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Event:
LFC 28
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Divnich misses with a body kick.
Kass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Divnich misses with a head kick.
Divnich connects with a body shot.
Kass throws a body punch but Divnich moves out of range.
Maxim Divnich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divnich was well out of range. Poor timing from Kass.
Divnich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kass missing with a left hand there. Divnich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Divnich lands a head kick!
Divnich fails to land with a series of punches.
Divnich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Divnich. That's going to slow Kass down.
Divnich moves out of range as Kass strikes.
Divnich throws a right and a left that Kass avoids nicely.
Divnich misses with an uppercut
and Kass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Divnich to score with a decent uppercut.
Divnich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Divnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kass counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Kass dodges the punch combination from Divnich.
A punch combination from Divnich misses.
Kass moves away from the strike by Divnich.
Kass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divnich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kass with a body shot.
Kass takes a swing at Divnich's ribcage but misses.
Divnich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Divnich lands with a good body shot.
Divnich throws a shot from downtown. Kass moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Kass has Divnich up against the cage in a clinch.
Divnich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Divnich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Divnich throws a series of punches but Kass avoids them all with ease.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kass misses with an uppercut.
Divnich looks to land a combination but Kass avoids it well.
Divnich staying out of range there.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kass throws a jab but it's blocked by Divnich.
Kass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Divnich under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Maxim Divnich has been cut.
Divnich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kass.
Divnich swings widly with a right hand
and Kass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Divnich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Divnich stalks Kass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kass's face. Kass staggers backwards, shaken.
Kass lands with a hook. Divnich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Divnich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Divnich moves away from the strike by Kass.
Kass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divnich.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Kass.
Divnich walks into a stiff left hand from Kass.
Kass cracks Divnich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Divnich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kass is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A slow jab from Divnich misses its intended target.
Divnich swings for the body but Kass moves out of range.
#T3#
Divnich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Divnich misses with a hook.
Kass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Kass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Divnich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divnich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Divnich throws a low kick but Kass moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Divnich.
Kass slips a jab and a cross from Divnich.
A counter left hand to the body from Kass misses its target.
Divnich misses with a straight left.
Kass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Divnich throws a looping overhand right but Kass ducks down to avoid it.
Divnich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kass.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Kass.
Divnich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Divnich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Divnich throws a body shot but no joy.
Divnich connects with a body shot that sends Kass's belly button to the back.
Divnich throws a right hand that Kass ducks under and follows up with a left that Kass also avoids with ease.
Kass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Divnich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Divnich misses with an uppercut
and Kass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Divnich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Divnich looks winded!
Divnich throws a sloppy head kick and Kass moves out of range easily.
Divnich misses with the combination.
Divnich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD#
Kass drops Divnich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Divnich looks back up at him and smiles so Kass waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Divnich is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Maxim Divnich's cut even more.
Divnich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Divnich is still on wobbly legs! Can Kass finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Divnich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kass manages to avoid it.
Divnich throws a shot from downtown. Kass moves away and avoids it.
Divnich avoids the body shot from Kass.
A little jabbing left from Divnich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Divnich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Divnich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Divnich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Divnich seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheers as Divnich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kass doesn't seem phased though.
Divnich avoids the body shot from Kass.
#KD#
Kass lands a left and a right that send Divnich crashing to the mat, dazed. Kass thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kass tries to clinch up.
Divnich tries a quick counter leg kick but Kass is wise to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Divnich 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.
Divnich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divnich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #KD#
Kass cracks Divnich with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Divnich looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kass finish him?
Divnich misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Divnich.
Sloppy strikes from Divnich. Those never looked like landing.
Divnich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kass has time to react.
Kass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Divnich is predictable there
and Kass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Divnich.
Divnich throws a right hand that Kass ducks under and follows up with a left that Kass also avoids with ease.#T1#
Kass lands the left hand.
Kass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divnich misses with a hook.
Kass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kass staying out of range there.
A jab from Divnich misses. #CL#
Kass has closed the distance and engaged Divnich in a clinch.
Divnich blocks an uppercut.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Divnich uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Divnich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divnich throws a series of punches but Kass avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Kass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kass dodges the punch combination from Divnich.
#CL#
Kass clinches. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divnich.
Kass misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kass working aggressively here.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
The cut above Maxim Divnich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Divnich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass misses with a punch to the body.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Divnich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3##BC2#
Divnich breaks the clinch.
Kass scores with a jab.
Kass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divnich.
Divnich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kass in his tracks.
Divnich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Divnich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Divnich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Divnich misses with an uppercut.
Kass with a hook.#CUT#
Maxim Divnich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Divnich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Divnich throws out a loose jab but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divnich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD#
Kass lands a big uppercut and Divnich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Divnich looks OK. Kass waves Divnich back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divnich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kass moves away.
Kass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Divnich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kass counters with a right hand from hell and Divnich is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Kass!
Big Kass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
LFC 22
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Divnich misses with a straight right.
Divnich ducks under a wild hook from Leone.
Leone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Divnich moves forwards but Leone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#
It looks like Joel Leone has been cut.
Leone throws a hook to the side of Divnich's head but Divnich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leone misses with a hook.
Divnich connects with an inside leg kick.
Leone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divnich was well out of range. Poor timing from Leone.
Divnich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leone.
Divnich throws a right and a left that Leone avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Divnich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leone misses with an uppercut.
Leone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Divnich manages to circle out of the way.
Divnich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Divnich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Divnich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Divnich misses with a looping right.
Divnich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leone connects with a body shot.#T1#
Divnich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leone throws a jab but it's blocked by Divnich.
Leone is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Divnich just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Leone has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxim Divnich!
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Event:
LFC 17
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Divnich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
McGregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Divnich misses.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Divnich misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Divnich defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Divnich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#KD#
Divnich sends McGregor crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Divnich is motioning to the referee to let McGregor up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
McGregor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor ducks into an uppercut from Divnich and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxim Divnich!
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'A loss is a loss luckily I have a great coach is Jon Kavnagh and we will come back stronger. Believe that!'.
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Event:
LFC 12
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Divnich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGinn walks into a left hand.
Divnich misses with a combination
#TD#
and McGinn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGinn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Divnich wants to get back to his feet.
McGinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGinn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
McGinn seems to be working for a kimura but Divnich defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
McGinn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
McGinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Divnich is trying to stand back up but McGinn is controlling him
McGinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Divnich is trying to stand back up but McGinn is controlling him
McGinn with the ground and pound but Divnich uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McGinn passes Divnich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Divnich taking some punishment here, with McGinn in his half guard. #CUT#
It looks like Maxim Divnich has been cut.
Divnich trying to control from the bottom.
Divnich pushes McGinn off looking to stand but McGinn dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
McGinn is working for a kimura here but Divnich manages to reverse the position and he's now in McGinn's guard.
#SUB#
Divnich is posturing up here but McGinn has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Divnich tries to roll out but it's too tight and Divnich has to tap! Slick submission there by McGinn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernard McGinn!
An out of breath Bernard McGinn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
LFC 8
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Divnich throws a shot from downtown. Hein moves away and avoids it.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Divnich has knocked Hein down with a huge combo! Divnich steps away and waves a wobbly Hein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Nick Hein has been cut.
Hein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Divnich throws a jab when Hein was well out of range.
Divnich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#
Hein is rocked!
Divnich drops Hein with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hein! Divnich dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Divnich!
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