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Event:
HFC 38
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Severn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayden pinned against the cage. Hayden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Hayden.
A punch lands to the side of Severn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daniel Hayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Hayden drops Severn with a beautiful combination! Severn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hayden is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Severn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Severn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Severn shoots in and drives through. Hayden sprawls well.
Hayden is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hayden shuts the power down on Severn. Lights out, game over! Hayden is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Hayden!
Daniel Hayden was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
HFC 33 New Era
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Severn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Weegh pinned against the cage. Van Der Weegh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Severn sets himself, and Van Der Weegh steps forward looking for the clinch! Severn avoids it this time.#TD#
Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Weegh is looking to control Severn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Der Weegh avoid being mounted?
Van Der Weegh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1##SUB2#
Van Der Weegh actively working from the bottom here.
Severn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Severn prevents Van Der Weegh from improving his position.
Severn is thwarting Van Der Weegh's attempts to control the position.
Van Der Weegh is trying to stand up here but Severn is controlling him well.
Severn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Severn'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.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SU#
Severn stands up out of the half guard.
Van Der Weegh closes the distance but Severn moves to the side
and Severn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Van Der Weegh has eaten all the pies!
Van Der Weegh fails with a takedown attempt.
Severn feinted with a counter takedown.#TD2#
Van Der Weegh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Der Weegh stops Severn from getting back to his feet.
Severn trying to hold on to Van Der Weegh's head to control him but Van Der Weegh postures up.
#T3#
Van Der Weegh uses his free foot to push down on Severn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Severn.
Van Der Weegh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Der Weegh cracks Severn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Severn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Severn is pressing down on Van Der Weegh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#ES#
Severn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Severn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Weegh has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Severn counters by moving into the clinch. #T4##TD#
Severn pulls Van Der Weegh into guard.
Severn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Van Der Weegh prevents Severn from getting back to his feet.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Van Der Weegh from controlling successfully.
Severn controlling the position.
Severn wants to sweep here but Van Der Weegh controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Van Der Weegh has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Severn to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Van Der Weegh is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Severn pulls down on the head and he's put Van Der Weegh to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gary Severn!
An out of breath Gary Severn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.#TD2#
Burns gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Severn to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB#
Severn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Severn has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.
Severn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Severn won't allow Burns to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn preventing the sweep.
Severn stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Severn taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Severn has control of the leg.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Severn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Severn lands a nice short elbow.
Burns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Severn in particular looking to stall.
More stalling from Severn.
Burns wants to improve his position but Severn is controlling well.
#T3#
Severn content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Severn pinned against the cage. Severn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Severn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Severn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Severn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Severn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burns's guard.#T4#
Burns being controlled here, momentarily.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Severn is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Severn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Severn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burns napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Severn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Severn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Severn showed some decent athleticism there.
Severn slows the pace down in half guard.
Gary Severn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Severn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Severn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burns trying to control here.
#T1#
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Severn. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burns is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Severn trying to control the pace.
Severn is thwarting Burns's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD2#
Severn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Severn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Severn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Severn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Severn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3##SUB#
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Severn tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severn passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Severn in particular looking to stall.#T4#
Severn working over Burns with some ground and pound. Burns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Severn is very close to passing his half guard.
Severn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Severn.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Severn with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Severn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Severn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Severn showed some decent athleticism there.
Burns wants to control but Severn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Severn controlling the pace.
Severn drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Severn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Severn is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1#
Burns manages to get to full guard.
Severn throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Severn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Severn tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Severn to the ground. Severn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Severn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burns's guard.
Severn stops Burns from standing up.
Severn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Severn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T3#
Severn controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Severn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SU2#
Severn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T4##TD2#
Severn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Severn trying to advance position but Burns counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Severn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Severn throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Severn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jimmy Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Severn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Severn is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Severn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Severn 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Severn!
A victorious Gary Severn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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