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Event:
TWGC 21 (205lbs, D4): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Viorel Furnica (ranked 5300 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Chambers (ranked 22003 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Viorel Furnica! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; River Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Furnica doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chambers moves into the clinch.
Chambers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Furnica gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furnica decides to pull guard.
Furnica is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Furnica seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chambers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Furnica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chambers stacks Furnica on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chambers! Score +3 for passing guard: Furnica (0) vs (3) Chambers
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Furnica's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Furnica gets back to half guard.
Chambers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnica tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
Furnica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chambers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Furnica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Furnica desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Chambers 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.
Furnica is trying to control but Chambers passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Furnica (0) vs (6) Chambers
Chambers working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnica being controlled for a moment.
Furnica tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Chambers stalls from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chambers.
Furnica is trying to improve his position.
Furnica is working hard here to advance position.
Furnica being controlled for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Furnica tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
Furnica sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chambers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Furnica is trying to maintain the position but Chambers is very close to passing his half guard.
Furnica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Furnica tries to get out of the position.
Furnica wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Chambers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Furnica tries to roll over but Chambers keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Furnica tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
Chambers controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is continuing to stall.
Chambers works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Furnica (0) vs (9) Chambers
Chambers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yet more stalling tactics from Chambers.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Furnica sneaks back into half guard.
Furnica wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Furnica trying to control but Chambers postures up.
Furnica tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Furnica trying to hold on to Chambers's head to control him but Chambers postures up.
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Furnica is defending well.
Furnica moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Furnica is trying to keep Chambers in close.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Furnica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furnica is trying to keep Chambers in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers won't allow Furnica to sweep him here.
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Furnica is keeping the position.
Furnica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Furnica is breathing heavily.
Furnica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chambers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chambers advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Furnica (0) vs (12) Chambers
Chambers controls the position.
Furnica is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chambers happy to just control the position for now.
Furnica tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chambers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Chambers taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furnica is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chambers wins on points by 12 to 0. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dupuis moves in looking to clinch but Furnica pushes him off.
Dupuis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dupuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dupuis tries to clinch
and Furnica counters with a two punch combo.
Furnica has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dupuis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marc Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnica works Dupuis's body with a nice hook.
Dupuis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dupuis tries to clinch but Furnica moves out of range.
And Furnica tries to counter it with a takedown but Dupuis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dupuis misses with an uppercut
and Furnica counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
Furnica takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupuis stalling in the clinch but Furnica improves position.
Dupuis is working for takedown but Furnica is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Furnica successfully pulls guard.
Dupuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Furnica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dupuis throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furnica can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dupuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Furnica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furnica managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furnica is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Furnica connects with a couple of short punches.
Furnica pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dupuis is keeping the position for now.
Dupuis with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Furnica can't handle though.
Dupuis trying to control the position.
Furnica wants to stand but Dupuis is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Furnica wants to pass the guard but Dupuis is keeping the position.
Dupuis wants to hit a switch here but Furnica passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dupuis there!
Dupuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Furnica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Furnica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dupuis tries to reverse the position but Furnica maintains control.
Dupuis tries to lock up and control but Furnica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furnica really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dupuis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Furnica looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dupuis is trying desperately to improve position.
Furnica breaks from Dupuis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Furnica lands a nice shot to the head.
Furnica with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupuis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Furnica controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Furnica looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Furnica connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Furnica controlling from mount.
Furnica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dupuis tries to lock up and control but Furnica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furnica lands a couple of good shots and Dupuis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Dupuis defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB2#
Dupuis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Furnica's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Dupuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupuis closes the distance and clinches up with Furnica, looking for a takedown. Dupuis pushes Furnica against the cage but Furnica circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furnica with the counter takedown but Dupuis avoids it easily.
Dupuis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Furnica lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Furnica has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
Furnica pulls guard effortlessly.
Furnica tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furnica is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Furnica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica has his hands on Dupuis's head, controlling the position.
Furnica 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Dupuis throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dupuis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dupuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furnica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dupuis's guard. #REVB#
Dupuis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furnica controls from within his opponent's guard.
Viorel Furnica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furnica chips away with some ground and pound.#T2#
Furnica controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marc Dupuis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furnica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3##TD2#
Furnica changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dupuis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Furnica has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Furnica has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dupuis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Furnica landing punches.
Furnica connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dupuis is bucking up trying to escape but Furnica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Furnica tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Furnica raining down hammerfists from mount.#T4#
Dupuis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furnica is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Furnica passes Dupuis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Furnica scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Furnica is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Dupuis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Furnica pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Furnica throws a nice head kick!
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Furnica rushes Dupuis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Furnica taking a breather.#BC2#
Furnica manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Furnica drives through with a takedown into Dupuis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupuis looking to control.
Dupuis being controlled here, momentarily.
Furnica wants to stand but Dupuis is controlling his posture from full guard. #T1##SUB#
Dupuis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furnica can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furnica is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furnica sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dupuis's guard.
Dupuis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Furnica is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Furnica trying to mount his opponent but Dupuis defends it. #SUB2#
Furnica is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Furnica wants to pass to mount but Dupuis is defending the position.
Furnica is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Furnica scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Furnica prevents Dupuis from improving his position.
Dupuis wants to sweep but Furnica has passed to side control!
Furnica content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dupuis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furnica wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Furnica tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furnica has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furnica lands some shots froms side control.#T4#
Furnica connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dupuis some visible discomfort.
Dupuis taking a bit of punishment here - Furnica scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Dupuis's face as Furnica controls the position.
Dupuis tries to bench press Furnica off him but Furnica keeps the position.
Furnica has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dupuis!
Furnica controlling the position easily from mount.
Furnica fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marc Dupuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viorel Furnica 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!
Furnica fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viorel Furnica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Furnica has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viorel Furnica!
Marc Dupuis spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Furnica shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Furnica was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Perez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Furnica controlling from the full mount.
Perez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Furnica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perez hang on?
Perez tries to lock up and control but Furnica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furnica has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perez tries to reverse the position but Furnica maintains control.
The referee warns Perez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Furnica with shots to the head and body - Perez looks very uncomfortable down there. #T1#
Furnica with a couple of short strikes.
Perez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perez can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Perez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Furnica. #SUB#
Furnica has control of Perez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Perez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T2#
Furnica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perez hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Furnica has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perez's face.
Furnica with the ground and pound from mount.
Perez tries to hold on but Furnica postures up.#SUB#
Furnica working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T3#
Furnica controlling the pace for now.
Perez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Perez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Furnica controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Furnica jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Furnica landing strikes.
Perez tries to control but Furnica manages to take his back.
Furnica controlling well, preventing Perez from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Perez lands a big head kick that sends Furnica tumbling to the mat! Perez takes a step backwards and waves Furnica back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Furnica is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CUT2#
It looks like Viorel Furnica has been cut.
Furnica is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Perez doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Furnica crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Furnica's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Alberto Perez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Vattalles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Furnica to the ground. Vattalles is now in Furnica's guard.
Vattalles throws a big right hand that misses.
Furnica being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing that Vattalles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vattalles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furnica can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vattalles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vattalles postures up and lands a big shot to Furnica's brow.
Vattalles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vattalles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC#
Furnica is rocked!
Furnica looks winded!#SUB#
Vattalles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Furnica is still in real trouble! Can Vattalles finish him?
Furnica really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vattalles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Vattalles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Furnica seems to have recovered his senses.
Vattalles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Furnica wants to control but Vattalles passes easily into half guard.
Vattalles moves nicely into side control.
Vattalles working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Vattalles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Furnica has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Vattalles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Vattalles in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Furnica is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mee Vattalles!
Mee Vattalles opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Furnica on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Furnica shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Presly pinned against the cage. Presly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Furnica takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Furnica with a poor takedown
enabling Presly to counter with a crisp jab.
Presly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Presly feints a jab promting Furnica to slip. Presly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Furnica slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Presly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Presly scores with a shot to the body.
Furnica looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Furnica swinging wildly here.
Furnica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Presly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Furnica fails with the takedown
and Presly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viorel Furnica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Presly has Furnica up against the cage in a clinch.
Presly lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Presly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Presly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Presly scores with a shot to the side of Furnica's head.
Presly scores with a hook to the body.
Furnica is breathing heavily.
Presly lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Presly. #ROC2#
Furnica is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Presly.
Oh Furnica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Presly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Furnica backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Presly.
A body shot lands from Presly.
Presly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Presly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Presly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presly lands an uppercut.
Presly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Presly.
Furnica seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Presly on the inside.
Presly lands a hook that snaps the head of Furnica backwards.
Presly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furnica takes a shot to the head. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presly.
Presly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furnica takes a shot to the head.
Presly is working Furnica over against the cage.
Presly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Presly digs a right hand underneath Furnica's ribcage. Furnica let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furnica backwards.
A hook to the body from Presly.
Presly lands a right hand.
Presly dips a shoulder and cracks Furnica with a mighty uppercut! Furnica falls back against the cage and Presly unloads with a barrage of strikes! Furnica is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Presly screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjellvis Presly!
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Event:
SFC26 - Christmas Crusades
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Furnica tries to land a leg kick but Bradley saw it coming and moves away.
Furnica avoids the head kick by Bradley.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Bradley lands with a straight right. Furnica didn't see that one coming.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Furnica moves out of range easily.
Furnica goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furnica misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Furnica gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furnica lands a nice forearm strike.
Furnica taking a breather here.
Furnica wants to stand but Bradley has his arm trapped. #T1#
Bradley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bradley is looking to regain half guard here but Furnica keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Furnica swings around for an armbar but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Furnica's guard.#SUB2#
Bradley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furnica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradley has managed to get both his arms back between Furnica's legs - danger averted.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Furnica gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Furnica's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Furnica throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Bradley working for a triangle but Furnica defends it easily.
Furnica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Bradley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Furnica controls the pace.
It looks like Furnica might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Furnica works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Furnica tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bradley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Furnica looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Furnica's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furnica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furnica shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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 Joe Bradley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Furnica walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furnica. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furnica's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bradley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Furnica scrambles back to his feet.
Bradley lands a right hook to the body.
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Viorel Furnica has been cut.#CL#
Bradley forces Furnica back against the cage and clinches.
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, Furnica has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furnica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a nice body shot.
Joe Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnica shoots in for a double leg but Bradley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Furnica wants to counter with a clinch but Bradley pushes him away.#T1##CL2#
Furnica has managed to clinch.
Furnica prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Furnica has double underhooks. #TD2#
Furnica tightens his grip and picks Bradley up, before dumping him to the ground. Bradley manages to land in guard.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furnica can do to turn this around?
Furnica distracts Bradley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Furnica controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Furnica lands a couple of elbows.
Furnica is in close to Bradley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Furnica is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Furnica is stalling in the full guard.
Bradley trying to keep a closed guard but Furnica is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Furnica blocks a head kick by Bradley.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Furnica avoids the head kick by Bradley.
Furnica dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Furnica blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Furnica shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradley sprawls well. Bradley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Furnica gets slowly back to his feet.
Furnica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley sets himself, and Furnica steps forward looking for the clinch! Bradley avoids it this time.
Bradley throws a head kick that Furnica semi-blocks.
Furnica keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.#T4#
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley lands with a slapping head kick.
Furnica closes the distance and clinches up with Bradley, looking for a takedown. Furnica pushes Bradley against the cage but Bradley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viorel Furnica.
Furnica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Joe Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Furnica counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Furnica's shoulder, as Furnica tries to avoid the shot.
Furnica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Furnica has a takedown stuffed.
Bradley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furnica doesn't seem bothered though.
Furnica avoids the head kick by Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viorel Furnica's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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#
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick by Bradley misses #CL2#
and Furnica counters by clinching up.
Furnica has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Furnica using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Furnica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards. #TD2#
Furnica pulls guard.
Bradley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Furnica keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica pulls Bradley in close to prevent any damage.
Furnica throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T1#
Furnica utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Furnica gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furnica's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furnica trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bradley's guard.
Furnica stands and throws Bradley's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Bradley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Furnica asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Furnica tries to stand but Bradley is controlling his head.
Furnica controls the position from side control.#T3#
Furnica scoring with punches from side control.
Bradley looks to move to half guard but instead Furnica has passed into mount! Damn!
Furnica dominating with strikes here.
Furnica controlling from the full mount.
Viorel Furnica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Furnica controlling from mount.
Furnica landing strikes from the mount and Bradley is in trouble! #T4#
Bradley wants to control but Furnica is having none of it.
Bradley is in a horrible position here. Furnica smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Furnica is landing with some decent strikes but Bradley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Furnica working the ground and pound effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Viorel Furnica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Furnica punches Bradley on the ear.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viorel Furnica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Bradley!
After the fight, Joe Bradley 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:
SFC17- Rockerfeller vs Chainz2
Date: Sep 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Furnica counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Furnica stalls. #TD#
Furnica turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Furnica's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Furnica just content to control the position.
Dupuis regains half guard.
Furnica wants to get back to his feet.
Dupuis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dupuis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Furnica working over Dupuis with some ground and pound. Dupuis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dupuis tries to get to full guard but Furnica has control of the leg. #T1#
Furnica slows the pace down in half guard.
Furnica has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Furnica seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dupuis for as long as he can get away with.
Furnica wants to stand up but Dupuis is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Dupuis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Furnica pulls his head out easily.
Dupuis wants to improve his position but Furnica is controlling well.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Furnica is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Furnica prevents Dupuis from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica wants to stand up but Dupuis is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dupuis tries to get to full guard but Furnica has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dupuis misses with a takedown #CL#
and Furnica counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Furnica. #T3#
Furnica prevents the takedown attempt.
Viorel Furnica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Dupuis.#TD#
Furnica gets control of Dupuis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Furnica will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Furnica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dupuis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dupuis trying to control but Furnica is working from the bottom.
Furnica is controlling Dupuis's posture.#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.
Dupuis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully.
Dupuis with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Furnica looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dupuis is defended easily by Furnica.
Dupuis looks winded!
Furnica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Furnica forces Dupuis back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Furnica gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt
letting Furnica counter with a right hand.
Dupuis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Furnica sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Furnica throwing a counter right hand but Dupuis manages to avoid it.
Dupuis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furnica paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Furnica clinches. #TD#
Furnica jumps guard and drags Dupuis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Furnica looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dupuis has picked Furnica up and slammed him! Furnica can't keep hold of the triangle and Dupuis manages to pass to side control!
Furnica is looking for a sweep.
Furnica is trying to control Dupuis's posture but Dupuis avoids it.
Furnica manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica manages to get to full guard.
Furnica pulls Dupuis in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Dupuis won't allow Furnica to sweep him here.
Furnica is pulling down on Dupuis's head to control his posture.
Furnica wants to stand but Dupuis is controlling the position.
Dupuis trying to control but Furnica is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Furnica is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dupuis trying to control but Furnica is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dupuis stays in close to Furnica's body and controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dupuis preventing the sweep.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Furnica manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dupuis on his heels. He'll look to pass Dupuis's guard now, I'm sure.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Dupuis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Furnica is aware though and is defending well.
Furnica stands and throws Dupuis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dupuis seems a little lost for a moment, as Furnica dominates the positioning.#T3#
Dupuis prevents Furnica from moving into mount.
Furnica lands some shots froms side control.
Dupuis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dupuis on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB#
Furnica tries for a kimura but Dupuis is defending well.
Furnica moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T4#
Furnica lands an elbow.
Dupuis tries to bench press Furnica off him but Furnica keeps the position.
Viorel Furnica overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dupuis can't do much from the bottom here.
Furnica tries to stand but Dupuis is controlling his head.
Furnica is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dupuis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furnica wants to stand but Dupuis is controlling his arm.
Furnica has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dupuis!
Furnica controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt - Furnica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Furnica shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dupuis eats them both and turns towards Furnica to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch lands to the side of Dupuis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Furnica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupuis can do to turn this around?
No luck for Dupuis with that takedown attempt.
Furnica lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dupuis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Furnica sprawls well. Furnica wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dupuis gets slowly back to his feet.
Viorel Furnica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Dupuis.
Dupuis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches. #T1##TD#
Furnica has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dupuis uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Dupuis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Furnica is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dupuis, into his guard. #REVR#
Furnica sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Furnica works over Dupuis with some ground and pound from guard.
Furnica wants to get up but he can't break Dupuis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Furnica trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T2#
Dupuis being controlled here, momentarily.
Furnica postures up.
Furnica controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Dupuis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furnica can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furnica is in close to Dupuis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Furnica is working Dupuis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furnica not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3#
Dupuis has momentary wrist control but Furnica slips an elbow through the middle.
Furnica is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Furnica distracts Dupuis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Furnica postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Furnica preventing the sweep.
Furnica sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dupuis has momentary wrist control but Furnica slips an elbow through the middle.
Furnica looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Furnica continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Furnica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Furnica lands a two punch combo.
Dupuis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Dupuis gets tackled into the cage by Furnica. Furnica maintains the clinch.
Marc Dupuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viorel Furnica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Furnica takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viorel Furnica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Furnica has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viorel Furnica!
Marc Dupuis was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you'.
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Event:
SFC13 - Yol vs Hong
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Furnica gets the takedown into side control.
Furnica slows the pace down. #SU#
Furnica decides to stand up, so the ref orders Martin to his feet.
Martin lands with a right hand. #TD#
Furnica manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martin on his heels. He'll look to pass Martin's guard now, I'm sure.#SU#
Furnica gets to his feet - Martin follows without any prompting.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Furnica scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin is looking to reverse the position.#SU#
Furnica stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1##TD#
Furnica fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Furnica persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin has hold of Furnica's hands but Furnica slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Furnica.
Furnica is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Furnica tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Furnica looking to finish Martin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martin!
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Furnica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Furnica landing punches. #T3#
Furnica controlling the pace for now.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furnica. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Furnica isn't that keen on the idea.
Furnica tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Furnica looking to secure an arm triangle but Martin defends it well.
Furnica content just to control the position here. #T4#
Furnica seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Martin for as long as he can get away with.
Furnica continues to stall.#SUB#
Furnica has control of Martin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Martin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Furnica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Furnica off to one side.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Furnica sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Furnica appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martin tries to bum rush Furnica with a series of wild strikes but Furnica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furnica tries to counter with a takedown but Martin is quick to defend against it.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Furnica.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furnica throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Furnica.#T1##CL#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Furnica pulls guard.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Furnica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Furnica pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Furnica is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Martin wants to control from the top but Furnica keeps moving. #SUB#
Furnica is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Martin frees his head nicely. Oh but Furnica has switched to an armbar! Martin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Viorel Furnica!
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Event:
SFC11 - Bowman vs Risley
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Furnica throws a combination that misses
and Pouyade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pouyade throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Pouyade.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pouyade. That's going to slow Furnica down.
Furnica stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pouyade.
Pouyade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furnica's sensitive parts.
Pouyade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Viorel Furnica has been cut.
Pouyade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Furnica takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pouyade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#KD#
Pouyade lands a big right hand that sends Furnica crashing to the mat! Pouyade stays standing though and waves Furnica back to his feet!#ROC#
Furnica is rocked!
Pouyade throws an overhand right that drops Furnica like a sack of potatoes! Pouyade dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Pouyade!
A very excited looking Pierre Pouyade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
SFC7 - Sandow vs Pechorin
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Furnica instigates a clinch.
Furnica is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carthew is defending well.
Carthew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Furnica prevents it.
#BC2#
Furnica breaks from the clinch.
Carthew lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#
It looks like Viorel Furnica has been cut.
Carthew connects with a jab.
Furnica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carthew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Carthew has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Furnica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furnica wants to counter the offense by Carthew and move into the clinch position.
Furnica tries to clinch but Carthew moves out of range.
It looked like Carthew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Furnica is defended easily by Carthew.
Bobby Carthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viorel Furnica.#TD#
Carthew scores with a takedown into Furnica's guard.
Carthew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Furnica wants to sweep here but Carthew controlling him for the moment.
Carthew is looking to advance position but Furnica has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Furnica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carthew regains half guard.
Furnica looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Carthew manages to get to full guard.
Carthew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Furnica is one step ahead there. #T3#
Furnica engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Furnica tries to stand but Carthew is controlling from the bottom.
Carthew pulls Furnica in to control the position.
Furnica is in close to Carthew's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Furnica sitting in guard here, content to control.
Furnica throwing strikes from guard but Carthew blocks nicely.
Furnica looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furnica's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carthew seems keen to control Furnica's posture.
Furnica loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Carthew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viorel Furnica's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Furnica misses with a takedown attempt - Carthew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carthew stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carthew wants it to stay on the feet.
Carthew fails to land with a series of punches.
Carthew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carthew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bobby Carthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Carthew gets the takedown into side control.
Carthew lands some shots froms side control.
Furnica gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furnica trying to control but Carthew postures up.
Carthew is keen to just control but Furnica is a slippery customer.
Furnica is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furnica can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Furnica desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Carthew wants to stand up but Furnica has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Carthew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carthew works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carthew lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Furnica just holding on.
Carthew unloading with bombs!#T2#
Furnica regains half guard.
Furnica keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Furnica is refusing to be controlled, as Carthew sits in half guard.
Carthew is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Furnica is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carthew wants to free his trapped foot but Furnica is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carthew thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carthew lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Carthew is trying to work for a kimura but Furnica is defending well.
Carthew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Furnica moves into full guard.
Carthew postures up in Furnica's guard and throws a big left but Furnica blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Carthew from controlling successfully.
Carthew looking to pass the guard.
Carthew preventing the sweep. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carthew trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furnica's guard.#SUB2#
Furnica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carthew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carthew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furnica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carthew's guard. #REVB#
Furnica pushing down on Carthew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Furnica wants to pass the guard but Carthew is defending well.
Furnica throws a strike but Carthew avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carthew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Carthew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viorel Furnica's cut.
That's time! Carthew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Carthew swats away the attempt to clinch by Furnica.
Furnica shoots in for a double leg but Carthew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carthew wants to clinch up but Furnica keeps it at a distance.
As Carthew backs off Furnica throws a huge counter combo but Carthew manages to avoid it all.
Carthew looks to throw the jab but Furnica is out of range.
Carthew lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carthew.
Carthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furnica swings for the body but Carthew moves out of range.
Furnica's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carthew connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Furnica scrambles back to his feet.
Furnica darts in trying to clinch
and Carthew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica is looking to clinch.
Carthew throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Furnica counters with a takedown into side control. #T1#
Carthew is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Furnica off and has taken his back!
Furnica wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Furnica turns into Carthew and is now in his guard.
#SUB#
Carthew has his foot on Furnica's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furnica works his way back into a safe position though.
Furnica is looking to stand up but Carthew won't let him.
Carthew keeping moving, preventing Furnica from controlling successfully.
Carthew being controlled here, momentarily.
Bobby Carthew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Carthew is controlling Furnica's posture.
Furnica showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Carthew looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Furnica passes into side control.
Carthew taking a bit of punishment here - Furnica scoring with strikes. #T3##SUB2#
Furnica goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Carthew has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furnica but great work by Carthew.#SUB#
Carthew working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Furnica wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carthew is putting a hurting on Furnica here, landing some big shots from side control.
Furnica gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carthew is thwarting Furnica's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Carthew lands with a punch from half guard.
Furnica manages to get to full guard.
Carthew distracts Furnica with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carthew wants to pass the guard but Furnica is keeping the position.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Carthew from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furnica looking for a sweep. Not yet Furnica, not yet.
Viorel Furnica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Carthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Carthew avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furnica keeping moving, preventing Carthew from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Carthew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carthew, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Carthew!
Bobby Carthew thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SFC5 - Dubois vs Carthew
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daker wants to take the fight to the mat but Furnica manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Furnica manages to pull guard.
Furnica is pulling down on Daker's head to control his posture.
Furnica 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.
Daker connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica has Daker pulled in close to control his posture.
Daker stops Furnica from standing up. #SUB2#
Furnica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Daker wants to control from the top but Furnica keeps moving.
Daker tries to stand but Furnica is controlling from the bottom.
Furnica is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Furnica wants to stand up but Daker is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daker tries to clinch
and Furnica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daker with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Furnica counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Furnica turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Furnica manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Furnica taking a breather here.
Daker struggling a bit here.
Daker regains half guard.
Daker is trying to control but can't.
Daker is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Furnica is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Daker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Daker is looking to improve his position.
Furnica seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daker swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
Furnica pushes Daker up against the cage in a clinch.
Daker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Furnica - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2#
Furnica pulls guard successfully.
#T4##SUB2#
Daker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furnica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daker has managed to get both his arms back between Furnica's legs - danger averted.
Daker tries to stand but Furnica is controlling from the bottom.
Daker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furnica is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that Furnica has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Daker stopping the sweep attempt from Furnica.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daker with a nice head shot there.
Furnica looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches up with Daker, looking for a takedown. Furnica pushes Daker against the cage but Daker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches.
Furnica has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Daker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Daker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furnica swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daker prevents Furnica from getting back to his feet.
Daker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daker's guard. #REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Daker holds on and takes a little breather.
Daker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Furnica is looking to work some ground and pound but Daker has wrist control.
Furnica wants to stand but Daker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Furnica chips away with some ground and pound.
Furnica is looking to advance position but Daker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Daker is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Daker prevents Furnica from getting the reversal.#T2#
Daker trying to control but Furnica is having none of it.
Furnica is trying to escape the mount.
Furnica 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.
Daker working Furnica over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Furnica manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Daker wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Furnica's closed guard. He's half up but Furnica has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Furnica pivots and extends the arm, Daker falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Furnica! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viorel Furnica!
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Event:
SFC1 - Friday Fight Night
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Furnica avoids the head kick by Carthew.
A head kick by Carthew misses #TD2#
so Furnica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Furnica advances to half guard.
Furnica wants to pass to mount but Carthew is defending the position.
Furnica thows a huge punch but Carthew dodges it nicely.
Furnica looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carthew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Furnica looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carthew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furnica.
Furnica content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Furnica wants to stand but Carthew has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Furnica lands with a punch from half guard. #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.
Carthew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furnica.
Furnica looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carthew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Furnica wants to stand up but Carthew has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Furnica is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Furnica checks a low kick from Carthew.
Carthew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T3#
Carthew tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD#
Carthew looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carthew passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carthew avoids the attempt from Furnica to control.
Carthew unloading with bombs!
Furnica tries to hold on but Carthew pushes him away.
Carthew with shots to the head and body - Furnica looks very uncomfortable down there. #CUT#
It looks like Viorel Furnica has been cut.
Carthew postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Furnica looks a forlorn figure.
Carthew punishing his opponent with strikes. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Carthew goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Furnica turns into him and now he's in Carthew's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furnica's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Furnica with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furnica looking to pass the guard.
Furnica scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viorel Furnica will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viorel Furnica's cut.
That's time! Carthew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Carthew throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
so Furnica counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Furnica content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Carthew looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Furnica working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica lands a couple of digs.
Carthew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furnica has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Furnica advances to half guard.
Furnica trying to pass the guard but Carthew defending well. #T1#
Furnica wants to stand up but Carthew has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Furnica works his way into side control. #SU2#
Furnica decides to stand back up. Furnica steps back and let's Carthew get back to his feet.
Carthew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carthew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furnica appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Furnica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carthew throws a head kick but Furnica moves out of range.
#T2#
Furnica checks the leg kick.
Furnica throws a sloppy head kick and Carthew moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Furnica shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carthew is trying to defend but Furnica finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Furnica looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carthew looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Furnica not doing much here.
Furnica passes into side control, despite Carthew's attempt to control the position.
Carthew is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Furnica has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Furnica decides to stand back up. Furnica steps back and let's Carthew get back to his feet.
Carthew throws a low kick but Furnica avoids it.
Bobby Carthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Furnica drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carthew struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Furnica looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viorel Furnica's cut.
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#
Carthew throws a low kick but it's checked well by Furnica.
Carthew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Furnica tries to clinch up but Carthew circles away and keeps his distance.
Carthew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carthew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Furnica as he jumps to the side.
Furnica fails with a takedown attempt.
Carthew half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Furnica gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#T1#
Furnica is stalling here. Carthew is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Furnica seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carthew has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Carthew working the ground and pound but Furnica is defending the strikes.
Carthew working the ground and pound.
Carthew throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carthew cracks Furnica with a big elbow.
Furnica regains half guard.
Furnica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carthew uses his free foot to push down on Furnica's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Furnica.
Furnica is looking to improve his position but Carthew isn't that keen on the idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furnica can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Furnica keeps trying to improve his position.
Carthew throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #SUB#
Carthew moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Furnica has worked his arm free - good work by Furnica!
Who's going to make the next move?
Furnica is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carthew asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Viorel Furnica has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carthew in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T3#
Carthew scoring with punches and elbows.
Furnica tries to escape but Carthew is in control.
Carthew is putting a hurting on Furnica here, landing some big shots from side control.
Furnica wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Furnica is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carthew's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carthew tries to stand and escape but Furnica actually recovers to full guard.
Carthew showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Furnica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4##SU#
Furnica is working an open guard so Carthew takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Furnica dives in for a single leg takedown but Carthew sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Furnica takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Furnica avoids the head kick by Carthew.
Carthew throws a head kick that misses.
Furnica has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carthew is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL2#
Carthew gets tackled into the cage by Furnica. Furnica maintains the clinch.
Carthew is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Furnica is defending well.
Furnica pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furnica tries to pull guard but Carthew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Carthew showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furnica has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 31, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Furnica closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Furnica is controlling the pace.
Havlicek trying to hold on to Furnica's head to control him but Furnica postures up.
Furnica looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Havlicek 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.
Furnica takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Furnica is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Furnica connects with a nice short shot to Havlicek's temple.
Furnica is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Furnica lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Havlicek tries to roll over but Furnica keeps him under control.
Havlicek has a hand on Furnica's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Furnica takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Furnica landing strikes from the mount and Havlicek is in trouble!
Furnica controlling the pace for now. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Furnica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Furnica with a couple of short strikes.
Furnica landing strikes from the mount.
Furnica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Furnica connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#ROC2#
Havlicek is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Furnica looking to secure an arm triangle but Havlicek defends it well.
Furnica pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T3#
Furnica controlling from the full mount.
Havlicek has given up his back. Will we see Furnica going for some submissions?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Furnica's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Havlicek tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Furnica looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Furnica is looking for a choke. Havlicek gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Havlicek manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Furnica holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viorel Furnica 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##TD2#
Furnica shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Havlicek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Furnica is standing up over Havlicek. Havlicek looks to escape but Furnica dives into side control.
#REVR#
Havlicek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Havlicek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Furnica is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica lands a nice forearm strike.
Furnica controlling the position.
Havlicek wants to control but Furnica postures up.#T1##SUB2#
Furnica has hold of Havlicek's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Havlicek tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Furnica cranks the arm and Havlicek screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Havlicek, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Viorel Furnica!
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