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Event:
StrikeForce Union #51
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Spartan rushes Sider and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Sider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spartan's face.
#CUT2#
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sider is trying to maintain a safe position but Spartan gets an underhook and turns Sider into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sider seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sider tries a knee to the head but Spartan blocks it.
Sider missing with knees to the body.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Sider missing with knees to the body.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Spartan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spartan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sider.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan avoiding damage as Sider throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Spartan.
A short right from Spartan.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
I was talking to Spartan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spartan is defending well for now.
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by Sider.
#T1#
Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sider or not.
Spartan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan cracks Sider with a nice body shot.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank.
Sider looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartan managing to block the knees to the body from Sider.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
The referee calls for Sider to work.
#T2#
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
A short left from Spartan.
Sider wants to stall.
Sider missing with knees to the body.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sider is trying to maintain a safe position but Spartan gets an underhook and turns Sider into the cage.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sider tries to stall but Spartan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T3#
A right hand to the body from Spartan.
Sider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spartan.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan cracks Sider with a nice body shot.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Sider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartan avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sider's elbow.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Spartan as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartan cracks Sider with a nice body shot.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards. #T4#
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sider takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spartan lands a right hand.
Sider is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Spartan gets a clinch.
Spartan tries a body shot but Sider blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sider taking a breather.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Spartan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartan lands a right hand. #ROC#
Sider is rocked!
Spartan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sider can do to turn this around?
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sider is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by Sider.
Sider seems to have recovered his senses.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Spartan.
Sider is breathing heavily.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Sider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan presses Sider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leo Spartan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Spartan 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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan.
Spartan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sider! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spartan is unloading with more strikes now! Sider drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
Leo Spartan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #48
Date: Feb 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Sider doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartan circles away.
#CL2#
Spartan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Sider's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spartan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan is working Sider over against the cage.
Sider is stalling here.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Sider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Spartan - that landed with a thud.
Spartan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan tries a body shot but Sider blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sider seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spartan can turn it around.
Sider looking to slow down the pace here.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spartan is defending well for now.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan being controlled against the cage.
Spartan tries to work over Sider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartan avoids it.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Sider blocks a body shot from Spartan.
Sider missing with knees to the body.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sider pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spartan lands a right hand. #T2#
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartan.
Sider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spartan is working Sider over against the cage.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sider blocking some punches.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartan is working Sider over against the cage.
Sider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spartan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
#T3#
Spartan misses with a punch to the body.
Sider prevents a body shot from Spartan.
Sider wants to stall.
Sider is trying to stall.
Maybe Sider would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A hook to the body from Spartan.
Sider is trying to stall.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Sider blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartan.
A short body shot lands from Spartan as the two fighters clinch.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
Spartan avoiding damage as Sider throws knees to the body.
Sider stalling against the cage.
Spartan managing to block the knees to the body from Sider.
#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sider.
Sider misses with a knee strike.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sider trying to stall but Spartan improves his position.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sider is breathing heavily.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sider or not.
Sider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Sider slows down the pace here.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan tries a body shot but Sider blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Sider gets tackled into the cage by Spartan. Spartan maintains the clinch.
Sider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sider avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Sider trying to control the position but instead, Spartan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sider into the cage.
Sider blocks an uppercut.
Spartan tries to throw a body punch but Sider avoids it by throwing Spartan back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Spartan.
Leo Spartan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sider controls his hands.
Spartan letting Sider take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spartan.
Sider trying to stall but Spartan improves his position.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sider is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spartan is keeping busy.#T1#
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartan.
Spartan managing to block the knees to the body from Sider.
Sider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spartan blocks it with crossed arms.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sider just leaning against Spartan, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sider.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spartan avoiding damage as Sider throws knees to the body.
Sider misses with a knee strike.
Sider takes a shot to the head.
Sider takes a shot to the head.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A short right from Spartan.
Sider stalling in the clinch but Spartan improves position.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Sider is pushing Spartan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spartan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sider's elbow.
Sider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sider trying to stall but Spartan improves his position.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartan.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank. #T3#
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
Sider is trying to maintain a safe position but Spartan gets an underhook and turns Sider into the cage.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Spartan.
Sider misses with a knee to the head.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#
Sider is rocked!
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Sider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartan lands a body shot.
Sider seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan is leaning against Sider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Spartan as the two fighters clinch.
#T4#
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Nice body punch from Spartan.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spartan avoiding damage as Sider throws knees to the body.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spartan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Spartan instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sider looking to throw knees to the head but Spartan is blocking nicely.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Sider looking to stall.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sider to his knees! Spartan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
Leo Spartan 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:
StrikeForce Union #45
Date: Jan 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Spartan moves forwards but Sider connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Sider gets a clinch.
Sider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sider lands with a left to the head.
Sider throws a punch but it's blocked by Spartan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sider.
Sider struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sider lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sider tries to throw a body punch but Spartan avoids it by throwing Sider back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spartan.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan misses with a body punch.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan working aggressively here.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan digs a right hand underneath Sider's ribcage. Sider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sider lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Sider fails to land.
Spartan can't find room to land a body shot as Sider controls the action.
A body shot lands from Spartan.
Sider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sider lands a nice uppercut.
Sider misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Spartan.
Sider misses with a punch on the inside.
Sider misses with some punches.
Sider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sider blocks a body shot from Spartan.
Spartan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Spartan.
Sider misses with a punch on the inside.
Spartan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sider misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartan.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sider lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spartan backwards.
Sider misses with some punches.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Spartan.
Spartan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Spartan.
Spartan misses with a punch on the inside.
Spartan prevents a body shot from Sider. #T3#
Sider misses with some punches.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sider tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartan digs a right hand underneath Sider's ribcage. Sider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sider struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
Sider tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Sider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sider lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sider.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
Sider is breathing heavily.
Sider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sider throws a head punch that misses.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sider working aggressively here.
#T4#
Spartan blocking some punches.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartan's elbow.
Sider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan tries to work over Sider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sider misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Spartan blocks a body shot from Sider.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartan.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Sider tries to throw a body punch but Spartan avoids it by throwing Sider back against the cage.
Spartan digs a right hand underneath Sider's ribcage. Sider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sider swings wildly with an uppercut but Spartan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spartan or not.
Sider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sider controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Spartan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spartan presses Sider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan cracks Sider with a nice body shot.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Sider throws a head punch that misses.
Spartan blocks an uppercut.
Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sider or not.
Sider prevents a body shot from Spartan.
Leo Spartan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spartan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sider swings wildly with an uppercut but Spartan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Spartan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1#
Sider swings wildly with an uppercut but Spartan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sider tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan cracks Sider with a nice body shot.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
Sider tries to throw a body punch but Spartan avoids it by throwing Sider back against the cage.
Sider working aggressively here.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan is leaning against Sider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sider tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Spartan.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body.
Spartan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards. #T2#
Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan tries to work over Sider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Spartan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Spartan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartan lands a body punch.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands a left hand.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sider backwards. #T3#
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Sider is rocked!
Spartan can't find room to land a body shot as Sider controls the action.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
Sider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Sider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartan tries a body shot but Sider blocks it.
Sider seems to have got his legs back now.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Spartan.
Sider misses with a punch on the inside.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Spartan.
Sider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Sider misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sider controls his hands.
Sider misses with some punches.
Sider struggles to land a body shot inside as Spartan controls his hands.
A short right from Spartan on the inside. #T4#
Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sider or not.
Sider throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Good body shot from Spartan.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
Spartan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan lands a shot to the body.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Sider takes a shot to the head.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sider controls his hands.
Sider throws a head punch that misses.
Spartan lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Spartan has managed to clinch.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spartan blocks a body shot from Sider.
Spartan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sider.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Spartan.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan tries to throw a body punch but Sider avoids it by throwing Spartan back against the cage.
Sider misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartan.
Sider misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan prevents a body shot from Sider.
Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan gets through Sider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Sider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sider has a couple of punches blocked by Spartan.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sider controls his hands.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sider blocks a body shot from Spartan.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sider.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sider.
Spartan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sider misses with the head strike.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Sider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan digs a right hand into Sider's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sider's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Spartan.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sider.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartan pushes Sider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Spartan.
Sider lands a shoulder strike.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sider uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sider.
Spartan presses Sider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sider prevents a body shot from Spartan.
Nice body punch from Spartan.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Sider tries to work over Spartan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartan.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan digs a right hand underneath Sider's ribcage. Sider let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sider takes a shot to the head.
Spartan lands a shot to the body.
Spartan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siders head.
Sider blocks an uppercut.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartan.
Spartan works on Sider's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spartan scores with a shot to the side of Sider's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Spartan.
Spartan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Justin Sider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Spartan as the two fighters clinch.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spartan.
Spartan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
A shot in the inside from Spartan.
A right hook to the body lands for Spartan.
Leo Spartan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sider backwards.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Spartan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spartan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Spartan!
Leo Spartan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q), into his post fight interview.
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StrikeForce Union #42
Date: Jan 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Kristian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristian paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Kristian drives through and clinches with Spartan against the cage.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Kristian lands a left hand.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kristian lands a glancing blow to the side of Spartan's head.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian moves out of range.
Kristian lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spartan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian moves away
and Kristian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Kristian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spartan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spartan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Kristian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Spartan wants to clinch.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian moves out of range.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Spartan wants to clinch up but Kristian keeps it at a distance.
Spartan is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
Kristian throwing a counter right hand but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kristian is looking to counter punch.
Spartan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spartan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kristian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kristian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spartan needs to keep his hands up - Kristian had a free shot at his head there.
Spartan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kristian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kristian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spartan tries to clinch there but Kristian circles away.
Kristian looks to land a combination but Spartan avoids it well.
Spartan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spartan closes the distance but Kristian moves to the side
enabling Kristian to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Kristian forces Spartan back against the cage and clinches.
Kristian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kristian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spartan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spartan wants to clinch
and Kristian counters with a nice body kick.
Spartan drops his hands momentarily and Kristian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Kristian takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kristian.
Kristian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan misses with a body punch.
Spartan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristian.
Kristian just leaning against Spartan, taking a breather.
Kristian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kristian digs a right hand underneath Spartan's ribcage. Spartan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spartan misses with a punch on the inside.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristian lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spartan tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristian stalling against the cage.
Kristian misses with a punch to the body.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Kristian breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Kristian moves into the clinch.
Kristian has Spartan pressed against the cage.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Kristian slowing the pace effectively.
Spartan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristian's elbow.
Spartan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kristian scores with a shot to the side of Spartan's head.
Kristian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristian lands an elbow that stopped Spartan in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartan wants to clinch.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kristian misses with a double jab.
Spartan is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
Kristian is looking to counter punch.
Spartan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Kristian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristian appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Spartan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kristian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kristian connects with a nice looking jab.
Kristian keeps the fight on the outside.
Kristian is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spartan.
Kristian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Kristian sizes up Spartan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kristian misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Spartan clinches up against the cage.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kristians head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spartan misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Kristian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Spartan wants to clinch.
Kristian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Spartan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristian.
It seemed like Spartan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spartan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spartan moves in looking to clinch but Kristian pushes him off.
Kristian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spartan is looking to clinch but Kristian is avoiding it.
#CL#
Kristian takes the fight into the clinch.
Kristian avoiding damage.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan.
Spartan throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Kristian to work.
Kristian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Spartan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Kristian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Kristian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan tries to clinch up
and Kristian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kristian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spartan darts in trying to clinch
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spartan tries to clinch up.
Spartan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spartan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kristian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kristian thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spartan wants to clinch up but Kristian keeps it at a distance.
Kristian swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.#T3#
Kristian misses with a hook. Spartan ducked under it nicely.
Spartan dodges the punch combination from Kristian.
#CL2#
Spartan drives through and clinches with Kristian against the cage.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Kristian lands a shoulder strike.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristian blocks an uppercut.
Kristian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spartan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spartan lands a shoulder strike.
Kristian lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Kristian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Kristian is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Kristian rushes Spartan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Kristian digs a right hand underneath Spartan's ribcage. Spartan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by Kristian.
Nice body punch from Kristian - that landed with a thud.
Kristian lands a shoulder strike.
Kristian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spartan tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Spartan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristian's elbow.
Kristian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan tries to clinch there but Kristian circles away.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Leo Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Kristian. That snapped Spartan's head back.
Spartan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kristian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spartan wants to clinch.
Spartan is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kristian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.
Kristian throws the left hand but Spartan avoids the punch easily.
Kristian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kristian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kristian throws a jab when Spartan was well out of range.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Kristian swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.
Donk. Kristian catches Spartan right on the button with a cross.
Kristian scores with a shot to the body.
Spartan looks to clinch
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristian misses the shot to the body.
Spartan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spartan wants to clinch up but Kristian keeps it at a distance.
Kristian swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartan.
Kristian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Kristian lands with a right hand.
Kristian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Spartan rushes Kristian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Kristian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan tries to clinch up but Kristian circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Kristian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kristian with a nice cross.
Spartan wants to clinch.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian moves out of range.
Spartan moves in looking to clinch but Kristian pushes him off.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristian circles away.
Spartan tries to clinch but Kristian is having none of it.
Spartan wants to clinch
and Kristian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Kristian lands a really nice looking cross but Spartan seems unphased.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kristian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristian connects with the punch.#ROC#
Spartan is rocked!
Kristian connects with a combination that backs up Spartan into the cage. Kristian lands a flurry of punches that gets past Spartan's guard. Spartan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kristian bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Kristian!
Michael Kristian retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Michael Kristian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Leo Spartan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kalashnikov Nutrition will help me bounce back, go check them out.'.
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Event:
KCM- Fist Of Anger
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Dos Santos gets a double leg takedown into Spartan's guard.
Spartan looking for a sweep. Not yet Spartan, not yet.
Dos Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dos Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spartan for as long as he can get away with.
Dos Santos prevents Spartan from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spartan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spartan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spartan wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spartan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Spartan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CL2#
Spartan darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Spartan.
Spartan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Santos or not.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spartan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands a body shot. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Spartan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartan presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spartan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Spartan scores with a shoulder strike.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Spartan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spartan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Dos Santos is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartan.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos Santos.#T3#
Spartan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dos Santos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spartan is unloading with more strikes now! Dos Santos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
After the fight, Leo Spartan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 08, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Spartan darts in and clinches Magyar up against the cage.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan prevents a body shot from Magyar.
Spartan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Magyar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spartan gets through Magyar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spartan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magyar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spartan lands an uppercut.
Spartan lands a body shot.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Magyar is working for takedown but Spartan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan tries to work over Magyar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartan. #TD#
Magyar pulls Spartan into guard.
Magyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Spartan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spartan wants to stand and escape but instead Magyar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Spartan is looking to stand back up but Magyar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Spartan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Magyar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spartan sees it coming and defends easily.
Spartan tries to kick Magyar off but Magyar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magyar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spartan wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Magyar is looking for a kimura but Spartan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magyar to get the leverage.
Spartan is trying to stand.
Spartan pushes Magyar off but Magyar dives into side control.
Spartan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Magyar is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spartan can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Magyar advances to full mount.
Spartan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Magyar. What's that going to do exactly?
Spartan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Spartan tries to buck Magyar off but Magyar takes his back!
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but Magyar has full control of the position and if anything, Spartan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Magyar keeps control of the position as Spartan tries to break free.
#SUB#
Magyar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Magyar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Spartan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Spartan for a finish.
Spartan is trying to stand back up. #T3#
Magyar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Magyar missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Spartan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Magyar's arms.
Spartan trying to get back to his feet but Magyar is in full control for now.
What can Spartan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Spartan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magyar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but Magyar has full control of the position and if anything, Spartan has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Magyar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Spartan trying to get back to his feet but Magyar is in full control for now.
Spartan can't escape the position.
Magyar tries to keep control of the position but Spartan is staying busy.
Spartan covering up well under a series of strikes from Magyar.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Magyar keeps control of the position as Spartan tries to break free.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but Magyar has full control of the position and if anything, Spartan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Spartan covering up well under a series of strikes from Magyar.
Spartan is trying to stand back up.
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 Barnabas Magyar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Magyar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Magyar shoots in and drives through. Spartan sprawls well.#CL2#
Spartan clinches.
Spartan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spartan misses with some punches.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magyars head.
A nice left hand lands by Spartan.
Magyar fails to pull guard.
A short left from Spartan.
Spartan works on Magyar's body with a couple of short punches.
Magyar takes a shot to the head.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Spartan struggles to land a body shot inside as Magyar controls his hands.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Spartan.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Spartan.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Spartan - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Spartan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magyar trying to land knees to the body.
Spartan prevents Magyar from breaking the clinch.
Magyar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartan lands a nice uppercut.
Spartan lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartan lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Magyar is rocked!
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Magyar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartan throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Spartan - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spartan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Spartan.
Spartan cracks Magyar with a nice body shot.#T2#
Spartan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Magyar! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spartan is unloading with more strikes now! Magyar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Spartan closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Spartan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spartan as Muntean tries to tie him up.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Spartan.
A hook to the body from Spartan.
Spartan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Spartan breaks from the clinch.
Spartan punishes Muntean's body with a nice straight punch.
Spartan with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muntean.
Spartan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muntean eats them both and turns towards Spartan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Spartan scores with a nice head shot.
Muntean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#
Muntean is rocked!#T1#
Spartan cracks Muntean with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Muntean tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Spartan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Muntean is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Spartan throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Spartan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holland is looking for a takedown.
Spartan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Andreas Holland has been cut.
Nice body punch from Spartan. #BC2#
Spartan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holland dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
#CL2#
Spartan clinches up against the cage.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holland is trying to pull guard but Spartan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spartan lands a hook that snaps the head of Holland backwards. #T1#
Spartan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Spartan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Holland clinches up against the cage.
Spartan lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartan.
Holland is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Spartan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spartan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Spartan moves into range and clinches up with Holland.#BC2#
Spartan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holland seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Spartan breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Holland gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Holland tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Spartan is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Holland buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Holland!! Holland is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Spartan throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Spartan misses with a double jab
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Roth forces Spartan back against the cage and clinches.
Roth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spartan to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Spartan manages to break the clinch.
Roth dodges the punch combination from Spartan.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Spartan has knocked Roth down with a huge combo! Spartan steps away and waves a wobbly Roth back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Roth is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Weston Roth has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan batters Roth with a massive right followed by a huge left! Roth is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Spartan lands a final crushing right hand to drop Roth to the mat with a gruesome thud! Spartan is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leo Spartan!
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