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Event:
WFC 14:Wolf vs Iceberg
Date: Nov 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Valatudo shoots and misses
and Ventura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ventura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valatudo eats them both and turns towards Ventura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Valatudo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ventura defends well and Valatudo ends up having to push Ventura into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Valatudo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valatudo walks into a jab.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Valatudo with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valatudo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valatudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valatudo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Ventura there.
Valatudo has his takedown stuffed
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsenio Valatudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Ventura stalks Valatudo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valatudo's face. Valatudo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ventura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valatudo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Valatudo looks to clinch
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ventura lands a nice looking body shot.
Ventura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valatudo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ventura connects with a right hand. Valatudo shakes it off.
Tasha Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valatudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valatudo with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ventura cracks Valatudo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ventura scores with a decent looking hook.
Valatudo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura lands with an uppercut that bounces Valatudo off the cage and back into range.
Valatudo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valatudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ventura as he avoids it easily.
Ventura cracks Valatudo with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Valatudo drops his hands momentarily and Ventura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#
Valatudo is rocked!
Good shot there by Ventura.
Oh Valatudo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura cracks Valatudo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Valatudo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ventura pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Valatudo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Fout
Date: Sep 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Castano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ventura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Castano.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Castano.
Castano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ventura jabs Castano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ventura avoids the head kick by Castano.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Castano's defenses.
Castano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura lands a jab-cross combination. #ROC#
Castano is rocked!
Castano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castano is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Jab from Ventura.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Castano.
Ventura 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.
Ventura staggers Castano with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Castano looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Ventura is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tasha Ventura!
After winning the bout, Tasha Ventura 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:
TRFC89
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Ventura with a nice cross.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura 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.
Ventura lands with a cross. #TD2#
Wang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ventura tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wang is in Ventura's guard.
Wang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang throws a big elbow that misses.
Wang pushes down on Ventura's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Wang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wang scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Wang wants to pass to mount but Ventura is defending the position. #SUB2#
Ventura is defending against the submission attempts here by Wang.
Wang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wang. #T2#
Ventura wants to get back to his feet.
Ventura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ventura tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Wang is trying to work for a kimura but Ventura is defending well.
Wang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ventura is trying to stand back up but Wang is controlling him
Wang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ventura!
Wang punching from mount but Ventura doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wang controlling from mount. #T3##SUB2#
Wang is working for a guillotine from mount but Ventura frees his head quite easily.
#SUB2#
Wang is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ventura is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
Long Wang is the new lightweight champion!
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Event:
TRFC86
Date: Aug 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Truck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Truck tries to score with a low kick but Ventura moves his leg out of the way.
Truck wants to land a leg kick but Ventura is out of range.
Ventura throws the left hand but Truck avoids the punch easily.
Ventura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Truck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Ventura scores with a four punch combination!
Truck throws a low kick, looking for Ventura's leg but Ventura calmly moves out of range.
Ventura with a hook.
Ventura leaves Truck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ventura scores with a jab to the body.
Truck throws a leg kick
and Ventura counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura lands with a hook. Truck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Truck throws a low kick but Ventura avoids it.
Ventura lands with a shot to the body.
Ventura connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
A right-left combo lands from Ventura.
Truck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Truck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Truck tries to score with a low kick but Ventura moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Ventura.
Nice cross by Ventura.#ROC#
Truck is rocked!
Truck throws a right and a left that Ventura avoids nicely.
Truck looks winded!
Ventura tests Truck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Truck is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Good shot there by Ventura.
Truck seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Truck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ventura scores with a nice right hand.
Truck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ventura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Truck scrambles back to his feet.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura connects with a right hand. Truck shakes it off.
Ventura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Ventura scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Ventura. Those never looked like landing.
Ventura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Truck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
BOOM! Ventura lands a beautiful left hook that drops Truck. Truck tries to recover but Ventura is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Truck lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura retains his lightweight title!
Tasha Ventura 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:
TRFC82
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Ventura scores with a jab. Sudo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dan Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo shoots and misses
and Sudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sudo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Ventura circles away easily
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ventura pinned against the cage. Ventura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A countering left hand to the body from Ventura misses.
Ventura lands a jab to Sudo's midsection.
Ventura cracks a nice hook into Sudo's ribs.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ventura but Ventura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ventura tries to avoid it but Sudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ventura to the ground. Ventura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ventura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ventura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Sudo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ventura is fending him off so far but Sudo persists. Nope, Ventura circles away and we're back to standing.
Ventura has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ventura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ventura lands with a cross.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Ventura circles away easily
and Sudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sudo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ventura to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Ventura.
Sudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ventura lands a slapping body shot.
Sudo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ventura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sudo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ventura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sudo's hands.
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!
Ventura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sudo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#ROC2#
Sudo is rocked!
Ventura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sudo's head backwards.
Oh Sudo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sudo misses with a takedown
and Ventura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sudo seems to have got his legs back now.
Ventura connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sudo! He's out on his feet! Ventura rushes in and drops Sudo with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tasha Ventura! Tasha Ventura retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Tasha Ventura 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:
TRFC80
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Ventura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ventura.
Bottoms thuds a left hand into Ventura's body.
We've been told by Ventura's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bottoms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Ventura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ventura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bottoms throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ventura.
Ventura scores with a punch to the head.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bottoms looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura tests Bottoms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottoms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Bottoms is rocked!
Bottoms shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bottoms is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Bottoms misses with a hook to the body
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ventura connects with a jab.#T1#
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
Ventura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bottoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottoms closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Bottoms. Those never looked like landing.
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Ventura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bottoms seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura catches Bottoms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bottoms misses with a double jab.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Bottoms scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ventura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ventura sizes up Bottoms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottoms darts in looking for a takedown but Ventura gets double underhooks and turns Bottoms into the cage.
Ventura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Ventura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CUT#
It looks like Harry Bottoms has been cut.
Bottoms looks winded!#T2#
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Bottoms with an uppercut!
Ventura throws an overhand right that drops Bottoms like a sack of potatoes! Ventura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tasha Ventura, 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 Harry Bottoms had this to say: 'I like Ace. Hes a good dude - we train together at Shinto Elite MMA in Tokyo - but losing still sucks. Im going to get back in the gym, get better and the next time you see me in here i'll be doing the ass kicking.'.
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Event:
TRFC77
Date: May 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Fairchild shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ventura lands a jab.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ventura cracks Fairchild with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1##CL#
Ventura closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Ventura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ventura clinches.
Fairchild told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ventura is pressed up against the cage. Fairchild has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ventura down to the mat. Ventura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fairchild fails with the takedown
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tasha Ventura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Fairchild.
Ventura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Fairchild tries to counter it with a takedown but Ventura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ventura's corner calls for a 1-2. Ventura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Fairchild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ventura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairchild.
Fairchild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ventura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairchild gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fairchild moves forwards but Ventura connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Ventura looks to land a combination but Fairchild avoids it well. #CL#
Ventura clinches. #BC#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairchild fails with the takedown
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ventura punishes Fairchild's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Ventura closes the distance and clinches.#T4##BC#
Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Tasha Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairchild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairchild fails with the takedown
and Fairchild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fairchild's head.
Ventura moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC#
Fairchild is rocked!
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!
Ventura catches Fairchild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fairchild is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
BOOM! Ventura lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fairchild. Fairchild tries to recover but Ventura is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fairchild lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
A relieved looking Tasha Ventura 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:
TRFC73: The Passing
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Ishan throws a head kick that misses
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishan. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ishan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishan misses with a body shot
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ventura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ventura works over Ishan's head and body with a nice combination.
Ventura swinging wildly here.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ventura counters with a series of strikes. Ishan will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishan misses with a combination
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
Ventura lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishan's head.
Ishan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishan throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Ishan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishan misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Ishan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC2#
Ishan is rocked!
Ishan misses with a combination
and Ventura comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Ishan stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Ventura is on him like rabid pit bull! Ishan slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
TRFC70: Reborn!
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Prey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Prey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prey misses with a hook
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prey tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Ventura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ventura.
Ventura scores with a shot to the body.
Prey misses with a combination
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Prey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ventura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prey back to the cage. Ventura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T1#
A cross from Ventura lands.
Prey walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ventura as he connects with a hook.
Prey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ventura circles away quickly and effectively.
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura scores with a jab.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Prey's defenses.
Prey takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Nice cross by Ventura.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Prey's head back.
Tasha Ventura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura looks to land a combination. Prey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ventura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prey's hands.
Prey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prey takes one to the side of the head.
Prey throws the left hand but Ventura avoids the punch easily.
Ventura lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Ventura closes the distance and pushes Prey back into the cage.#T3#
Prey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ventura's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prey takes one on the button.
Ventura connects with a single shot there.
Ventura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prey tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Ventura throws a counter combo.
Ventura 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.
Prey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Ventura moves into range and clinches up with Prey.#BC2#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Prey has his takedown stuffed
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ventura is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Prey misses with an uppercut. Ventura saw that one coming.
Prey shoots in for a takedown but Ventura shows good takedown defense.
Ventura's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ventura's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Prey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ventura but Ventura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ventura! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prey.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura lands with a nice combination. Prey backs away looking to recover.
Prey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ventura tests Prey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura lands a jab to Prey's midsection.
Ventura cracks Prey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1##CL2#
Ventura has closed the distance and engaged Prey in a clinch.
Prey being controlled against the cage.
Prey is struggling to control the position.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura lands a jab.
Ventura connects with a body shot that sends Prey's belly button to the back.#T2#
Ventura slips under a jab.
Ventura takes one to the chin there.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prey. Prey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ventura, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ventura circles away quickly and effectively.
Prey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Ventura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prey back to the cage. Ventura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prey misses with a body shot.
Prey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ventura tries to clinch up.
Ventura staying out of range there.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura lands a really nice looking cross but Prey seems unphased.
Leigh Prey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prey. Prey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ventura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prey scrambles back to his feet.
Tasha Ventura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ventura counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC2#
Prey is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Ventura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ventura lands with a cross.
Oh Prey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Prey's head back.
Ventura lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Prey goes down and covers up as Ventura starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
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Event:
Gladiators 8
Date: Feb 12, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Cada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ventura is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cada is controlling him well.
Cada 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 Ventura's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ventura parries the strikes from Cada easily there. Cada is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ventura to escape.
Ventura is letting Cada control him for a moment.
Cada moves into full mount! #SUB#
Cada is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ventura to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ventura shrugs it off.
Cada 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.
Cada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ventura hang on?
Cada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ventura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Cada is landing with some decent strikes but Ventura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cada with good strikes from the mount here!
Cada tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've been hearing that Cada has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB#
Cada working for a guillotine from mount but Ventura is in no mood to give up.
Cada with shots to the head and body - Ventura looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ventura is looking to escape. #SUB#
Cada has hold of Ventura's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ventura manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cada controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Cada looking for a guillotine from mount but Ventura is having none of it. #SUB#
Ventura is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cada locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ventura is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benji Cada!
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Event:
MMA Gladiator 3
Date: Jan 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Ventura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthony sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anthony misses with a body punch
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Ventura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthony counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Ventura both land. Nice combination.
Anthony takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Ventura scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anthony throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Ventura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Ventura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony ducks right into an uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Anthony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ventura is trying to push Anthony away but Anthony has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1##BC2#
Anthony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ventura clobbers Anthony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Ventura.
Anthony on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Ventura darts in and clinches Anthony up against the cage.
Anthony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ventura's efforts to push away.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch but Anthony keeps him there for the moment.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ventura wants to break free but Anthony has control.
#BC2#
Anthony breaks the clinch.
Anthony throws a body shot but no joy.
Ventura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ventura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Ventura scores with a four punch combination!
Ventura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ventura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony slips under a jab from Ventura.
Anthony is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ventura with a body shot.
Anthony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Anthony throws out a loose jab but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Ventura rushes Anthony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura tries to circle away but Anthony has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Anthony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ventura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anthony takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anthony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anthony scores with a body shot.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Donk. Ventura catches Anthony right on the button with a cross.
Anthony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anthony is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ventura rather than just go for the knockout.
Anthony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ventura.
Anthony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anthony takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Ventura throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Anthony now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anthony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anthony just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony moves forwards but Ventura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ventura scores with a punch to the head.
Ventura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anthony lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ventura at a distance.
Anthony getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ventura throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony tries to bum rush Ventura with a series of wild strikes but Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ventura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Ventura scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Anthony's defenses.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Ventura.
Anthony paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Ventura throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Ventura.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Ventura throws out a powerful jab.
Ventura throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura fails to land with a series of punches.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ventura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anthony doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ventura misses with a left hand
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ventura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anthony can do to turn this around?#CL#
Ventura clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Anthony on the inside.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Anthony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ventura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anthony connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ventura throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anthony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ventura throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Tasha Ventura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ventura throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Anthony needs to keep his hands up - Ventura had a free shot at his head there.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.#T1#
Anthony misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anthony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Ventura catches Anthony right on the button with a cross.
Anthony missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony lands with a good body shot.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ventura.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anthony in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ventura scores with a jab to the head.
Ventura slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Anthony misses with a body shot
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Ventura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ventura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anthony.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ventura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Ventura with a hook.
Anthony takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Ventura throws a shot to the body.
Ventura throws a hook to the side of Anthony's head but Anthony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura tests Anthony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Anthony with an uppercut!
Anthony walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony misses with an uppercut. Ventura saw that one coming.
Ventura attempts a counter takedown but Anthony avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Ventura manages to break the clinch.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Ventura's shoulder, as Ventura tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ventura is looking to break free of the clinch but Anthony has double underhooks. #BC#
Ventura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Ventura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
Anthony throws a hook to the side of Ventura's head but Ventura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Ventura as he connects with a hook.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Anthony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ventura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anthony on the side of the head.
Ventura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anthony's head.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anthony. Anthony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura lands a slapping body shot.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Anthony swings for the body but Ventura moves out of range.
Anthony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T4#
Ventura scores with a decent looking hook.
Ventura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ventura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura stuns Anthony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ventura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Anthony breaks from the clinch.
Ventura scores with a hook to the body. Anthony takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ventura.#CL#
Anthony gets tackled into the cage by Ventura. Ventura maintains the clinch.
A short right from Anthony.
Ventura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Anthony manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Ventura moves into the clinch.
Ventura is trying to break the clinch but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura tries to circle away but Anthony has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura trying to control the position but instead, Anthony has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ventura into the cage.
Ventura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anthony.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura prevents a body shot from Anthony. #BC#
Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Anthony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anthony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ventura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Ventura finds it's target.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Nice straight punches there by Anthony. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anthony.
A punch combination from Anthony misses.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ventura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anthony has time to react.
Ventura clobbers Anthony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony walks into a jab.
Ventura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Loyd Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ventura lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.#T2#
Ventura misses the jab.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ventura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Ventura has Anthony up against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura blocks an uppercut.
Anthony working aggressively here.
Ventura is looking to break free of the clinch but Anthony has double underhooks. #BC2#
Anthony manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ventura has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura connects with a nice looking jab.
Ventura scores with a sloppy right hand. Anthony should have avoided that one.
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
#T3#
Ventura scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony takes one to the side of the head.
Ventura scores with a nice head shot.
Ventura scores with the left hand. Anthony knows he should have avoided that one.
Anthony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anthony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anthony misses the jab.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Anthony scores with a three punch combo!
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Ventura avoids it well.
Ventura stuns Anthony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ventura feints a jab promting Anthony to slip. Ventura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anthony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anthony throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ventura lands a nice looking body shot.
Loyd Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Ventura tests Anthony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ventura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anthony.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ventura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ventura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthony under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ventura, as that shot connected.
Ventura lands a head shot.
Anthony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Anthony instigates a clinch. #BC#
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anthony on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Anthony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a good jab.
Tasha Ventura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anthony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tasha Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ventura 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tasha Ventura!
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Event:
Friday Night Fights
Date: Dec 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Takayanagi thows a body kick. Ventura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura lunges at Takayanagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takayanagi's hand.
Ventura lands an overhand right.
Ventura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takayanagi walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Takayanagi looks to throw the jab but Ventura is out of range.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takayanagi 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.
Ventura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD#
Ventura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takayanagi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Takayanagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takayanagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ventura is avoiding damage well.
#T1##SUB#
Takayanagi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takayanagi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takayanagi moves into full mount! #SUB#
Takayanagi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Takayanagi but it's paid off an Ventura is forced to tap! Nice work by Takayanagi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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