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Event:
LH35: Hackett vs Rockwell
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Melegrito darts in and clinches Cracker up against the cage.
Melegrito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cracker is defending well for now.#BC#
Cracker breaks the clinch.
Melegrito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cracker to score with a decent uppercut.
Cracker shoots in but Melegrito avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
Cracker rushes Melegrito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melegrito tries to land a knee to the head but Cracker blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Melegrito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melegrito's coach down at Evolution MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Melegrito's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Melegrito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito is looking to clinch but Cracker is avoiding it.
#CL#
Cracker closes the distance and pushes Melegrito back into the cage.#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch.
Cracker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Melegrito avoids the head kick by Cracker.
Cracker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cracker tries a low kick but Melegrito avoids it.#CL2#
Melegrito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melegrito blocking some punches.
Melegrito tries to land a knee to the head but Cracker blocks with his arms.
Cracker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Melegrito after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Melegrito tries to keep at a distance but Cracker has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Melegrito manages to break the clinch.
Cracker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melegrito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Cracker moves into range and clinches up with Melegrito.#BC2#
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melegrito scores with a jab to the head.
#T2##CL2#
Melegrito clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Melegrito clinches up with Cracker and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Melegrito to work.
Melegrito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Melegrito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cracker wants to get back to striking at distance but Melegrito won't allow it.
#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melegrito moves in looking to clinch but Cracker pushes him off.
Cracker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Cracker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melegrito counters with a good, hard body kick but Cracker shrugs it off.
Lanel John Melegrito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melegrito tries to close the distance and clinch but Cracker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Melegrito.
Cracker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cracker dives in and grabs Melegrito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melegrito pushes down on Cracker's head and hops out.#CL2#
Melegrito forces Cracker back against the cage and clinches.
Cracker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melegrito missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melegrito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.
Cracker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melegrito swivels and escapes.
Melegrito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T4#
Melegrito tries to clinch there but Cracker circles away.
It looked like Cracker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Melegrito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cracker misses.
Cracker dives in and grabs Melegrito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melegrito pushes down on Cracker's head and hops out.
Melegrito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cracker is breathing heavily.
Cracker shoots in but Melegrito avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Melegrito takes the fight into the clinch.
Melegrito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch.
Melegrito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melegrito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cracker shoots in for a double leg but Melegrito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanel John Melegrito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Melegrito tries to clinch up but Cracker circles away and keeps his distance.
Melegrito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cracker counters with a left and a right that stings Melegrito.
Melegrito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cracker lands with an overhand left.
Melegrito misses with a series of wild punches.
Melegrito throws a head kick that Cracker semi-blocks.
#CUT2#
It looks like Jack Cracker has been cut.
Lanel John Melegrito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito scores with a leg kick.
Melegrito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Melegrito misses.
Melegrito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cracker. That one must have hurt.#T1#
Cracker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cracker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Melegrito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cracker has a takedown stuffed.
Cracker slips a jab and a cross from Melegrito.
Melegrito misses with a series of wild punches.
Jack Cracker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Cracker has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Cracker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Melegrito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melegrito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2##SUB#
Cracker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melegrito won't allow Cracker to sweep him here.
Melegrito throwing strikes from guard but Cracker blocks nicely. #SUB#
Cracker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melegrito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Melegrito postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cracker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Melegrito, into his guard. #REVR#
Melegrito wants to stand up but Cracker is controlling him.
Cracker is looking to work some ground and pound but Melegrito has wrist control.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cracker works over Melegrito with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Cracker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cracker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SU#
Cracker gets to his feet - Melegrito follows without any prompting.
Melegrito slaps away a takedown attempt from Cracker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good leg kick by Melegrito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cracker shoots for a double leg takedown but Melegrito sprawls well. He's pushed Cracker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melegrito misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Melegrito moves into the clinch.
Cracker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Melegrito is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lanel John Melegrito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Cracker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Melegrito goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cracker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melegrito circles away.
Melegrito looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Melegrito closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Melegrito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Melegrito clinches with his opponent.
Cracker goes for a takedown attempt but Melegrito pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Cracker moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito throws a head punch that misses.
Melegrito is leaning against Cracker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cracker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1##BC2#
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.
Cracker goes for a double leg but Melegrito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Melegrito continues to drive forward.
Cracker sets himself, and Melegrito steps forward looking for the clinch! Cracker avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Melegrito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cracker shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Cracker instigates a clinch.
Melegrito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melegrito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cracker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melegrito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Melegrito has managed to clinch.
#T2#
Melegrito is pushing Cracker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Melegrito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cracker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Melegrito after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cracker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melegrito pinned against the cage. Melegrito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Melegrito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Melegrito has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cracker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T3#
Nice takedown defense from Melegrito. No joy for Cracker on that attempt.
Cracker closes the distance and clinches up with Melegrito, looking for a takedown. Cracker pushes Melegrito against the cage but Melegrito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Melegrito misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Melegrito clinches up with Cracker and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melegrito tries to bum rush Cracker with a series of wild strikes but Cracker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melegrito is looking to clinch but Cracker is avoiding it.
Cracker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Melegrito moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cracker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melegrito.#T4##CL2#
Melegrito closes the distance and pushes Cracker back into the cage.#BC2#
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Cracker tries to keep at a distance but Melegrito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cracker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melegrito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melegrito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cracker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD#
Cracker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Melegrito looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Melegrito is trying to improve his position.
Jack Cracker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Melegrito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melegrito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lanel John Melegrito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melegrito 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lanel John Melegrito!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Yani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Yani is avoiding it.
Yani circles away from the clinch attempt#KD2#
and Yani counters with a crisp one two that drops Cracker! Yani thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cracker to his feet! Cracker is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Cracker is rocked!
Cracker tries to clinch but Yani moves out of range.
Oh Cracker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yani dodges the punch combination from Cracker.
Cracker is breathing heavily.
Cracker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Yani moves into the clinch successfully.
Yani pushes Cracker against the cage. Yani is working some dirty boxing. Yani pushes off with a quick right hook! Cracker goes down! Cracker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yani moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleo Yani!
After winning the bout, Kaleo Yani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Cracker darts in and clinches Boket up against the cage.
Cracker is pushing Boket up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cracker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cracker lands a nice knee to the body.
Boket is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Cracker pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Cracker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boket defends it easily.#SUB2#
Boket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cracker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Cracker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Cracker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boket is aware though and is defending well.
Boket in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cracker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boket has passed into side control.
Boket trying to control the position but Cracker is working away.
Cracker is looking to regain half guard here but Boket keeps moving and retains side control. #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.
Cracker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cracker is looking to regain half guard here but Boket keeps moving and retains side control.
Boket working away.
Cracker wants to get back to his feet but Boket drags him back down.
Cracker tries to improve position but can't.
Cracker regains half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boket thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cracker's head. #T3#
Boket moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cracker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boket wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boket will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cracker misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Cracker is looking to reverse the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cracker circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Boket gets tackled into the cage by Cracker. Cracker maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Cracker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cracker shoots in looking for a takedown. Boket tries to sprawl out of it but Cracker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boket manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Cracker forces Boket back against the cage and clinches.#T4##TD2#
Cracker lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Boket scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cracker.
Cracker swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Cracker breaks from the clinch.
Boket throws a right and a left that Cracker avoids nicely.
And Cracker tries to counter it with a takedown but Boket pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boket really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cracker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cracker shoots in looking for a takedown. Boket tries to sprawl out of it but Cracker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boket manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Cracker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Boket's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Boket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Boket gets tackled into the cage by Cracker. Cracker maintains the clinch.
Cracker lands an elbow inside. #TD2#
Cracker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cracker has control of Boket's left arm, preventing Boket from doing any damage.
Cracker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boket manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boket utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cracker pushing down on Boket's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2#
Cracker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1##SUB2#
Cracker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boket doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cracker. #SUB2#
Cracker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boket has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Cracker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cracker wants to take a breather but Boket is having none of it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boket wants to improve his position but Cracker is controlling well.
Cracker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boket wants to control but Cracker is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Cracker is trying to work for a kimura but Boket is defending well.
Cracker wants to pass the guard but Boket is defending well. #SUB2#
Cracker is working for a kimura but Boket is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3##SUB2#
Cracker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boket doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cracker.
Boket is staying active underneath Cracker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boket is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boket tries to get to full guard but Cracker has control of the leg. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
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.
Boket misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Cracker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Cracker pulls Boket into guard.
#SUB2#
Cracker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boket preventing the sweep.
Boket wants to control from the top but Cracker keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Cracker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boket is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Boket stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Cracker throws up his legs and catches Boket in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Boket tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Cracker! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jack Cracker!
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