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Event:
Angry Birds War 82
Date: Nov 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
King clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
King closes the distance and clinches.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
King lands a damaging elbow.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
King closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #TD#
Alves pulls King into guard.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1##SU2#
King stands up from Alves's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
King rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Alves is looking to take this one to the mat.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
King told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves is breathing heavily.
King lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
A short right from King. #T2#
Alves working aggressively here.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King connects with a knee to the head.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Nice elbow from King.
King landing knees to the head.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T3#
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
#ROC2#
Alves is rocked!
King has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Alves - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from King, and another! Alves is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Steve King!
Steve King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ABW 72 Scrotum - Uesugi
Date: Oct 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Santos misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.#SUB2#
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Santos defends it well.
Alves is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
Santos is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg. #ES#
Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Alves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Alves lands a nice forearm strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Santos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves slows the pace down. #T2#
Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB2#
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alves asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Alves landing a few strikes. #ROC2#
Santos is rocked!#SU2#
Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#CL2#
Alves clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Alves pulls Santos into guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Santos postures up.
Alves is pulling down on Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Santos, at least for the moment.
Santos lands a couple of digs.#ES2#
Alves uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santos moves to clinch but Alves breaks away
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos tries to clinch but Alves moves away
and Alves counters with a crisp right that sends Santos to the canvas! Alves follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kadu Alves!
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Event:
ABW 65 Swift Jr - Douglas
Date: Sep 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
King moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to King's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves is trying to break free.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King is pressed up against the cage. Alves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alves tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Alves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
King clinches up against the cage.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves avoiding damage.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King connects with a knee to the head.
#T1##BC2#
Alves breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
King rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Kadu Alves has been cut.
Alves looks winded!
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King lands a knee to the head.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King with a knee to the head.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from King.
King misses with a knee strike.
King lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
King tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
#T2#
King landing knees to the head.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King lands with a right to the head.
King lands a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Alves is rocked!
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King lands a right hand.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands a shot to the body.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a knee to the body.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
#T3#
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from King.
A short right from King on the inside.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.#KD#
King drops Alves with a big knee straight up the middle! Alves is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CL#
King pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
King has Alves pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Alves is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from King - that's hurt Alves badly! Oh, another knee lands and Alves is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Alves doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Steve King!
Steve King decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
ABW 55 Athanas - Saltsage
Date: Aug 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Henrique.
Henrique has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Alves rushes Henrique and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Alves manages to pull guard.
Henrique sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alves's guard.
Henrique with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Henrique is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Henrique eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique stalling. #T1##ES#
Alves makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves throws a big counter combination but Henrique scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.
Henrique throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Some wild striking there from Henrique.
#CL#
Alves clinches up with Henrique and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Henrique has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Henrique has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henrique falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henrique, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves tries to stall but Henrique uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T3#
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique. #BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henrique lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Henrique lands with a good body shot.
Henrique gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pedro Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Alves takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Henrique pushes him off.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Henrique on that attempt. #T4#
Henrique gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Kadu Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Henrique.
Henrique tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Henrique tries to get set, Alves tries to push him back and clinch up but Henrique manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henrique takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves works Henrique's body with a nice hook.
Henrique misses with a double jab
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Alves clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kadu Alves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henrique throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henrique.
Henrique throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Henrique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Henrique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
#T1#
Alves wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henrique throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Alves lands.#CL2#
Henrique gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Henrique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henrique swinging wildly here.
Henrique throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Henrique counters with a one-two to the body. #T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Alves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henrique!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique is not content to let Alves control the position. #SUB#
Alves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T3#
Henrique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Henrique wants to control but Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves stalling. #SUB#
Alves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES2#
Henrique manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Henrique misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Henrique closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Henrique there.
Henrique working Alves over with strikes. #SUB2#
Henrique 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.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Henrique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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#
Henrique throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Pedro Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch but Henrique moves out of range.
A punch combination from Henrique misses.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Alves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrique tries to sprawl out of it but Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrique manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique looks to throw a body kick
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Alves clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1##CL#
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Henrique is trying to drag Alves to the mat but Alves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch there but Henrique circles away.
#CL2#
Henrique takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henrique.
Alves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henrique fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#T2#
Henrique fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henrique.
#TD#
Alves gets a takedown into half guard.
Alves thows a huge punch but Henrique dodges it nicely.
Henrique makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Henrique.
Henrique is pulling down on Alves's head to control his posture. #T3#
Henrique keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Henrique has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henrique wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves wants to control from the top but Henrique keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henrique is on top in guard.
#REVB##T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henrique slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henrique 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 Alves's shoulder. That is not cool.
Alves is trying to buck Henrique off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henrique 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Henrique!
A victorious Pedro Henrique thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Alves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lyons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves throws a series of punches but Lyons moves out of range.
Alves throws a series of punches but Lyons avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#KD2#
Lyons lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Lyons thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Alves is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Kadu Alves has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Lyons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lyons lands a big right hand that drops Alves! The killer instinct kicks in and Lyons finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lyons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lyons!
Our winner, Hannibal Lyons, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Bowen has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
#BC2#
Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Bowen clinches.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Bowen has the dominant position.
Alves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowen leaning against his opponent.
#BC2#
Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves wants to clinch up but Bowen keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Bowen moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Alves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bowen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bowen misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Bowen moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Bowen.
#BC2#
Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Bowen drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
The referee calls for Bowen to work.
Alves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Bowen stalls.
Bowen taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Bowen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.#BC2#
Bowen breaks the clinch.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Bowen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Bowen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bowen.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bowen lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off. #T2#
Bowen landing knees to the head.
Bowen landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowen lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Bowen clinches up against the cage.
Bowen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC2#
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Bowen clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#BC2#
Bowen manages to break the clinch.
#T3##CL2#
Bowen has managed to clinch.
Bowen lands a left hand.
Bowen lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves misses with the combination.
Bowen seems to be stalking Alves here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Alves drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Makebono Bowen!
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Event:
Carnage 265 tournament R1
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Alves forces Bockert back against the cage and clinches.
Bockert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alves is defending well.#TD#
Bockert wants the takedown. Alves is fighting it off but Bockert persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alves's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Alves pushes Bockert off and scrambles back to his feet.
Alves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bockert's sensitive parts.
Alves tries for a takedown but Bockert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Bockert counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Bockert taking a break here but Alves is having none of it and regains half guard. #T1#
Bockert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bockert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bockert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bockert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bockert slips a nice elbow through Alves's hands, connecting with Alves's forehead.
Bockert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alves looks winded!
Bockert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bockert thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Bockert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though. #T2#
Alves wants to control but Bockert is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bockert uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bockert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bockert controlling the position easily from mount.
Bockert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bockert landing strikes from the mount and Alves is in trouble!
Bockert connects with a bit shot that sees Alves covering up! More strikes from Bockert and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bockert is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lowell Bockert!
In his post fight interview, Lowell Bockert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Alves tries to clinch up but Northcut circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Northcut circles away.
Kadu Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northcut wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD#
Alves dives in and scores a takedown into Northcut's guard.
Northcut trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Northcut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard. #REVB#
Northcut prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
Northcut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Northcut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Alves working for a triangle but Northcut defends it easily.
Northcut sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
It looks like Northcut 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.
Northcut wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Northcut is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Northcut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Northcut preventing the sweep.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Northcut.
Northcut controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves scores with a one two! Northcut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Northcut fails to land the takedown.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Northcut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Northcut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Northcut is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves stalks Northcut and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Northcut's face. Northcut staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves scores with a one two! Northcut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Northcut get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Northcut stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Alves runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kadu Alves!
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