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Event:
TRFC80
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Crock has a takedown stuffed.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Watanabe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watanabe lands in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Crock has wrist control.
Crock is trying to keep Watanabe in close.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Crock keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crock looking to control.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Crock is controlling Watanabe's posture.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crock is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crock is one step ahead there.
Watanabe has control of Crock's left arm, preventing Crock from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Crock wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Crock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crock controls the pace.
Crock looking to pass the guard.
Crock stays in close to Watanabe's body and controls the position. #T3##SUB2#
Crock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watanabe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watanabe has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Crock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crock holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
Watanabe works over Crock with some ground and pound from guard.
Crock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Watanabe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watanabe.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crock on the ground.
Crock passes Watanabe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crock is working away from the top position though.
Crock wants to free his trapped foot but Watanabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe 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##TD#
Watanabe shoots in and gets a takedown into Crock's guard.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crock wants to sweep here but Watanabe controlling him for the moment.
Crock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Crock's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crock trying to control the position.
Crock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Crock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenji Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Crock trying to control from half guard but Watanabe is working away.
Watanabe is controlling Crock's trapped leg to prevent Crock from advancing to side control.
Watanabe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Crock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Crock is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.
Crock is keen to just control but Watanabe is a slippery customer.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe trying to control but Crock postures up.
Crock passes the guard and advances to mount! #T3#
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount but Crock keeps good control and instead manages to take Watanabe's back.
#SUB2#
Crock has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Watanabe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Watanabe staying busy and making it hard for Crock to control. #SUB2#
Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well. #T4#
Crock biding his time, controlling Watanabe. #SUB2#
Crock is looking for the choke from the back position but Watanabe is controlling his hands well.
Crock looking to hold on to the position here but Watanabe rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Crock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crock trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Crock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Crock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Kenji Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Crock.#TD#
Watanabe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crock sprawls well initially but Watanabe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crock trying to control but Watanabe postures up.
Watanabe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Crock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Crock trying to control here.
#T1#
Watanabe throwing shots but Crock is blocking nicely.
Crock has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Crock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Crock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watanabe pulls his head out easily.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Watanabe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crock working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe is in close to Crock's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from Crock.
Crock has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC#
Crock is rocked!
Watanabe landing with the ground and pound.
Crock is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Crock's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Watanabe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jackson Crock stepped up to the mic, saying 'oi na this is bullshit. now DHS is gonna be on mi back about the fucken child support. Im gonna have to get back on centrelink and go back to getting mi ciggies from johno from down the pub.'.
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Event:
TRFC77
Date: May 28, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Crock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crock showed some decent athleticism there.
Grownstone is looking to escape.
Crock moves nicely into side control. #SUB#
Crock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grownstone, who protects the arm well.
Crock has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Grownstone!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crock won't let Grownstone get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #SUB#
Crock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grownstone manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T1##SUB#
Crock has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Grownstone is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Crock yanks on the arm and Grownstone is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Crock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Crock!
Jackson Crock retains his welterweight title!
Jackson Crock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Brad Grownstone had this to say: 'I'm going back home so I can surf'.
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Event:
TRFC74: The Sacrifice
Date: May 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Crock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bates's waist but Bates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crock off to one side.
Crock looks for a takedown but Bates sprawls well.
Bates digs a good hook to Crock's body.
Bates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bates misses with a double jab.
Micheal Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Crock has closed the distance and engaged Bates in a clinch.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#TD#
Bates has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crock regains guard immediately.
Bates throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Crock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!#SUB2#
Crock has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bates doesn't defend quickly enough and Crock has managed to lock this one up! Can Bates escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Crock on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jackson Crock!
Jackson Crock is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Jackson Crock 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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