
#T2#
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Cranium is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tucker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Cranium has hold of one of Tucker's legs. Tucker is fighting the takedown attempt but Cranium gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tucker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cranium .
Cranium is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Cranium postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Cranium wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cranium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cranium throws a strike but Tucker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cranium looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Cranium looking to control.
Cranium controlling the position.
Tucker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cranium is keeping the position for now.
Tucker won't allow Cranium to sweep him here.
Cranium looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tucker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tucker prevents Cranium from improving his position.
Cranium has a hand on Tucker's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tucker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cranium reaches up to try and control the position but Tucker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cranium rolls and tries to escape and now Tucker has his back!
#T4#
Cranium is really stuck here.
Tucker slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Cranium right now.
Tucker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tucker controlling well, preventing Cranium from escaping the position.
Tucker avoiding Cranium 's attempts to control his hands.
Cranium rolls, trying to escape but Tucker keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Cranium will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cranium throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through Cranium 's defenses.
Tucker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranium paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Cranium tenderised Tucker's leg. Tucker is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranium .
Cranium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Richard Cranium seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cranium defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Cranium counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Tucker misses.
Richard Cranium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Cranium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tucker. That did some damage!
Cranium throws a leg kick which misses Tucker's front leg but catches the back leg as Tucker tries to avoid it.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses.
Tucker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Cranium uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Cranium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranium thows a leg kick but Tucker checks it
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranium tries a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
Tucker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cranium manages to circle out of the way.
Cranium moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Tucker misses.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranium shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cranium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tucker's sensitive parts.
Cranium with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Cranium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Tucker. That snapped Cranium 's head back.
Cranium fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tucker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tucker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranium .
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3##CL#
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cranium misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Cranium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tucker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium .
Cranium swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cranium working aggressively here.
Cranium swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Cranium .
Cranium lands a high kick!
Cranium misses with a takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Tucker - just one landing. #T4##KD#
Oooooh!!! Tucker has knocked Cranium down with a huge combo! Tucker steps away and waves a wobbly Cranium back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Cranium is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Richard Cranium has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cranium swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Tucker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tucker lands a lovely overhand right.
Tucker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cranium right on the button. Cranium goes down! Tucker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tucker gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tucker!
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Event:
Survivor Individual Round 1
Date: Sep 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Simeone.
A combination from Simeone does no damage.
Gilberto Simeone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeone clobbers Cranium with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cranium is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simeone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranium manages to avoid it.
Cranium lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranium takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Simeone's head coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simeone throws out a loose jab but Cranium uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranium attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simeone throws a series of strikes that have Cranium backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Simeone blocks the low kick.
Simeone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simeone looks to land a right hand but Cranium moved out of range.
Cranium doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simeone cracks Cranium with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cranium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Simeone as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Simeone checks a leg kick. #T1#
Cranium ducks under a wild hook from Simeone.
Cranium takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simeone connects with a jab.
Simeone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Simeone lands with a shot to the body.
Cranium is looking to slow Simeone down with leg kicks.
Simeone misses with a hook. Cranium ducked under it nicely.
Simeone scores with a jab. Cranium acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cranium blocks a jab.
Cranium throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Simeone. Beautiful body shot.
Cranium fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simeone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simeone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Cranium wants to slow Simeone down by chopping away at his legs.
Cranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Simeone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Cranium looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simeone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gilberto Simeone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cranium shoots in for a takedown but Simeone shows good takedown defense.
Simeone throws a jab when Cranium was well out of range.
Simeone lands a head shot.
Cranium shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simeone but Simeone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Simeone misses the target.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Cranium takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simeone throws a hook to the side of Cranium 's head but Cranium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranium .
Cranium thumps Simeone with a low kick.
Cranium moves away from the strike by Simeone.
Simeone throws a lazy right hand but Cranium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simeone misses with a looping left.#T3#
Simeone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cranium gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cranium throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Simeone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simeone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cranium misses with a low kick as Simeone jumps back.
Simeone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cranium .
Cranium showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simeone.
Cranium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simeone swivels and escapes.
Gilberto Simeone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium .
Simeone connects with a body shot.
Simeone lands a jab to the head.
Simeone defending well as Cranium loads up on a big left hand.
Simeone is looking to counter the offense by Cranium and move into the clinch.
Cranium looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cranium throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Simeone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranium is just out of range.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Cranium ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone sizes up Cranium with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranium throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simeone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simeone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cranium fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simeone.
Cranium throws a push kick but Simeone slaps the foot to one side.
Cranium takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cranium walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simeone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simeone works the jab nicely.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Cranium ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone throws a hook to the side of Cranium 's head but Cranium sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simeone swings for the body but Cranium moves out of range.
Cranium throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simeone misses with a looping left.
Simeone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cranium takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simeone throws an off balance right hand
and Cranium counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Simeone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranium .
Cranium lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cranium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simeone. That did some damage!
Cranium darts in looking for a takedown but Simeone gets double underhooks and turns Cranium into the cage.
Simeone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Simeone misses the target.
Cranium with the counter takedown but Simeone avoids it easily.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone checks it.
A left lands for Simeone.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cranium throws a push kick but Simeone slaps the foot to one side.
Cranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cranium might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Simeone has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeone lands a nice shot to the body.
Simeone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranium .#CL#
Simeone moves into range and clinches up with Cranium .#BC2#
Cranium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simeone lands a nice hook to Cranium 's body. Cranium takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Cranium throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cranium slips under a jab from Simeone.
Simeone lands with a cross.
Simeone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cranium throws a leg kick but Simeone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Simeone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cranium manages to circle out of the way.
Simeone scores with a nice strike.
Simeone moves out of range as Cranium throws a body kick.
Cranium takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simeone moves out of range of the body kick.
Cranium drops his hands momentarily and Simeone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simeone lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Simeone.
Simeone connects with the punch.
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone lands with a cross.
Cranium keeps Simeone at a distance using the push kick. #T2#
Cranium turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cranium finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simeone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranium was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeone.
Cranium takes one to the side of the head.
Cranium lands a front kick.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simeone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simeone digs a good hook to Cranium 's body.
Cranium scores with a nice body kick.
Cranium throws a low kick but Simeone moves out of range easily.
Simeone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranium .
Simeone throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranium .
Simeone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simeone closes the distance but Cranium moves to the side
and Cranium counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
Cranium throws the kick towards the body but Simeone avoids it.
Simeone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranium throws a low kick but Simeone avoids it.
Simeone misses with a right hand
and Cranium counters with a leg kick.
Simeone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cranium misses the shot to the body.
Cranium doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simeone counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cranium will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cranium lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simeone scores with a sloppy right hand. Cranium should have avoided that one.
Cranium bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Cranium slips under a jab from Simeone.
Simeone moves in looking to clinch but Cranium pushes him off.
Cranium staying out of range there.
And Cranium tries to counter it with a takedown but Simeone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Simeone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cranium can do to turn this around?
Cranium feints and then cracks Simeone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simeone down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cranium .
Cranium pushes Simeone away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cranium has time to react.
A jab from Simeone finds it's way through Cranium 's defenses.
Simeone lands the left hand.
Cranium staying out of range there.
Cranium misses with a low kick.
Cranium throws a hook to the side of Simeone's head but Simeone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cranium - that will leave a mark!
Cranium throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone 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#
Cranium will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Simeone misses with an uppercut
and Cranium counters with a nice leg kick.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cranium misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Simeone misses #TD2#
and Cranium counters with a shoot takedown. Simeone fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Cranium distracts Simeone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simeone wants to sweep here but Cranium controlling him for the moment.
Cranium passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranium is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Simeone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Simeone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cranium .
#T1#
Simeone is not content to let Cranium control the position.
Cranium scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simeone to see if he's OK.
Cranium scoring with punches and elbows.
Simeone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cranium on the ground.
Cranium working the head with strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Gilberto Simeone has been cut.
Cranium scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simeone to see if he's OK.
Cranium cracks Simeone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cranium cracks Simeone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Richard Cranium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cranium scores with a couple of short elbows.
Simeone on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Cranium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cranium scores with punches from side control.
Simeone seems a little lost for a moment, as Cranium dominates the positioning.
Cranium connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simeone some visible discomfort.
Cranium has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Simeone!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranium raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Cranium pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cranium landing strikes from the mount.
Cranium putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT2#
Gilberto Simeone's cut is getting worse.
Cranium has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cranium lands a couple of good shots and Simeone has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#CUT2#
Gilberto Simeone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#SUB2#
Cranium working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Simeone is doing well to defend. Cranium seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Simeone is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium 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.
The defeated Gilberto Simeone had this to say: 'You are a beast. Congrats dude.'.
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Event:
Tribal Stage Round 3
Date: Aug 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Franklin tries to clinch there but Cranium circles away.
Cranium attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium throws the kick towards the body but Franklin avoids it.
Franklin throws a body shot but no joy.
And Cranium counters with a quick kick to the body but Franklin blocks it.#CL2#
Franklin drives through and clinches with Cranium against the cage.
Cranium goes for a takedown attempt but Franklin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranium .
A short right from Franklin.
Franklin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranium blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranium wants to take the fight to the mat but Franklin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Cranium . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cranium tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Cranium is trying to drag Franklin to the mat but Franklin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Cranium has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cranium tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Cranium tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Cranium blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranium wants to take the fight to the mat but Franklin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cranium has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franklin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Cranium 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franklin.
Cranium is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franklin is defending well.
Franklin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franklin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cranium is breathing heavily.
Cranium has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Franklin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cranium is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cranium can't get the takedown.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
Franklin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franklin throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin gets through Cranium 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franklin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranium uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Cranium is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Franklin.
A right hook to the body lands for Franklin.
Franklin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cranium blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franklin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franklin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Cranium blocks an uppercut.
Cranium goes for a takedown in the clinch but Franklin prevents it.
Cranium blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Franklin's coach down at Restricted area was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Franklin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cranium has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T3#
Franklin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
Cranium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franklin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Franklin.
Franklin is leaning against Cranium and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franklin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cranium 's brow.
Cranium looking for a takedown.
Franklin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranium avoids the elbow strike from Franklin, against the cage.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franklin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Cranium takes a shot to the head.
Cranium has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Franklin after a bit of a struggle.
Cranium 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin. #T4#
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Cranium changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franklin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Franklin connects with a body shot that sends Cranium 's belly button to the back.
Kingston Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin tries to clinch but Cranium is having none of it.
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cranium misses with a kick to the body
and Franklin counters with a straight right hand.
Cranium slips under a jab from Franklin.#CL2#
Franklin pushes Cranium up against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin lands a body shot.
Cranium blocking some punches.
#TD#
Cranium lands a takedown into guard.
Cranium prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Franklin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Franklin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranium s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Nice jab there from Franklin.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Franklin tries to clinch but Cranium is having none of it.
Franklin misses with a hook. Cranium ducked under it nicely.
Franklin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Franklin darts in and clinches Cranium up against the cage.
Franklin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cranium is looking for a takedown.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Franklin lands a body punch.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin lands a left hand.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cranium is working for takedown but Franklin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cranium avoids a wild elbow strike from Franklin.#T1#
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Franklin misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranium backwards. #ROC2#
Cranium is rocked!
Franklin is leaning against Cranium and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Cranium is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cranium looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Cranium . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as Cranium controls the action.
Cranium seems to have got his legs back now.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Cranium tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Franklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cranium avoids a wild elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranium backwards.
Franklin lands a shot to the body.
Franklin scores with a shot to the side of Cranium 's head.
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranium is trying to drag Franklin to the mat but Franklin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Franklin is working Cranium over against the cage.
Cranium has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklin presses Cranium against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franklin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands a right hand.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
Cranium blocks a body shot from Franklin.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Kingston Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin pushes Cranium against the cage. Franklin is working some dirty boxing. Franklin pushes off with a quick right hook! Cranium goes down! Cranium tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Franklin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Franklin!
Kingston Franklin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Survivor Tribal Stage Round 2a
Date: Aug 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranium .
Kulina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cranium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Cranium counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulina!
Cranium grinds an elbow into Kulina's temple.
Cranium scoring with punches and elbows. #CUT2#
It looks like Jay Kulina has been cut.
Kulina taking punishment in the form of punches.
#CUT2#
Jay Kulina's cut is getting worse.
Kulina's coaches at TM Gym 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kulina's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kulina is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Kulina takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Cranium 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cranium working the ground and pound.
Cranium looks up at the clock and then as Kulina takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cranium smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kulina manages to get back to half guard.
Kulina wants to improve his position but Cranium is controlling well.
Cranium thows a huge punch but Kulina dodges it nicely.
Kulina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cranium must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cranium postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Kulina is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cranium is aware though and is defending well.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Cranium from controlling successfully.
Cranium makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#CUT2#
Jay Kulina's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T2#
Cranium preventing the sweep.
Cranium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cranium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulina's head.#CUT2#
Jeez, Jay Kulina's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Kulina's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Survivor Tribal Stage Round 1b
Date: Jul 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Hifall counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Richard Cranium has been cut.
Hifall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hifall misses its target.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Hifall counters with a nice body shot.
Cranium connects with an inside leg kick.
Cranium is looking to chop away at Hifall's legs.
Hifall throws the left hand but Cranium avoids the punch easily.
Cranium with the counter takedown but Hifall avoids it easily.
Hifall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cranium .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranium .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hifall. Cranium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranium feints the counter takedown.
Hifall stuns Cranium with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cranium misses with a kick to the body #KD#
and Hifall counters with a nice right hand that sends Cranium toppling to the canvas! Cranium scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hifall finish him?!#T1#
Cranium throws a leg kick #KD#
and Hifall counters with a nice right hand that sends Cranium toppling to the canvas! Cranium scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hifall finish him?!#ROC#
Cranium is rocked!
Cranium chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hifall misses with an uppercut. Cranium saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Hifall misses
and Cranium counters with a leg kick.
Cranium attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Cranium tries to get set, Hifall tries to push him back and clinch up but Cranium manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Cranium has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Cranium lands a takedown into guard.
Cranium working some strikes from top position.
Cranium with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cranium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hifall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cranium postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cranium controlling from the top position. #T2#
Cranium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hifall wants to hit a switch here but Cranium passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hifall there!
Cranium punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranium working the ground and pound effectively.
Hifall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Hifall is rocked!#T3#
Cranium loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hifall scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cranium land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cranium stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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