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Event:
TIT 57 - Baby v Battock
Date: Oct 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Saint Orloff connects with the punch.
Saint Orloff slips under a jab from Tua.
A clash of legs there as Tua blocks the low kick.
Tua cracks Saint Orloff with an open hand slap.
Tua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Orloff throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Orloff misses the jab.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Saint Orloff and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Saint Orloff misses its intended target.
Saint Orloff lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Tua on the inside.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Orloff controls the action.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Tua pushes Saint Orloff back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Saint Orloff is trying to push Tua away but Tua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
#T1#
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Saint Orloff avoids it by throwing Tua back against the cage.
Tua misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Orloff backwards.
Tua misses with some punches.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tua.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
#T2#
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Saint Orloff breaks from the clinch.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saint Orloff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Tua closes the distance and pushes Saint Orloff back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Saint Orloff tries to work over Tua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Saint Orloff blocks an uppercut.
Saint Orloff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Saint Orloff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
#BC2#
Saint Orloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint Orloff.
Tua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint Orloff misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Tua clinches up with Saint Orloff and pushes him back against the cage.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Orloff backwards.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Orloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Orloff is trying to break free.#T4#
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tua.
Saint Orloff tries to break free but Tua pushes him back against the cage.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Orloff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saint Orloff.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Tua keeps control of Saint Orloff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tua misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tua takes a swing at Saint Orloff's ribcage but misses.
Saint Orloff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan Saint Orloff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Saint Orloff does no damage.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Saint Orloff.
Saint Orloff throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Saint Orloff and move into the clinch.#CL#
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff is looking to break free of the clinch but Tua has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Orloff can do to turn this around?#BC#
Tua breaks the clinch.
Saint Orloff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Orloff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1#
Saint Orloff blocks an uppercut.
Saint Orloff can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Saint Orloff cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Tua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint Orloff or not.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tua.
Tua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tua misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Saint Orloff wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Orloff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Orloff controls his hands.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Orloff controls his hands.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Orloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tua. #T3#
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua lands a right hand.
Saint Orloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Orloffs head.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Orloff's elbow. #BC2#
Saint Orloff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tua gets a clinch.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Orloff controls the action.
#T4#
Tua working aggressively here.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Tua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Orloff blocks a body shot from Tua.
Saint Orloff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint Orloff prevents a body shot from Tua.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Saint Orloff slips under a jab.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Tua instigates a clinch.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
David Tua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Saint Orloff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua misses with a straight left. #CL#
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua working aggressively here.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Orloff. #T1#
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
Saint Orloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Orloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint Orloff can't break the clinch.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua misses with some punches.
Hassan Saint Orloff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tua stalling the fight.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saint Orloff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Orloff throws out the jab.
Tua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint Orloff manages to circle out of the way.#KD#
Tua feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saint Orloff sprawling to the canvas! Saint Orloff rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tua finish him?!
#ROC#
Saint Orloff is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Orloff swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Saint Orloff is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Tua lands an uppercut, right on the button! Saint Orloff tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua!
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Event:
TIT 54 - Melodies v Danger
Date: Oct 04, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick by Saint Orloff misses #TD#
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB#
Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saint Orloff is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Saint Orloff looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alves passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Alves has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Saint Orloff defend it? Alves steps over the head and cranks it - Saint Orloff is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldo Alves!
After winning the bout, Ronaldo Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TIT 49 - Glass v Snow II
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Haymon.
Saint Orloff takes a swing at Haymon's ribcage but misses.
Saint Orloff avoids the body shot from Haymon.
Saint Orloff throws a sloppy body shot
and Haymon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Orloff swinging wildly here.
#KD#
Haymon cracks Saint Orloff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haymon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Saint Orloff to stand back up!#ROC#
Saint Orloff is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haymon cracks Saint Orloff with a left hook right on the temple and Saint Orloff goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Haymon lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Saint Orloff is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Haymon!
A relieved looking Al Haymon 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Nasher misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Saint Orloff. Those never looked like landing.
Nasher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Orloff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#
It looks like Kevin Nasher has been cut.
Nasher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint Orloff swivels and escapes.
Saint Orloff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nasher.
Hassan Saint Orloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Orloff. Nasher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Orloff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saint Orloff's waist but Saint Orloff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasher off to one side.
Hassan Saint Orloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Nasher.
Saint Orloff scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Orloff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasher looks winded!
Saint Orloff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Orloff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint Orloff scores with a one two! Nasher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saint Orloff scores with a hook to the body. Nasher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nasher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Orloff lands a jab.
Nasher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#
That has opened up Kevin Nasher's cut even more.#T1#
Saint Orloff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hassan Saint Orloff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint Orloff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nasher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint Orloff fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Saint Orloff.
A nice combination there by Saint Orloff.
#CUT#
The cut above Kevin Nasher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saint Orloff cracks Nasher with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nasher tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Saint Orloff pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nasher is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Saint Orloff!
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