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Event:
TBD#24
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1##KD2#
Frank lands a left and a right that send Wolfe crashing to the mat, dazed. Frank thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Wolfe is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ivan Wolfe has been cut.
Frank falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Wolfe counters by clinching up.
Oh Wolfe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wolfe with a big uppercut! Wolfe tries to clinch up but Frank pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wolfe to the mat! Wolfe covers up and Frank unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Frank!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Frank thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ivan Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Event:
TBD#18 ANDERSON vs. ROMERO
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Barakus looks to move away, Wolfe throws a big counter combo but Barakus just gets out of the way.
Barakus throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Wolfe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakus throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Wolfe slips under a jab.#CL#
Wolfe rushes Barakus and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Wolfe has clasped his hands together around Barakus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wolfe cracks Barakus with a big right hand but Barakus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barakus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wolfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barakus on the ground.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe is thwarting Barakus's attempts to control the position.
Wolfe slips a nice elbow through Barakus's hands, connecting with Barakus's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
#T1#
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolfe working the head and body with strikes.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakus's head.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Barakus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Barakus dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus is pressing down on Wolfe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolfe working some strikes from top position.
Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe throws a strike but Barakus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Barakus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barakus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barakus slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Barakus is looking for submissions but instead, Wolfe has regained full guard.
Barakus passes into half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Barakus is working for a submission of some sort.
Barakus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Barakus in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wolfe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barakus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RJ Barakus!
A relieved looking RJ Barakus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ivan Wolfe had this to say: 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Event:
TBD#13 CARTER vs. SCHWARZENEGG
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Huiha tries for a takedown but Wolfe circles away easily#TD#
so Wolfe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Wolfe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huiha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolfe has managed to get both his arms back between Huiha's legs - danger averted.
Wolfe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolfe trying to control but Huiha is working from the bottom.
Wolfe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolfe lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Huiha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wolfe is aware though and is defending well.
Huiha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolfe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Huiha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wolfe is aware though and is defending well.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC#
Huiha is rocked!
Wolfe gets to his feet and stands over Huiha, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Huiha felt that one! Wolfe unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Huiha from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Wolfe!
Ivan Wolfe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
WW#5 VIEIRA vs. ODLA
Date: Oct 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Barakus fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Barakus. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wolfe is looking for a counter combo.
Ivan Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Barakus.
Barakus fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus shoots and misses #TD#
and Wolfe counters with a single leg into guard. Barakus didn't expect that.
Wolfe connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Barakus is looking for a triangle but Wolfe pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wolfe is looking to work some ground and pound but Barakus has wrist control.
Wolfe wants to pass the guard but Barakus is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barakus working for a triangle but Wolfe defends it easily.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barakus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barakus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to Barakus's brow.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfe is in close to Barakus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolfe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolfe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wolfe distracts Barakus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolfe lands a couple of elbows.#T2##SUB2#
Barakus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#
Barakus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Barakus looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wolfe is defending well. Barakus quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wolfe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barakus celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). RJ Barakus!
RJ Barakus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ivan Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Event:
TBD#3 ROY vs. POTHIER
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Fiorentini doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolfe circles away.
Wolfe attempts a counter takedown but Fiorentini avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Fiorentini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fiorentini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiorentini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfe.
Fiorentini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fiorentini throws a head punch that misses.
Fiorentini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiorentini lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiorentini lands a right hand.
Fiorentini lands with a left to the head.
Fiorentini throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Wolfe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fiorentini wants to stand and escape but instead Wolfe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Wolfe won't allow Fiorentini to get back to his feet.
Fiorentini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolfe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Wolfe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fiorentini's head.
Fiorentini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolfe lands a couple of elbows.
Wolfe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fiorentini's head.
Fiorentini has momentary wrist control but Wolfe slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolfe is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Zoo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wolfe is pushing down on Fiorentini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fiorentini is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolfe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolfe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Fiorentini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolfe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fiorentini pushes Wolfe off looking to stand but Wolfe dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Wolfe there.
Wolfe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolfe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Fiorentini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fiorentini has hold of Wolfe's hands but Wolfe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fiorentini on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiorentini is trying to stand.
Fiorentini taking some punishment here, with Wolfe in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Fiorentini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolfe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wolfe working the head and body with strikes.
Wolfe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolfe working Fiorentini over with strikes.
Fiorentini has hold of Wolfe's hands but Wolfe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fiorentini is trying to stand back up but Wolfe is controlling him
#T3#
Fiorentini taking some punishment here, with Wolfe in his half guard.
Fiorentini is staying active underneath Wolfe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolfe lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#
Fiorentini is rocked!
Wolfe is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Fiorentini is hurt! He's hurt bad - Wolfe fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Fiorentini from any more punishment! Congratulations to Wolfe! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Wolfe!
After the fight, Ivan Wolfe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
TBD#1 ROY vs. HOLLOWAY
Date: Aug 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Wolfe. No joy for Abel on that attempt.
As Abel backs off Wolfe throws a huge counter combo but Abel manages to avoid it all.
A head kick by Abel misses #TD2#
and Wolfe counters with a takedown into side control.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Wolfe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abel to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abel taking a bit of punishment here - Wolfe scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe cracks Abel with a big elbow.
Wolfe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wolfe scoring with punches from side control. #ROC2#
Abel is rocked!
Wolfe in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Abel looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Wolfe turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Wolfe!
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