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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Khalafa misses with the combination.
Stone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
No joy there for Khalafa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalafa lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalafa tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalafa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalafa 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.
Stone slips a straight right by Khalafa.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalafa circles away.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khalafa enables Stone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khalafa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Khalafa wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Khalafa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yaser Khalafa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Stone.#T1#
Stone fails with the takedown
and Khalafa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stone thinking.
Khalafa looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
A jab from Khalafa misses.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Khalafa.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD2#
Stone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Khalafa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khalafa struggling a bit here.#T2#
Khalafa is pushing Stone's head away, looking to escape. Stone manages to hold on to the position though.
Khalafa being controlled for a moment. #SUB2#
Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khalafa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalafa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khalafa wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Stone is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Khalafa looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stone gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Khalafa is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stone lets go of the hold and Khalafa can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maurice Stone!
Our winner, Maurice Stone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
FFA 26: Del Rio vs Song
Date: Jun 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Trusov misses with a jab to the body
letting Khalafa counter with a right hand.
Trusov lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalafa's head.
We've been informed that Trusov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Trusov throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalafa.
Trusov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khalafa throws a jab when Trusov was well out of range.
Trusov misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Khalafa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trusov scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Trusov moves into range and clinches up with Khalafa.
Trusov has a couple of punches blocked by Khalafa.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
Khalafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trusov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trusov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trusov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Khalafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trusov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Khalafa.
#T1#
Trusov blocks a body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov misses with a body punch.
Trusov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trusov.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa working aggressively here.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Khalafa being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Khalafa.
Trusov looks winded!
Khalafa is working Trusov over against the cage.#T2#
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov working aggressively here.
Khalafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trusov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch.
Khalafa needs to keep his hands up - Trusov had a free shot at his head there.
A lazy left from Khalafa finds it's target.
Khalafa scores with a hook to the body. Trusov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Khalafa closes the distance and clinches.
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trusov looking to stall.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Khalafa misses with some punches.
#T3#
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa misses with the head strike.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Trusov can't find room to land a body shot as Khalafa controls the action.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is trying to maintain a safe position but Khalafa gets an underhook and turns Trusov into the cage.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Trusov.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Trusov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trusov.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khalafa fails to land.
Khalafa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trusov tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trusov blocks an uppercut.
Khalafa misses with some punches.
Khalafa lands an uppercut.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khalafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Trusov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Trusov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is working Khalafa over against the cage.
Trusov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov misses with a body punch.
Trusov lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trusov.
Trusov effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trusov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Trusov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yaser Khalafa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Trusov as he connects with a hook.
Trusov misses with a hook.
Khalafa moves out of range of the strikes.
Khalafa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trusov.
Trusov throws a jab when Khalafa was well out of range.
Khalafa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khalafa.
Trusov missing with a left hand there. Khalafa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trusov scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Khalafa tries to keep at a distance but Trusov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khalafa throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trusov sizes up Khalafa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Trusov scores with a jab to the head.
Trusov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalafa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trusov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalafa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trusov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalafa.
Trusov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trusov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khalafa on the side of the head.
Trusov lands with an overhand left.
Trusov misses with a hook. Khalafa ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Khalafa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khalafa walks into a stiff left hand from Trusov.
Trusov digs a good body shot into Khalafa's ribs.
Borislav Trusov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trusov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trusov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khalafa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
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!
Trusov blocks a jab.
Trusov lands a jab to Khalafa's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Trusov. That snapped Khalafa's head back.
#CL2#
Trusov has managed to clinch.
Trusov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov looking to stall.
Yaser Khalafa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trusov taking a breather.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
Nice body punch from Trusov - that landed with a thud.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov works on Khalafa's body with a couple of short punches.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trusov.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Trusov is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Trusov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trusov slows down the pace here.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalafa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trusov gets through Khalafa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trusov slowing the pace effectively.
Trusov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Trusov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trusov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khalafa up against the cage.#T4#
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is working Khalafa over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Trusov.
Trusov effectively controlling the action here.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Trusov - that landed with a thud.
Trusov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trusov lands a body punch.
Trusov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trusov misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Trusov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trusov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalafa moves away.
Khalafa tries to counter by clinching up but Trusov breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Trusov 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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Trusov clinches up with Khalafa and pushes him back against the cage.
Trusov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Khalafa letting Trusov take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trusov lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Trusov on the inside.
Trusov scores with a shot to the side of Khalafa's head.
Trusov can't find room to land a body shot as Khalafa controls the action.
Trusov blocks an uppercut.
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a nice body shot.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trusov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Trusov.
#BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trusov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Trusov lands a head shot.
Trusov looks to throw the jab but Khalafa is out of range.
Borislav Trusov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trusov tests Khalafa's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Trusov moves into the clinch.
Khalafa swings wildly with an uppercut but Trusov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trusov misses with a punch to the body.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trusov.#BC2#
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trusov loads up on a big right hand but Khalafa slips the punch.
Trusov throws a hook but Khalafa avoids it easily.
Trusov lunges at Khalafa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalafa's hand. #T2#
Khalafa misses with a hook
enabling Trusov to counter with a crisp jab.
Trusov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trusov connects with a nice looking jab.
Khalafa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trusov.
Trusov scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalafa blocks a jab.
Khalafa tries to counter by clinching up but Trusov breaks away and moves out of range.
Trusov misses with an uppercut.
Trusov misses with a straight left.
Trusov lands a really nice looking cross but Khalafa seems unphased.
Trusov misses with a body shot.
Trusov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalafa is looking for a counter combo.
Trusov scores with a jab to the body.#T3##CL#
Khalafa forces Trusov back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Trusov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalafa slips a jab from Trusov.
Khalafa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trusov throws a shot to the body.
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trusov lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalafa off the cage and back into range.
Trusov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trusov misses with a straight right.
Trusov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khalafa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trusov with a jab.#T4#
Khalafa misses with an uppercut
and Trusov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trusov lands with a straight right. Khalafa didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trusov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trusov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khalafa ducks right into an uppercut from Trusov. #ROC2#
Khalafa is rocked!
Trusov connects with a body shot that sends Khalafa's belly button to the back.
Oh Khalafa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a good jab.
Trusov throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Khalafa gets tackled into the cage by Trusov. Trusov maintains the clinch.
Trusov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Trusov.
Khalafa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trusov leaning against his opponent.
Trusov leaning against his opponent.
Trusov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trusov is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trusov controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Trusov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trusov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Trusov!
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Event:
The Island Season 6, 265 lbs, Round 3
Date: Apr 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Khalafa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Harambe Remembrance Hall in the buildup to the fight.
Khalafa works the jab nicely.
Khalafa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Out backs up against the cage.
Khalafa lands with an overhand left.
Out on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Out throws a shot from downtown. Khalafa moves away and avoids it.
Khalafa is looking to counter the offense by Out and move into the clinch.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Khalafa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Knock Out has been cut.
Khalafa misses with a few strikes there.
Out wants to counter the offense by Khalafa and move into the clinch position.
Khalafa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
The crowd cheers as Khalafa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Out doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Khalafa.
Out tries to counter with a clinch but Khalafa shakes him off and moves away.
Out has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Out swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Khalafa to counter with a crisp jab.
Out misses with a hook.#T1#
Khalafa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Out's hands.
Khalafa throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalafa.
Out scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khalafa doesn't seem bothered though.
Out swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khalafa counters with a stiff right hand.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalafa is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Out.#CUT2#
It looks like Yaser Khalafa has been cut.#CL2#
Out clinches with his opponent.
Out tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Khalafa fails to land.
Out tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khalafa lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Out blocks a body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalafa can't find room to land a body shot as Out controls the action.
Out prevents a body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Out lands a shoulder strike. #KD2#
Out drops Khalafa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Khalafa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Khalafa is rocked!
Khalafa misses with the head strike.
Oh Khalafa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Out is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
Khalafa seems to have got his legs back now.
Out lands a body punch in the clinch.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
Out is working Khalafa over against the cage.
Out misses with a body punch.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalafa or not. #T3#
A hook to the body from Out.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Out lands a nice uppercut.
Out works on Khalafa's body with a couple of short punches.
Out tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Out is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khalafa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Out creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khalafa with a big uppercut! Khalafa tries to clinch up but Out pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khalafa to the mat! Khalafa covers up and Out unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Knock Out!
A relieved looking Knock Out 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:
The Island Season 6, 265 lbs, Round 2
Date: Apr 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalafa counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2#
Khalafa closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalafa won't allow it.
Khalafa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Khalafa is controlling him.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Khalafa keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khalafa lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalafa.
Khalafa lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Khalafa.
Khalafa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalafa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Khalafa lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalafa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalafa lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khalafa works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Khalafa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalafa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khalafa lands with a left to the head.
Khalafa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khalafa.
Khalafa effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khalafa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khalafa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khalafa digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Khalafa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalafa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khalafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalafa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Nelson is rocked!
Khalafa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Still in the clinch, Khalafa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalafa stalls.
Khalafa pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Khalafa on the inside.
Khalafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalafa lands a right hand.
Khalafa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Khalafa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Khalafa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
The Island Season 6, 265 lbs, Round 1
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Melegrito moves forwards but Khalafa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khalafa avoids a kick to the body.
Melegrito scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Khalafa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melegrito throws a leg kick which misses Khalafa's front leg but catches the back leg as Khalafa tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Khalafa instigates a clinch.
Khalafa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Lanel John Melegrito has been cut.
Melegrito trying to land knees to the body.
Melegrito tries to stall but Khalafa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khalafa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khalafa pushes Melegrito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa works on Melegrito's body with a couple of short punches.
Melegrito is breathing heavily.
Khalafa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Melegrito or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Khalafa.
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!
Khalafa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalafa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Melegrito.
Khalafa lands an uppercut.
A short left from Khalafa. #T1#
Khalafa scores with a shot to the side of Melegrito's head.
Khalafa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Melegrito is rocked!
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Melegrito.
Oh Melegrito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalafa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Melegrito! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Khalafa is unloading with more strikes now! Melegrito drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
On Top Of The World
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Joniis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khalafa to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Mantis Joniis has been cut.
Khalafa jabs at Joniis's body.#KD#
Khalafa drops Joniis with a beautiful combination! Joniis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khalafa is looking for the KO!
Joniis looks winded!
Khalafa cracks Joniis with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
A very excited looking Yaser Khalafa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Red Hot
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Bickle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khalafa misses with an uppercut
and Bickle counters with a nice body shot.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Khalafa is out of range. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Khalafa has knocked Bickle down with a huge combo! Khalafa steps away and waves a wobbly Bickle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Bickle is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Khalafa looks to throw the jab but Bickle is out of range.
Oh Bickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khalafa's head backwards.
Bickle seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Khalafa does no damage.
Khalafa misses with an uppercut.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalafa looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
Khalafa throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle is looking to counter punch.
Bickle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khalafa's head.
Bickle throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
It looks like Yaser Khalafa has been cut.
Khalafa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Khalafa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bickle lands with a nice body punch.
Khalafa misses with the combination.
Bickle slips a jab and a cross from Khalafa.
Bickle misses with a body shot
and Khalafa counters with a series of strikes. Bickle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalafa looks winded!
Khalafa misses with a right hand
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Khalafa loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Khalafa loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Khalafa. Those never looked like landing.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle's corner calls for a 1-2. Bickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khalafa avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Bickle lands a jab.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Khalafa.
Bickle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalafa misses with a two punch combination.
Bickle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khalafa has time to react.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalafa.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalafa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Khalafa takes one to the chin there.#ROC#
Khalafa is rocked!
Bickle throws a monster overhand right that drops Khalafa! Bickle follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle took some time post fight to say the following; 'i'm gonna clean these streets'.
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Event:
Welcome to Revolution
Date: Feb 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar's hand.
Khalafa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalafa scores with a decent looking hook.
Khalafa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Lesnar pushes Khalafa up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lesnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalafa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar lands an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Yaser Khalafa has been cut.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Khalafa fails to land.
Khalafa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalafa backwards. #BC2#
Khalafa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khalafa.
Khalafa tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Khalafa can't break the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a body punch.
Lesnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Lesnar pushes Khalafa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalafa.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khalafa misses with the head strike.
Khalafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa looks winded!
Khalafa misses with a body punch.
Lesnar lands a body punch. #T2#
Lesnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lesnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khalafa.
A short uppercut from Lesnar. #ROC#
Khalafa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar cracks Khalafa with a nice body shot.
Khalafa is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnar finish him?
Lesnar pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Khalafa out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Brock Lesnar took to the microphone: 'You tried to clinch vs me? Seriously? LOL.'.
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Event:
wild n out
Date: Jan 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa thuds his right hand into Kopylov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab lands there for Khalafa.
Kopylov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khalafa works Kopylov's body with a nice hook.
Khalafa throws an overhand right that drops Kopylov like a sack of potatoes! Khalafa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaser Khalafa!
During a confident post fight interview, Yaser Khalafa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 16
Date: Jan 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Khalafa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD#
Khalafa lands a big right hand that sends Oalognov crashing to the mat! Khalafa stays standing though and waves Oalognov back to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Krigniv Oalognov has been cut.
Khalafa pounces like a tiger and cracks Oalognov with a vicious hook! Oalognov is down but not out! Khalafa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa 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:
BBD in a C - 15
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Khalafa throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalafa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalafa cracks Gordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#
It looks like Brennan Gordon has been cut.
Nice jab there from Khalafa.
Khalafa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Khalafa moves out of range.
Khalafa misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalafa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khalafa duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Khalafa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khalafa moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Khalafa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khalafa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon throws a body punch but Khalafa moves out of range.
Gordon moves out of range as Khalafa strikes.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalafa.
Khalafa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khalafa feints a jab promting Gordon to slip. Khalafa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gordon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khalafa misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Gordon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gordon scores with a nice strike.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalafa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brennan Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Khalafa.
Khalafa is breathing heavily.
Khalafa jabs at Gordon's body.
Khalafa just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gordon misses with a hook
letting Khalafa counter with a right hand.
Gordon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Gordon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalafa doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
It looks like Yaser Khalafa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalafa walks straight into a right hand from Gordon - that's dropped him! Gordon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Khalafa from any more punishment! Khalafa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brennan Gordon!
Brennan Gordon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 14
Date: Dec 23, 2016 |
#R1#
A big left from Khalafa misses.
Boket is looking to clinch.
Khalafa is looking for a counter combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boket just misses with a punch to the body.
Boket moves in looking to clinch but Khalafa pushes him off.
Boket lands a nice shot to the body.
Boket fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khalafa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boket was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalafa.
Khalafa misses with a double jab.
Khalafa misses with a straight left.
Boket lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boket throws a series of punches but Khalafa avoids them all with ease.
Boket closes the distance but Khalafa moves to the side
and Khalafa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boket closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalafa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Bill Boket has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalafa.
#KD#
Khalafa lands a big right hand that sends Boket crashing to the mat! Khalafa stays standing though and waves Boket back to his feet!#T1#
Boket tries to clinch but Khalafa is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Boket.
Boket misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boket doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalafa circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boket. Khalafa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boket ducks into an uppercut from Khalafa and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa gave a mention to Island's Forbidden Fruits in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
BBD in a C - 13
Date: Dec 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Kita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khalafa defends it nicely.#KD#
Khalafa cracks Kita with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Khalafa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kita to stand back up!#CUT#
It looks like Damian Kita has been cut.
Kita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kita looks winded!
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!
Kita bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Khalafa comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kita falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kita was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yaser Khalafa waved his t-shirt featuring Island's Forbidden Fruits's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Damian Kita had this to say: 'I will be back!'.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 12
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Shermann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalafa as he jumps to the side. #KD#
Khalafa lands a left and a right that send Shermann crashing to the mat, dazed. Khalafa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Harold Shermann has been cut.
Khalafa jabs at Shermann's body.
Khalafa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shermann looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Khalafa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shermann sprawling to the canvas! Shermann rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khalafa finish him?!
#ROC#
Shermann is rocked!
Shermann tries to get into range but Khalafa steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Shermann! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Khalafa scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Island's Forbidden Fruits logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 11
Date: Dec 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Khalafa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Newton dodges the punch combination from Khalafa.
Khalafa throws a right hand that Newton ducks under and follows up with a left that Newton also avoids with ease.
Khalafa's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khalafa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton 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.
Khalafa looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Khalafa.
Khalafa misses with a wild combination.
Khalafa misses with a looping right.
Newton scores with a nice head shot.
Khalafa throws a series of punches but Newton avoids them all with ease.
Khalafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalafa.#CL#
Khalafa gets tackled into the cage by Newton. Newton maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalafa looks winded!
Khalafa is looking to break free of the clinch but Newton has double underhooks.
Newton is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Khalafa.
Newton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khalafa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Newton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Newton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newton scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Newton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Newton lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Khalafa is rocked!
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khalafa is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
Newton throws a big uppercut that drops Khalafa! More strikes from Newton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Khalafa lies dazed against the cage as Newton celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
A less than humble Eddie Newton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 10
Date: Nov 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith looks to land a right hand but Khalafa moved out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalafa scores with a three punch combo!
Smith thows a body kick. Khalafa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith misses with the combination.
Khalafa misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to bum rush Khalafa with a series of wild strikes but Khalafa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Khalafa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Smith crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Smith's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa made sure to mention his sponsor, Island's Forbidden Fruits in his post fight interview.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 7
Date: Nov 04, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Nevalainen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khalafa to the ground. Nevalainen is now in Khalafa's guard.
Khalafa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nevalainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nevalainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nevalainen wants to control from the top but Khalafa keeps moving.
Nevalainen stands up over Khalafa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nevalainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalafa looking to control.
Khalafa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nevalainen on the ground.
Khalafa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Khalafa controls Nevalainen momentarily but Nevalainen frees himself.
Khalafa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khalafa tries to get out of the position.
Nevalainen with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevalainen works over Khalafa with some ground and pound from guard.
Nevalainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalafa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nevalainen is in close to Khalafa's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Nevalainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khalafa's head.
Nevalainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nevalainen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Nevalainen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nevalainen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Khalafa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khalafa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khalafa tries to control but Nevalainen manages to take his back.
Nevalainen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Khalafa is looking for a way out. #ROC2#
Khalafa is rocked!
Can Khalafa hold on?! Nevalainen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oh Khalafa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevalainen scoring with big shots to the body. Khalafa is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Khalafa was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salomon Nevalainen!
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Event:
BBD in a C - 5
Date: Oct 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Khalafa throws a right and a left that Blaker avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaker misses its target.#CL2#
Khalafa rushes Blaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khalafa lands a body shot in the clinch.
#TD#
Blaker pulls Khalafa into guard.
Khalafa wants to get up but he can't break Blaker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khalafa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Blaker is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khalafa rolls with it to try and escape but Blaker cranks on the arm and Khalafa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Blaker!
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Event:
BBD in a C - 4
Date: Oct 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carter moves away from the strike by Khalafa.
Sloppy strikes from Khalafa. Those never looked like landing.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Carter got wobbled bad by a big combination! Khalafa presses forward with punches and knees until Carter stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Carter closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
BBD in a C - 3
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Deluxe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Deluxe has been cut.
Khalafa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deluxe circles away quickly and effectively.
Deluxe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Deluxe misses with a wild combination.
Khalafa digs a good hook to Deluxe's body.
Khalafa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deluxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalafa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDeluxe.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Deluxe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khalafa just manages to avoid it.
Khalafa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Khalafa as Deluxe shoots in.
Khalafa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deluxe walks into a stiff left hand from Khalafa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deluxe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Khalafa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Good exchange - Khalafa coming out on top.
Hayek tries to clinch but Khalafa moves out of range.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalafa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalafa tries to bum rush Hayek with a series of wild strikes but Hayek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khalafa lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Friedrich Hayek has been cut.
Khalafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayek tries to counter by clinching up but Khalafa breaks away and moves out of range.
Khalafa throws a body punch but Hayek moves out of range.
A combination from Khalafa does no damage.
Hayek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khalafa manages to circle out of the way.
Hayek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khalafa throws a nice looking combination but Hayek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalafa.
Khalafa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayek is just out of range.
Hayek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalafa.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Khalafa gets tackled into the cage by Hayek. Hayek maintains the clinch.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Hayek.
Khalafa prevents a body shot from Hayek.
A short body shot lands from Hayek as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayek.
Khalafa prevents a body shot from Hayek.
Hayek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalafa tries to work over Hayek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khalafa can't break the clinch.
Khalafa tries to break free but Hayek pushes him back against the cage.
Khalafa looks winded!
Hayek throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a shot to the body.
Hayek leaning against his opponent.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayek.
Hayek misses with a punch to the body.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Hayek.
Hayek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayek pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayek taking a breather.
A short right from Hayek on the inside.
Khalafa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayek blocks a body shot from Khalafa.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hayek.
Hayek tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalafa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayek lands an uppercut.
Khalafa wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayek won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Hayek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalafa.
Hayek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalafas head.
Hayek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalafa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khalafa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayek.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khalafa blocks an uppercut.
Khalafa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalafa. #T3#
Hayek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hayek.
Hayek struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Hayek.
Hayek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hayek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalafa or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayek misses with a punch to the body.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek is working Khalafa over against the cage.
Hayek is working Khalafa over against the cage.
A short right from Hayek. #ROC#
Khalafa is rocked!
Hayek lands with a left to the head.
Khalafa is still on wobbly legs! Can Hayek finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayek struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Hayek lands a left hand.
Hayek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalafa or not.
Hayek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalafa backwards.
Hayek creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Khalafa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Khalafa drops to his knees and Hayek pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Friedrich Hayek!
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