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Event:
EFC Stewart vs Pichushkin
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
A jab lands there for Blaze.
Karate on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blaze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Karate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Blaze in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Karate has double underhooks.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Karate has double underhooks.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karate misses with the head strike.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaze is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate looking to slow down the pace here.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Karate throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Karate closes the distance and pushes Blaze back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaze's brow.
Karate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC2#
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karate.
Karate takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Blaze 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Karate stalling.
#BC2#
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Karate is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Blaze lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karate closes the distance but Blaze moves to the side
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Karate swings widly with a right hand
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate lands a nice shot that snaps Blaze's head back.
Karate misses with an uppercut
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze lands with a straight right. Karate didn't see that one coming.
Karate misses with a hook
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Karate had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karate.
Karate misses with the body kick
and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
Blaze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze scores with a nice head shot.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karate throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Blaze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karate tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Karate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaze slips a jab from Karate.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Karate misses with a hook
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karate doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karate misses the jab.
As Karate backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Karate manages to avoid it all.
Karate is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Blaze swings for the body but Karate moves out of range.
Karate misses the jab.
A combination from Blaze does no damage. #T4#
A punch lands to the side of Karate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karate slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Karate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karate misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karate misses with a looping left.
Blaze throws a counter combo.
Karate looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Karate misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Karate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karate throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Karate doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karate was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Karate tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze throws a hook but Karate blocks it.
Blaze scores with a nice strike.
Karate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.#CL#
Karate moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karate sizes up Blaze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Karate avoids them all with ease.
Karate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karate on the side of the head.
Karate throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Karate is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Karate.
Santana Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a jab.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Blaze.
Karate throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Karate avoids it well.
Karate changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Karate lands with a right hand.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karate looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Karate's ribs.
Blaze lands with a straight right. Karate didn't see that one coming.
Karate throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karate throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Karate doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Blaze works over Karate's head and body with a nice combination.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Karate.
Blaze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karate under the eye.
Blaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Karate.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Karate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaze.
Karate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karate swings widly with a right hand
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Karate throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karate is looking to score with low kicks.#T4#
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze defending well as Karate loads up on a big left hand.
As Karate backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Karate manages to avoid it all.
Blaze scores with a three punch combo!
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Blaze pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaze! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Karate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karate is looking to clinch.
Blaze misses with the combination.
#CL#
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Karate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karate tries to clinch up
and Karate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santana Blaze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Karate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karate back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blaze throws a hook but Karate avoids it easily.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Karate lands a lovely overhand right.
Karate darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC#
Blaze is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Blaze there.
A punch lands to the side of Karate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaze seems to have recovered his senses.
Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Karate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Karate misses
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
Karate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karate there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
Blaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze moves out of range as Karate strikes.
A nice combination there by Blaze.
Karate throws a head kick that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze defending well as Karate loads up on a big left hand.
Karate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Karate misses its intended target.
Karate throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Karate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karate scores with a jab.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karate swings widly with a right hand
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Blaze misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Karate.
Blaze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karate throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
A head kick misses from Karate.
Blaze connects with a looping right hand.
Karate moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Blaze.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Karate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karate catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaze tries to bum rush Karate with a series of wild strikes but Karate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karate backs up against the cage.
Karate lands with an uppercut that bounces Blaze off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Karate wants to clinch.
Karate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Blaze tries to keep at a distance but Karate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karate has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Karate tries to tie him up.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
During a confident post fight interview, Santana Blaze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EFC Mir vs D Ippolito
Date: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Karate just misses with a punch to the body.
Karate tries to clinch but Cape is having none of it.
Karate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cape feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karate's calf.
Cape fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karate is out of range.
Cape lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cape. Those never looked like landing.
Cape misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karate is looking to counter punch.
Cape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karate lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cape. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Karate misses the target.
Cape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karate.
A leg kick checked by Karate.
Karate moves out of range of the strikes.
Cape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karate counters with an inside leg kick.
Cape misses with a low kick.
Karate scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Cape misses with an uppercut.
Cape avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cape.
Karate looks to land a right hand but Cape moved out of range.
It seemed like Cape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cape misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Karate darts in and clinches Cape up against the cage.
Cape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cape is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Cape gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Cape is stalling here.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cape taking a breather.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cape's elbow.
Cape throws an elbow but it misses.
Cape struggles to land a body shot inside as Karate controls his hands.
Cape trying to stall but Karate improves his position.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cape missing with knees to the body.
Karate trying to control the position but instead, Cape has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karate into the cage.
Cape avoiding damage.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cape wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Cape is just out of range.
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Cape appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cape connects with a high kick.
Cape misses with a straight left.
Cape uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karate.
Cape throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Cape.
An attempted straight right counter from Karate misses the target.
Cape throws a big shot that misses.
Cape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karate.
Karate wants to clinch.
Cape throws a sloppy head kick and Karate moves out of range easily.
Karate cracks Cape with an open hand slap.#T4#
Cape tries a head kick but it misses.
Cape lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Karate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karate.#ROC#
Cape is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cape swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cape is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
Cape swings widly with a right hand
and Karate scores with a counter punch that sends Cape to the canvas! Karate smells blood - he's punishing Cape with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cape has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Karate!
A victorious Joey Karate 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:
IFC88: Durnin v Nurudinov
Date: Dec 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Karate moves to clinch but Claremont breaks away
and Claremont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Claremont blocks the leg kick.
Karate thows a leg kick but Claremont checks it
and Claremont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate misses with a low kick.
Claremont throwing a counter right hand but Karate manages to avoid it.
Karate throws a low kick but Claremont avoids it.
Claremont tries to counter by clinching up but Karate breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Claremont.
Claremont went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Claremont.
Claremont throws a big counter combination but Karate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claremont moves away.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Claremont pushes him off.
Karate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claremont seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
A big left from Karate misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Claremont misses the target.
Claremont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claremont swats away the attempt to clinch by Karate.
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claremont manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Claremont misses the target.
Claremont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claremont appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karate.
Karate throws a leg kick
and Claremont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Claremont wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Claremont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Karate misses. #T2#
Karate throws a solid leg kick but Claremont takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karate.
A counter left hand to the body from Claremont misses its target.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch but Claremont swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claremont is looking to counter punch.
Claremont throws a head kick that half lands.
Karate throws a hook but Claremont blocks it.
Claremont wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Claremont.
Karate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Claremont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claremont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karate throws a looping overhand right but Claremont ducks down to avoid it.
Claremont throwing a counter right hand but Karate manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claremont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claremont is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Karate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Claremont counters with a good, hard body kick but Karate shrugs it off.
Karate misses with a kick to the body
and Claremont counters with a one-two to the body.
Claremont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Claremont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karate misses with a lunging right hand
and Claremont counters with a left and a right that stings Karate.
Karate misses with a leg kick
and Claremont counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claremont is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Claremont misses its target.
Karate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karate throws a poor cross that misses
and Claremont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Claremont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Claremont pushes him off.
Claremont is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Karate throws a jab when Claremont was well out of range.
Claremont was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karate wants to clinch.
Karate misses with a hook. Claremont ducked under it nicely.
Karate throws a jab but it's blocked by Claremont.
Claremont looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Claremont connects with the punch.
Karate throws a big shot that misses.
As Karate backs away, Claremont returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Claremont dominated that round.
That's time! Claremont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Claremont looks to land a right hand but Karate moved out of range.
Karate tries a quick counter leg kick but Claremont is wise to it.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Claremont on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karate is looking to clinch but Claremont is avoiding it.
It looked like Claremont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karate misses with an uppercut. Claremont saw that one coming.
Claremont is looking to counter punch.
Karate throws a hook but Claremont avoids it easily.
Claremont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claremont takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claremont falls off balance throwing a combination
and Claremont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Karate tries to clinch up but Claremont circles away and keeps his distance.
Claremont tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karate manages to circle out of the way.
Karate wants to clinch up but Claremont keeps it at a distance.
Claremont looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karate closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Claremont to counter with a crisp jab.
Claremont avoids the head kick by Karate.
Claremont is looking for a counter combo.
Claremont on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karate misses with an uppercut
and Claremont counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Claremont throws a hook but Karate avoids it easily.
Claremont keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Karate cracks a nice hook into Claremont's ribs.
Claremont takes one to the chin there.
Brian Claremont is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate controlling the action here for a moment.
Claremont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claremont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claremont takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Brian Claremont has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Claremont breaks from the clinch.
Karate misses with a straight right.
Karate misses with an uppercut. Claremont saw that one coming.
It looked like Claremont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karate misses with a jab to the body
enabling Claremont to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Claremont displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karate throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Claremont on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Claremont pushes him off.
Claremont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karate.
Claremont slips a jab from Karate.
Karate scoring well with a low kick there.
Karate lands a head shot.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claremont paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Claremont half committed to a counter leg kick.
Claremont avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Claremont was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karate scores with a nice body kick.
#T4#
Karate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Claremont manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claremont is looking for a counter combo.
Claremont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karate.
An attempted straight right counter from Claremont misses the target.
Karate looks to land a right hand but Claremont moved out of range.
Claremont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claremont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claremont paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Claremont tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karate tries to clinch
and Claremont counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brian Claremont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karate misses with an uppercut. Claremont saw that one coming.
Karate throws a jab when Claremont was well out of range.
Claremont keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Claremont's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Claremont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Claremont counters with a three punch combo that has Karate backing up. Karate nods at Claremont to acknowledge the strikes.
Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Claremont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claremont manages to avoid it.
Claremont throwing a counter right hand but Karate manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Karate misses its intended target.
Claremont tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karate manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate tries to clinch there but Claremont circles away.
Claremont is looking to counter punch.
Karate throws a jab when Claremont was well out of range.
Claremont throws a big counter combination but Karate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Claremont ducks under a wild hook from Karate.
Claremont was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Karate misses with an uppercut. Claremont saw that one coming.
As Karate looks to move away, Claremont throws a big counter combo but Karate just gets out of the way.
Karate lands an overhand right.
Karate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karate cracks Claremont with an open hand slap.
Claremont slips under a jab.
It looked like Claremont was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Claremont uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karate.
Karate throws a poor cross that misses
and Claremont counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Claremont blocks the low kick.
Karate misses with a lunging right hand
and Claremont counters with a thumping low kick.
Claremont slips under a jab from Karate.#T2#
Claremont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Claremont moves out of range of the strikes.
Claremont staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Claremont tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karate tries to clinch up.
Karate tries to clinch but Claremont is having none of it.
Claremont slips under a jab from Karate.
Claremont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karate.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karate tries to clinch up.#T3#
Karate tries to clinch up.
Karate defending well as Claremont loads up on a big left hand.
Karate misses with a left hand
and Claremont makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Claremont keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Claremont misses its target.
Karate takes one to the chin there.
Karate wants to clinch up but Claremont keeps it at a distance.
Claremont went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karate throws a looping overhand right but Claremont ducks down to avoid it.
Claremont appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karate takes a swing at Claremont's ribcage but misses.
As Karate backs away, Claremont returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karate throws a poor cross that misses
and Claremont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karate throws the left hand but Claremont avoids the punch easily.
Claremont was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Karate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Claremont's head backwards.
Karate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karate moves to clinch but Claremont breaks away
and Claremont counters with a thumping low kick.
Karate tries to clinch there but Claremont circles away.
Claremont slips under a jab.
Claremont misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate lands a shoulder strike.
Claremont lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Claremont.
I think Claremont 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
S02:E07 135lbs Grand Prix
Date: Dec 02, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Souza.
Karate can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza scores with punches from side control.
Souza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karate down.
Souza throws a strike aimed at the side of Karate's head but Karate avoids it well.
Karate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Karate tries to bench press Souza off him but Souza keeps the position.
Karate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Karate can't do much from the bottom here.
Karate taking a bit of punishment here - Souza scoring with strikes.
Souza lands an elbow.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza is working Karate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karate tries to get out of the position.
Souza working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Karate is rocked!
Souza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karate to see if he's OK.
Oh Karate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Souza lands a strong strike to the head of Karate. That's dazed him! Souza looking to finish here. Karate is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Souza lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritchie Souza!
Ritchie Souza took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
S02:E06 135lbs Grand Prix
Date: Nov 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Karate throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Karate.
#CL2#
Karate forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Karate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Karate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz lunges at Karate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karate's hand.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karate tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Karate tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Karate takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Karate tries to clinch up.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Karate slips the punch.
Karate drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Karate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karate slips under a jab.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karate takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karate.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karate.
Karate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karate tries to clinch #TD#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Karate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Karate keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diaz winds up and cracks Karate with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Karate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz moves into full mount! Karate won't be happy about that! #T3#
Diaz looking to control but Karate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karate is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karate tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Diaz is working for a guillotine from mount but Karate frees his head quite easily.
Karate wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Karate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz has hold of Karate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Karate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz prevents Karate from getting the reversal.#T4##SUB#
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Karate is in no mood to give up.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#SUB#
Karate defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Karate is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Karate is squirming around nicely.
Diaz wants to take Karate's back but he can't do it this time.
Karate 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vape Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karate throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Karate slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz pushes down on Karate's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Karate is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karate trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Karate tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Vape Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karate is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Ground and pound from Diaz. #SUB#
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Karate defends the submission attempt.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2##SUB#
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karate wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Karate is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vape Diaz!
Vape Diaz gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
IFC 74: Paulin vs Impaler
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Karate avoids the head kick by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortytwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortytwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.#CL2#
Karate pushes Fortytwo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortytwo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karate misses with some punches.
Fortytwo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate lands a right hand.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortytwo prevents a body shot from Karate.
A head punch on the inside from Fortytwo fails to land.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Fortytwo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fortytwo.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortytwo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Karate blocks a body shot from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Fortytwo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karate throws a head punch that misses.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortytwo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate tries a body shot but Fortytwo blocks it.
A body shot lands from Fortytwo.
Karate pushes Fortytwo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortytwo.
Karate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortytwo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karates head.
Fortytwo throws a head punch that misses.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Fortytwo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortytwo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortytwo avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.#T2#
Fortytwo being controlled against the cage.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortytwo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fortytwo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Fortytwo scores with a knee to the head.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortytwo's elbow.
Fortytwo avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fortytwo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortytwo.#T3#
Fortytwo misses with a knee strike.
Fortytwo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fortytwo.
Karate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fortytwo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karate lands an elbow just above Fortytwo 's eye. #ROC2#
Fortytwo is rocked!
Karate lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Fortytwo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fortytwo's defenses.
Fortytwo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortytwo.
Karate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortytwo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Karate.
Karate works on Fortytwo's body with a couple of short punches.
Karate lands a big right hand that drops Fortytwo! The killer instinct kicks in and Karate finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Karate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Karate!
A very excited looking Joey Karate 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.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.
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Event:
IFC MW41: Divac v Choo
Date: Oct 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Karate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karate scores with a shot to the body.
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Karate pushes him away.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karate just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai avoids the body shot from Karate.
Karate misses the jab.
Karate is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Karate misses with a jab to the body
#CL2#
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow. #T1#
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Karate avoids the damage to the body.
Karate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karate swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karate throws an elbow but misses.
Karate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Karate avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Karate.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karate misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karate stalling against the cage.
Karate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thai.
Karate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karate.
Karate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Karate on the inside.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karate avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Karate misses with some punches.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karate managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karate swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
#BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karate tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karate connects with a crisp jab. #T4#
Karate tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai tries to clinch there but Karate circles away.
Karate misses with a looping left.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Karate throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Karate takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
Karate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Karate.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karate.
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 Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Karate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karate swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Karate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Karate and move into the clinch position.
Karate throws a shot to the body.
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Thai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karate.#CL2#
Thai clinches with his opponent.
#T1#
Karate stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
Karate just leaning against Thai, taking a breather.
Karate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thai is keeping busy.
Karate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai lands an elbow just above Karate 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Karate takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Karate tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karate's defenses.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karate's defenses.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Karate's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Karate.
Karate lands with a light punch inside.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Karate misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
Karate is pushing Thai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3#
Karate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Karate working aggressively here.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karate takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Karate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch.
Karate pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Karate takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai throws a big counter head kick but Karate avoids it with no problem.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
It seemed like Thai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karate misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Karate pushes him away.
Karate tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Karate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thai doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate blocks a head kick by Thai.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Karate and move into the clinch position.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Karate.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Karate circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Karate misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Karate pushes him away.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Karate tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
Karate misses with a body shot
#CL2#
and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karate misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thai is keeping busy.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the cage.
#BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karate looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai counters with a body kick.#T1#
Karate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karate.
Karate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karate tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karate throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Thai moves out of range as Karate strikes.
Thai throws a big counter head kick but Karate avoids it with no problem.
Thai lands a head kick. Karate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Karate and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Karate rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karate is defending well for now.#BC2#
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
Karate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Karate darts in and clinches Thai up against the cage.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Long Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Karate swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
A swing and a miss from Karate.
Thai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Karate misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a body kick that stops Karate in his tracks momentarily. #T4#
Karate throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karate tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Karate pushes him away.
Karate keeps the fight on the outside.
Karate tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Karate sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Karate avoids it this time.
Karate misses the jab.
Thai throws out a counter right but Karate avoids it with no problem.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
And Thai responds with a good body kick, but Karate manages to step out the way in time.
Karate missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karate 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
A very excited looking Joey Karate 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:
Royal Fighting Championship 3
Date: Sep 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Hamman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL#
Karate takes the fight into the clinch.
Karate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Hamman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Karate blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Karate.
Hamman blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Karate blocks with his arms.
Karate managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Karate.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Karate is blocking nicely.
Hamman can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Karate.
#T1#
Karate scores with a hook to the body.
Karate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamman.
Hamman looks winded!
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Karate.
We've been informed that Hamman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Karate lands a right hand.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamman or not.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karate.
Karate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammans head.
Karate lands with a left to the head.
Hamman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karate avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
A short right from Karate on the inside.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Karate blocks with his arms.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamman's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Didi Hamman has been cut.
Karate cracks Hamman with a nice body shot.
Karate lands a body shot.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Hamman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate lands with a short shot to the head.
Karate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karate pushes Hamman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Karate as the two fighters clinch.
Karate lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Karate.
Karate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karate lands a right hand.
Karate lands an elbow just above Hamman 's eye. #ROC#
Hamman is rocked!
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamman is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hamman with a big uppercut! Hamman tries to clinch up but Karate pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hamman to the mat! Hamman covers up and Karate unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Royal Fighting Championship 1
Date: Aug 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Karate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karate wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvez misses with a body kick.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karate to score with a decent uppercut.
Warley Alvez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Alvez misses
and Karate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvez dives in and grabs Karate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karate pushes down on Alvez's head and hops out.
Alvez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karate manages to avoid it.
Karate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karate.
Karate throws out a powerful jab.
Karate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvez.
Joey Karate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warley Alvez.
Alvez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karate lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvez fails with the takedown.
Karate cracks Alvez with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Karate just misses with a punch to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Alvez wants to counter with a clinch but Karate pushes him away.#CL#
Karate moves into range and clinches up with Alvez.
Alvez is trying to pull guard but Karate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Alvez's coach down at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Alvez shrugs off.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Alvez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alvez takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Karate.
Karate lands a shot to the body.
Karate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Alvez's ribcage. Alvez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karate presses Alvez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvez looks winded!
Alvez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Alvez in his tracks for a moment.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karate is defending well.#TD2#
Alvez pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Alvez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karate is aware though and is defending well.
Karate preventing the sweep.
Karate is looking to stand up but Alvez won't let him.
Karate stays in close to Alvez's body and controls the position.
Karate wants to stand but Alvez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karate wants to stand and escape but instead Alvez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T3#
Alvez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karate tries to bench press Alvez off him but Alvez keeps the position. #SU2#
Alvez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Karate to his feet.
Alvez swats away the attempt to clinch by Karate.
Alvez throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Karate moves into the clinch.
Alvez is looking for a takedown.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Alvez tries to pull guard but Karate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alvez tries to pull guard but Karate holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvez drops back down to his feet.
Alvez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karate walks away with a smile on his face. Alvez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
A combination from Alvez does no damage.
Karate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvez under the eye.#CL#
Karate darts in and clinches Alvez up against the cage.
Karate is pressed up against the cage. Alvez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karate down to the mat. Karate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A good leg kick by Karate.
Karate lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
Alvez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karate pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karate lands with a good body shot.
Alvez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Alvez 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvez is trying to pull guard but Karate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alvez misses with a combination
and Karate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvez misses the shot to the body.
Karate moves in looking to clinch but Alvez pushes him off.
And Alvez tries to counter it with a takedown but Karate pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvez throws the left hand but Karate avoids the punch easily.
Alvez tries to bum rush Karate with a series of wild strikes but Karate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Alvez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Karate is just out of range.#CL#
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
Alvez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Warley Alvez has been cut.
Alvez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karate is defending well.
A short body shot lands from Karate as the two fighters clinch.
Alvez is breathing heavily.
Alvez tries to pull guard but Karate won't allow it.
Karate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karate. #T1#
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands a left hand.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvez can do to turn this around?
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Alvez in his tracks for a moment. #ROC#
Alvez is rocked!
Karate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvez takes an elbow to the forehead. #TD2#
Alvez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Karate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karate here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#T2##SU2#
Alvez stands up.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karate, as that shot connected.
Karate jabs Alvez right on the nose. Alvez blinks but takes it well.
Karate swings for the body but Alvez moves out of range.
Alvez throws out a counter right but Karate avoids it with no problem.
Karate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvez. Alvez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karate pinned against the cage. Karate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joey Karate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warley Alvez.
Karate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Karate looks to land a right hand but Alvez moved out of range.
Karate wants to clinch.
Alvez avoids the body shot from Karate.
Karate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karate pinned against the cage. Karate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alvez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses
and Karate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karate lands a nice looking body shot.
Karate lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvez's head.
Alvez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Alvez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karate lands the left hand.#CL#
Karate closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Karate.
Karate lands a shot to the body.
Karate lands an elbow just above Alvez 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Alvez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karate scores with a hook to the body.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Karate.
Alvez is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
Alvez jumps guard but Karate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karate.
Alvez looking for a takedown.
Karate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Warley Alvez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Karate clinches with his opponent.
Alvez seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alvez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karate just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Karate as the two fighters clinch.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Alvez shrugs off.
Alvez takes an elbow to the temple.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Karate.
Karate pushes Alvez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvez is looking for a takedown.
Joey Karate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warley Alvez.
Good body shot from Karate.
A short right from Karate.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvez is trying to pull guard but Karate has him pressed against the cage.
Alvez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karate is leaning against Alvez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow just above Alvez 's eye. #T1#
Karate digs a right hand underneath Alvez's ribcage. Alvez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karate stalling the fight.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Alvez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate has Alvez pressed against the cage. He pushes Alvez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Karate throws a beautiful elbow that sends Alvez crashing to the floor! Karate piles on the pressure with more strikes! Alvez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Karate!
A very excited looking Joey Karate 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.
The defeated Warley Alvez had this to say: 'i'll be back bitches'.
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Event:
Dynasty D-L Finale
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Starbowski scores with a hook to the body. Karate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Starbowski is just out of range.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starbowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starbowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karate moves away.
Starbowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Karate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karate. Starbowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starbowski connects with a high kick.
Starbowski misses with a double jab.
Karate misses with an uppercut.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Karate in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starbowski lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski looks to land a right hand but Karate moved out of range.
Karate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Starbowski lands a nice hook to Karate's body. Karate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Starbowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Karate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Starbowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Karate lands with a good body shot.
Starbowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Starbowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Karate throwing a counter right hand but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Karate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter punch.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Karate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Starbowski throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Karate counters by clinching up.
Karate prevents Starbowski from breaking the clinch.
Starbowski lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Starbowski manages to break the clinch.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karate scores with a decent looking hook.
Starbowski lands with an overhand left.
Starbowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Karate takes a step back to recover.
Karate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starbowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starbowski misses the shot to the body.
Karate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karate avoids the head kick by Starbowski.
Starbowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Karate.
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski avoids the body shot from Karate.
Starbowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Starbowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karate will feel that in the morning.
Karate blocks a head kick by Starbowski.
Karate is looking to counter the offense by Starbowski and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Starbowski misses its intended target.
Chong Starbowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL#
Karate has managed to clinch.
Starbowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate throws a punch but it's blocked by Starbowski.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a head punch that misses.
Starbowski is leaning against Karate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate. #T1#
Starbowski lands with a left to the head.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Starbowski's ribcage. Starbowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Starbowski avoids it by throwing Karate back against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries a body shot but Starbowski blocks it.
Karate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starbowski blocks an elbow strike.
Starbowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Starbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Starbowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Karate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Karate backwards. #T2#
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC2#
Starbowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starbowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Karate moves out of range.
Starbowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Starbowski misses.
Starbowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Starbowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karate manages to avoid it.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starbowski misses with a head kick.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Starbowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Karate tries to counter by clinching up but Starbowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Joey Karate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Karate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starbowski thinking.
Karate tries to clinch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Karate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starbowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate moves out of range as Starbowski strikes.
Karate slips under a jab from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a body kick that misses.
Karate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Starbowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karate takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starbowski.
Karate doesn't manage to clinch there - Starbowski circles away.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starbowski swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Karate moves into the clinch.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starbowski.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starbowski lands a body shot.
Karate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starbowski's elbow.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Starbowski tries to circle away but Karate has him pinned against the ropes.
Starbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Starbowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starbowski can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Karate throws an elbow but misses.
Karate blocks a body shot from Starbowski.
Starbowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Karate fails to land.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Starbowski or not.
Starbowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starbowski tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starbowski.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Starbowski is trying to push Karate away but Karate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Starbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karate has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Karate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starbowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chong Starbowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate wants to clinch but Starbowski slips to the side
and Starbowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karate misses with a body shot
and Starbowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karate defending well as Starbowski loads up on a big left hand.
Starbowski missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karate fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Starbowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Starbowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Starbowski!
After the big win, Chong Starbowski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Real Men Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Dynasty D-L 4
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Kurita misses with a two punch combination.
Karate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurita on the side of the head.
Kurita throws out a loose jab but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Kurita breaks from the clinch.
Karate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kurita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karate doesn't seem phased though.
Kurita needs to keep his hands up - Karate had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Karate has managed to 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!
Karate lands an elbow just above Kurita 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Minobu Kurita has been cut.
Kurita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurita's brow.
Kurita can't break the clinch.
Karate lands a body punch.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate. #T1#
Karate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Kurita breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Karate finds it's target.
Karate connects with the punch.
Minobu Kurita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Kurita. Those never looked like landing.
Karate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurita misses with a right hand
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurita misses with a series of wild punches.
Karate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kurita on the side of the head.
Kurita tries to move into range but Karate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurita missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurita swings widly with a right hand
letting Karate counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Karate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kurita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurita controls his hands.
Kurita dodges an elbow strike from Karate.
Kurita avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Kurita is rocked!
Kurita can't break the clinch.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Kurita shrugs off.
Kurita is still on wobbly legs! Can Karate finish him?
Karate breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kurita with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kurita looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kurita get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joey Karate!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Karate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Minobu Kurita stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sayonara'.
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Event:
Dynasty D-L Fight Night 2
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Karate counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Karate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Karate blocks a body shot from Walker.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
I was talking to Karate's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Karate.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karate.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Walker lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Walker pushes Karate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Karate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karate tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
A hook to the body from Walker.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Karate.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karate.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Karate misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Karate tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karate pushes Walker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Walker clinches.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Karate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker tries to work over Karate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate prevents a body shot from Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker working aggressively here.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
A hook to the body from Walker.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate lands a right hand.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karate lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Karate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker prevents a body shot from Karate.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
#T2#
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
Walker works on Karate's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Walker.
Karate tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karate is struggling to control the position.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Karate. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate cracks Walker with a good jab.
Karate misses with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Karate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker throws a jab when Karate was well out of range.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karate.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Karate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate takes one to the side of the head.
Karate takes one to the side of the head.
Karate slips a straight right by Walker.
It looked like Karate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walker.
Karate misses the shot to the body. #T1##CL#
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karate misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate lands a nice elbow. #T2#
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Walker back against the ropes.
Walker misses with some punches.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Walker digs a right hand into Karate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karate's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Karate.
Karate pushes Walker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Karate lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Karate lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karate throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karate.
Karate misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Walker!
An out of breath Johnny Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Dynasty D-L Fight Night 1
Date: Dec 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Defence throwing a counter right hand but Karate manages to avoid it.
Karate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karate jabs at Defence's body.
Defence avoids the body shot from Karate.
Defence is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defence.
Karate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Defence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Defence ducks under a wild hook from Karate.#T1#
Karate fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Defence misses the target.
The fighters circling - Karate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Defence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karate scores with a hook to the body. Defence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Karate.
Defence walks into a straight right hand from Karate.
Karate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Karate clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Defence's brow.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Defence controls his hands.
Defence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Defence looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Defence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Defence's ribcage. Defence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Defence dodges an elbow strike from Karate.
Karate presses Defence against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Defence controls the action.
Defence takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Saharian Defence has been cut.
Nice body punch from Karate - that landed with a thud.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Defence avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Defence's efforts to push away.
Karate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Defence's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saharian Defence's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Karate lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Defence avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the ropes.
Karate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Defence backwards.
Nice body punch from Karate.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Defence is trying to maintain a safe position but Karate gets an underhook and turns Defence into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate prevents Defence from breaking the clinch.
Defence taking a breather.
We've been informed that Karate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Defence looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karate.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Defence working hard to break the clinch.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Karate.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karate misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Defence shrugs off.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Defence wants to break free but Karate has control.
Karate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karate misses with a body punch.
A short right from Karate on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate is working Defence over against the ropes.#T2#
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Defence takes an elbow to the temple.
Defence prevents a body shot from Karate.
Good body shot from Karate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joey Karate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Defence takes an elbow to the temple.
Defence stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karate as Defence tries to tie him up.
Karate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Defence backwards.
Karate prevents Defence from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Defence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karate is keeping busy.
Karate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Defence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Defence wants to break free but Karate has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saharian Defence's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Karate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Defence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karate.
Defence takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karate with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Karate has closed the distance and engaged Defence in a clinch.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Defence in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Defence is looking to control Karate's arms but Karate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Defence has his back to the ropes.
Karate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Defences head.
Defence leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Defence takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Karate lands a nice shot to the body.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Defence avoids it by throwing Karate back against the ropes.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Defence's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Defence's brow.
Karate pushes Defence back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Karate lands an elbow just above Defence 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Defence takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Karate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Defence in his tracks for a moment.
Defence wants to get back to striking at distance but Karate won't allow it.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Defence controls the action.
Karate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2#
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karate as Defence tries to tie him up.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defence is looking to control Karate's arms but Karate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Defence has his back to the ropes.
Karate cracks Defence with a nice body shot.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Defence's defenses.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Saharian Defence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Karate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karate 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
A relieved looking Joey Karate thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SFC 20: TBA
Date: Aug 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Xuwatanabe misses the shot to the body.
Karate throws an overhand right that lands on Xuwatanabe's shoulder, as Xuwatanabe tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Karate moves into the clinch successfully.
Karate prevents Xuwatanabe from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Xuwatanabe manages to break the clinch.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate throws out a loose jab but Xuwatanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Xuwatanabe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xuwatanabe throws out a loose jab but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xuwatanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xuwatanabe.
Karate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xuwatanabe counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Xuwatanabe slips under a jab from Karate.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuwatanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xuwatanabe misses with a looping left.
Xuwatanabe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xuwatanabe tries to throw a body punch but Karate avoids it by throwing Xuwatanabe back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
Xuwatanabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karate as Xuwatanabe tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Xuwatanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Karate lands a left hand.
Xuwatanabe lands an uppercut.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xuwatanabe or not. #BC#
Xuwatanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Xuwatanabe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karate back to the cage. Xuwatanabe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karate's head backwards.
Xuwatanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karate ducks under a wild hook from Xuwatanabe.#CL2#
Karate closes the distance and pushes Xuwatanabe back into the cage.
Karate digs a right hand into Xuwatanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xuwatanabe's gas tank.
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Jomuton Xuwatanabe has been cut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate tries to work over Xuwatanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but Karate stands there with Xuwatanabe around his waist. Xuwatanabe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xuwatanabe is trying to break the clinch but Karate has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Xuwatanabe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xuwatanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karate's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Xuwatanabe looking to stall.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Xuwatanabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xuwatanabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xuwatanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is getting worse.
Xuwatanabe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karate to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jomuton Xuwatanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Xuwatanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Xuwatanabe is trying to break free.
A short left from Karate.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate is leaning against Xuwatanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xuwatanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karate walks away with a smile on his face. Xuwatanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xuwatanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Karate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Karate lands.
A big right from Xuwatanabe misses.
Xuwatanabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xuwatanabe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karate has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Karate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xuwatanabe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Karate.
Karate cracks Xuwatanabe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xuwatanabe connects with a leg kick. Karate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xuwatanabe.
Xuwatanabe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xuwatanabe misses with an uppercut. Karate saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Xuwatanabe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Karate closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Karate tries a body shot but Xuwatanabe blocks it.
Karate blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Xuwatanabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Karate.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Karate.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Xuwatanabe avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye. #CUT2#
Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karate lands an elbow just above Xuwatanabe 's eye.
Xuwatanabe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xuwatanabe tries to break free but Karate pushes him back against the cage.
Xuwatanabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Karate lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
Jeez, Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jomuton Xuwatanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was my first fight at welterweight, which is where I should have been all along. I look forward to cleaning out this embarrassment of a division. Enjoy the rest of your night, folks.'.
In defeat, Jomuton Xuwatanabe stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have hard camp. Injury a lot. I'll be back...'.
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Event:
SFC 17: Kuklinski x Mao
Date: Jul 16, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Schwarzenegger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karate, pushing him back against the cage.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarzenegger controls the action.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Schwarzenegger gets through Karate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schwarzenegger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwarzenegger.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwarzenegger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate blocks a body shot from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
#T1#
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwarzenegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
Schwarzenegger working aggressively here.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
Karate lands an elbow just above Schwarzenegger 's eye.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.
Karate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Karate fails to land.
Nice elbow from Karate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate taking a breather.
Karate lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
Schwarzenegger dodges an elbow strike from Karate.
Karate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
Karate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Adolf Schwarzenegger has been cut.
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!
Karate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schwarzenegger avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the cage.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Schwarzenegger avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Karate.
Good body shot from Karate.
Schwarzenegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzenegger.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
Schwarzenegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Schwarzenegger fails to land.
Karate misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Karate.
#T4#
Karate pushes Schwarzenegger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schwarzenegger misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Schwarzenegger fails to land.
Schwarzenegger cracks Karate with a nice body shot.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarzenegger controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
Schwarzenegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Schwarzenegger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adolf Schwarzenegger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Schwarzenegger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL2#
Schwarzenegger rushes Karate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Schwarzenegger misses with the head strike.
Schwarzenegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schwarzenegger or not.
Schwarzenegger has Karate pressed against the cage.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzenegger misses with a body punch.
Schwarzenegger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwarzenegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schwarzenegger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karate is keeping busy.#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Karate.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Karate leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schwarzenegger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Karate.
A short right from Karate.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
Karate lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Karate on the inside. #T2#
Schwarzenegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.
Karate digs a right hand underneath Schwarzenegger's ribcage. Schwarzenegger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schwarzenegger has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schwarzenegger avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the cage.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwarzenegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schwarzenegger blocks a body shot from Karate.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate stalling.
#T3#
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
A short uppercut from Karate.
Karate stalling.
Schwarzenegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karate throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwarzenegger.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karate throws an elbow but misses.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate blocking some punches.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarzenegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzenegger can do to turn this around?
Schwarzenegger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwarzenegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
Schwarzenegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schwarzenegger prevents a body shot from Karate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adolf Schwarzenegger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Schwarzenegger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schwarzenegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Schwarzenegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karate pushes Schwarzenegger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schwarzenegger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzenegger controls his hands.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate blocks an uppercut.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
A short uppercut from Karate.
Schwarzenegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwarzenegger takes a shot to the head.
Come on Karate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schwarzenegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karate slowing the pace effectively.
Schwarzenegger has a couple of punches blocked by Karate.
Schwarzenegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Karate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Karate.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Karate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwarzenegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schwarzenegger.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karate tries a body shot but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
#T3#
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schwarzenegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger throws a head punch that misses.
Karate tries to work over Schwarzenegger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karate has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzenegger.
Adolf Schwarzenegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Schwarzenegger on the inside.
Karate works on Schwarzenegger's body with a couple of short punches.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwarzenegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.#T4#
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karate lands an elbow just above Schwarzenegger 's eye.
Schwarzenegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karate misses with a punch to the body.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Schwarzenegger shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Karate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schwarzenegger lands with a right to the head.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schwarzenegger's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karate 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
An intense looking Joey Karate took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'If you walked out to Bryan Adams, you deserve the type of beatdown I just gave him. This division is mine whether I have the belt around my waist or not.'.
The defeated Adolf Schwarzenegger had this to say: 'I'm young. Just starting with no ground game yet. I'll be back MFers!'.
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Event:
SFC 10: PRIDE IN TOKYO
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Voorhies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karate lands with a shot to the body.
Karate looks to land a right hand but Voorhies moved out of range.#CL#
Voorhies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karate, pushing him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Voorhies in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Voorhies in his tracks for a moment.
Karate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Voorhies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Karate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voorhies moves away from the strike by Karate.
Voorhies motions for Karate to come forward. Voorhies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Karate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Voorhies goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Voorhies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karate.
Voorhies lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Voorhies connects with an inside leg kick.
Voorhies throws a nice looking combination but Karate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voorhies throws a series of punches but Karate avoids them all with ease.
Voorhies throws a leg kick but Karate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karate avoids the head kick by Voorhies.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorhies was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
Karate thuds his right hand into Voorhies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Karate is looking to clinch.
Voorhies moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Karate clinches with his opponent.
Karate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.#T2#
Karate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karate stalls.
Karate continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voorhies's efforts to push away.
Karate prevents Voorhies from breaking the clinch.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voorhies's defenses.
Karate pushes Voorhies back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Voorhies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Voorhies blocks a body shot from Karate.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Voorhies in his tracks for a moment.
Karate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Voorhies takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voorhies is trying to break the clinch but Karate is controlling him.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voorhies's defenses. #T4#
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Voorhies in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voorhies or not.
Voorhies is breathing heavily.
Karate digs a right hand into Voorhies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voorhies's gas tank.
Voorhies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Karate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voorhies's efforts to push away.
Voorhies tries to circle away but Karate has him pinned against the ropes.
Karate lands with a right to the head.
Karate lands a left hand.
Karate is leaning against Voorhies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T5#
A right handed body shot lands from Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate lands an elbow inside. #ROC2#
Voorhies is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Clark Voorhies has been cut.
Voorhies is pressed against the ropes. Karate pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Voorhies! Two more big strikes from Karate and Voorhies crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'If you walked out to Bryan Adams, you deserve the type of beatdown I just gave him. This division is mine whether I have the belt around my waist or not.'.
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Event:
SFC 6: Fergossun x Dravinski
Date: May 14, 2017 |
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Reeder blocks the low kick.
Reeder scores with a hook to the body. Karate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reeder throws a body punch but Karate moves out of range.
Karate tries to clinch up but Reeder circles away and keeps his distance.
Karate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reeder manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reeder.
Karate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Karate throws a low kick, looking for Reeder's leg but Reeder calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Karate.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reeder doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Karate counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeder's brow.
Reeder tries to stall but Karate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reeder blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Reeder blocks an elbow strike from Karate.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Scott Reeder has been cut.
Karate lands a damaging elbow.
Reeder blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Karate to work.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reeder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
Scott Reeder's cut is getting worse.
Reeder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Karate stalling.
Reeder takes an elbow to the temple.
Reeder pushes Karate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reeder avoids the elbow strike from Karate, against the cage.
Reeder working hard to break the clinch.
Reeder managing to block the knees to the body from Karate.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reeder dodges an elbow strike from Karate.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#TD#
Reeder jumps guard and drags Karate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T4##SUB#
Reeder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reeder is trying to hold Karate in close to prevent damage but Karate has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Reeder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Reeder actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reeder is pressing down on Karate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Reeder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reeder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Reeder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Karate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karate avoids the body shot from Reeder.
Reeder misses with a takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reeder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reeder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Karate counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reeder taking a breather.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate.
Nice elbow from Karate. #CUT2#
Scott Reeder's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Karate. #CUT2#
Jeez, Scott Reeder's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Reeder stalling in the clinch but Karate improves position.
Karate throws an elbow that misses.
Reeder is trying to pull guard but Karate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reeder's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Reeder's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Karate!
Joey Karate took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This guy was my hero and it pained me to do this to him but... fuck with the Bullet Club and you will be SMOKED.'.
Scott Reeder spoke after the fight, saying '"I would've won if I hadn't lost"'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Sandman moves into range and clinches up with Karate.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Karate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandman up against the cage.
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Sandman controls the action.
Karate just leaning against Sandman, taking a breather.
Sandman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karate prevents it.
Karate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Jax Sandman has been cut.
Sandman blocks the elbow strike.
#T1#
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate misses with an elbow strike.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Karate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karate. #T2#
Karate leaning his opponent against the cage.
Karate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #TD#
Sandman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandman.
Sandman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karate defending well though.
Karate is refusing to be controlled, as Sandman sits in half guard.
Karate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandman working the head and body with strikes.
Sandman trying to control the pace. #T3#
Sandman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karate wants to get back to full guard.
Sandman drops an elbow to the side of Karate's head.
Sandman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sandman 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.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandman is keen to just control but Karate is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Sandman is looking for a kimura but Karate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandman to get the leverage.
Sandman lands strikes from half guard.
Sandman wants to control but Karate is keeping him busy. #T4#
Sandman lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Sandman is looking for a kimura but Karate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sandman to get the leverage.
Sandman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sandman is trying to control. Karate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sandman looking to control but Karate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sandman controlling from the full mount.
Sandman scoring with strikes but Karate is staying in there.
Sandman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Karate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Sandman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Sandman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karate as he avoids it easily.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman darts in looking for a takedown but Karate gets double underhooks and turns Sandman into the cage.
Karate wants to counter with a clinch but Sandman pushes him away.#CL#
Sandman closes the distance and clinches.
Sandman is trying to drag Karate to the mat but Karate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karate is trying to stall.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Karate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karate lands a nice elbow.
Sandman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karate prevents it.
Sandman can't get the takedown.
Sandman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karate is struggling to control the position.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joey Karate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman can't get the takedown.
#T2#
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karate lands an elbow inside that Sandman shrugs off.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman looking for a takedown.
Karate tries to throw a body punch but Sandman avoids it by throwing Karate back against the cage.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandman's defenses.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T3#
Karate tries a body shot but Sandman blocks it.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Sandman gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Karate lands an elbow inside.
Sandman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sandman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Sandman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karate tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sandman is in Karate's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Karate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Karate keeps moving.
Karate looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Karate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Karate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jax Sandman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Karate swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandman.
Sandman tries to clinch up but Karate circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karate as he jumps to the side.
Karate tries to counter with a clinch but Sandman shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Sandman moves into the clinch.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Karate.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Sandman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karate gets underhooks to prevent Sandman's takedown attempt.
#T1#
Karate can't find room to land a body shot as Sandman controls the action.
Karate has Sandman pushed against the cage.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandman's defenses.
Nice elbow from Karate.
Karate is trying to maintain a safe position but Sandman gets an underhook and turns Karate into the cage.
Sandman takes an elbow to the temple.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandman is working for takedown but Karate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jax Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate is stalling here.
Sandman looking for a takedown. #T3#
Karate stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Karate is pushing Sandman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Karate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Karate lands an elbow that stopped Sandman in his tracks for a moment.
Karate slows down the pace here.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sandman has Karate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sandman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandman tries a body shot but Karate blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Karate.
Sandman misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
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