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Event:
DK Exhibition
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Miocic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2#
Bear is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miocic's half guard.
Miocic trying to control from the bottom.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miocic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miocic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bear 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.
Bear is keen to just control but Miocic is a slippery customer.
Miocic trying to hold on to Bear's head to control him but Bear postures up.
Bear with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miocic wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear throwing shots but Miocic is blocking nicely. #T1#
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bear throwing shots but Miocic is blocking nicely.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miocic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miocic is trying to stand up here but Bear is controlling him well.
Miocic has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miocic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bear thows a huge punch but Miocic dodges it nicely.
Miocic is trying to maintain the position but Bear is very close to passing his half guard.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miocic's head.
Miocic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear. #T2#
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miocic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Miocic quite badly. Miocic pulls Bear in close trying to recover. Bear postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Miocic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Miocic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voli Bear!
During a confident post fight interview, Voli Bear thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Stipe Miocic had this to say: 'I was injured before the fight and decided to fight with my injury for you guys. I did it for my fans, my team and this org. I don't want to make this as an excuse coz I could just decline the fight offer if so. But as long as I accepted it then to me its a lose, thank you guys for showing up tonigh'.
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds III
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Boyka scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Stipe Miocic has been cut.
Miocic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyka defends well and Miocic ends up having to push Boyka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boyka connects with a body shot that sends Miocic's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Boyka.
Boyka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miocic throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Miocic ducks right into an uppercut from Boyka.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miocic.
Miocic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boyka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyka scores with a jab to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Boyka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Boyka lands with a right that hurts Miocic. Miocic looks to clinch but Boyka throws a short knee that drops Miocic. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Yuri Boyka!
Stipe Miocic was interviewed post fight and said 'I was injured before the fight and decided to fight with my injury for you guys. I did it for my fans, my team and this org. I don't want to make this as an excuse coz I could just decline the fight offer if so. But as long as I accepted it then to me its a lose, thank you guys for showing up tonigh'.
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds I
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Malachi throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Miocic misses.
Miocic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miocic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Malachi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malachi misses with a looping right.
Malachi misses with an uppercut.
Miocic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malachi.
Miocic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malachi. Miocic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miocic ducks under a wild hook from Malachi.
Malachi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miocic.
Malachi is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Malachi misses with a looping left.
Miocic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malachi throws a hook to the side of Miocic's head but Miocic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malachi throws out a loose jab but Miocic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malachi sizes up Miocic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miocic defending well as Malachi loads up on a big left hand.
Miocic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miocic.
Jair Malachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malachi misses with a wild body shot.
Malachi connects with a body shot that sends Miocic's belly button to the back.
Malachi misses with a straight right. #T2#
Malachi misses with a hook. Miocic ducked under it nicely.
Miocic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miocic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miocic throws out a counter right but Malachi avoids it with no problem.
Miocic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miocic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malachi counters with a straight right hand.
Malachi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miocic defending well as Malachi loads up on a big left hand.
Miocic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miocic misses with a takedown attempt
and Malachi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jair Malachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic.#T3#
Miocic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miocic tried to score with a low kick but Malachi checks it.
Miocic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miocic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malachi counters with a stiff right hand.
Malachi looks to land a right hand but Miocic moved out of range.
Malachi misses with a head kick.
Miocic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malachi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miocic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jair Malachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Malachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Miocic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miocic ducks under a wild hook from Malachi.
A countering left hand to the body from Miocic misses.
Miocic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malachi is fending him off so far but Miocic persists. Nope, Malachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Malachi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Malachi finds it's target.
Miocic misses with a takedown attempt - Malachi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malachi is looking to counter punch.
Malachi throws a hook to the side of Miocic's head but Miocic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malachi throws the left hand but Miocic avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Malachi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Miocic looks for a takedown but Malachi sprawls well.
Malachi misses with a straight right.
Miocic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malachi with a body shot.
Miocic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Malachi misses.
A swing and a miss from Malachi.
Malachi throws a lazy right hand but Miocic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Malachi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malachi misses with an uppercut. Miocic saw that one coming.#T1#
Malachi throws out a loose jab but Miocic uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Miocic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Malachi. That snapped Miocic's head back.
Malachi misses with a hook.
Miocic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jair Malachi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stipe Miocic.
Malachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miocic.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Miocic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malachi has got the better of the exchanges.
Malachi throws the left hand but Miocic avoids the punch easily.
Miocic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malachi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miocic! But no joy.
Miocic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malachi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Malachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miocic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miocic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miocic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malachi with a body shot.
Malachi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malachi just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Miocic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miocic landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malachi has momentary wrist control but Miocic slips an elbow through the middle.
Miocic is working Malachi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miocic with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malachi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malachi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Miocic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miocic trying to control but Malachi is working from the bottom.
Malachi can't keep his opponent in guard - Miocic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miocic drops an elbow to the side of Malachi's head.
Miocic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malachi tries to get to full guard but Miocic has control of the leg.
Malachi trying to hold on to Miocic's head to control him but Miocic postures up.
Miocic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malachi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miocic controlling the action here. #T4#
Miocic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malachi tries to roll over but Miocic keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Miocic. #SUB#
Malachi actively working from the bottom here.
Miocic lands strikes from half guard.
Malachi is looking for a sweep. Miocic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miocic scores with a big shot! Malachi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Malachi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stipe Miocic!
After winning the bout, Stipe Miocic 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Miocic has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Humphries has clasped his hands together around Miocic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miocic is looking to reverse the position.
Humphries wants to control for a moment but Miocic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Humphries tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miocic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miocic is concentrating on defense, preventing Humphries from advancing position.
Miocic moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphries slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Humphries is in close to Miocic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Humphries trying to control the position from guard on top but Miocic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Miocic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Humphries is one step ahead there.
Miocic trying to keep a closed guard but Humphries is proving a slippery customer.
Humphries looking to pass the guard.
Miocic wants to sweep here but Humphries controlling him for the moment.
Humphries tries to stand but Miocic is controlling from the bottom.
Miocic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD2#
Humphries dives in and scores a takedown into Miocic's guard.
Humphries stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miocic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miocic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miocic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Humphries manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Miocic throwing strikes from guard but Humphries blocks nicely.
Miocic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miocic trying to control the position from guard on top but Humphries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miocic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Miocic throwing strikes but missing.
Miocic works over Humphries with some ground and pound from guard.
Miocic wants to control from the top but Humphries keeps moving.
Miocic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miocic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Humphries can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miocic connects with a couple of short punches.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miocic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miocic forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miocic throwing shots but Humphries is blocking nicely. #T4#
Nice strikes from Miocic there.
Miocic wants to stand up but Humphries has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Humphries looks like he's trying to stand up.
Humphries is trying to get back to full guard.
Miocic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Humphries taking some punishment here, with Miocic in his half guard.
Miocic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Humphries defending well though.
Miocic throwing shots but Humphries is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humphries looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miocic throwing shots but Humphries is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Miocic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Miocic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Humphries misses.
Humphries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Miocic gets caught flat footed, as Humphries shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Humphries looking to sit in guard and control but Miocic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Miocic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humphries can do to turn this around?
Miocic throwing strikes but missing.
Humphries has momentary wrist control but Miocic slips an elbow through the middle.
Miocic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Humphries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miocic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miocic postures up in Humphries's guard and throws a big left but Humphries blocks it.
Humphries utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miocic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miocic wants to control from the top but Humphries keeps moving. #T1#
Humphries controls Miocic momentarily but Miocic frees himself.
Miocic postures up in Humphries's guard and throws a big left but Humphries blocks it.
Miocic is working Humphries over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miocic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miocic distracts Humphries with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miocic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miocic 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.
Humphries is trying to keep Miocic in close.
Miocic distracts Humphries with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miocic connects with a couple of short punches.
Miocic landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Miocic lands a couple of digs.
Miocic throwing strikes but missing.
Humphries looking to control.
Miocic throws a big right hand that misses.
Miocic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miocic throws a big right hand that misses.
Miocic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miocic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Humphries's head.
Miocic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miocic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Miocic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Humphries looking for a sweep. Not yet Humphries, not yet. #T3#
Miocic passes into half guard.
Miocic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Humphries's head.
Miocic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Miocic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Humphries taking some punishment here, with Miocic in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miocic lands a nice short elbow.
Humphries on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Humphries is staying active underneath Miocic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miocic thows a huge punch but Humphries dodges it nicely.
Miocic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Humphries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Humphries has hold of Miocic's hands but Miocic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miocic trying to control the action but Humphries is working from the bottom.
Miocic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miocic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Humphries has hold of Miocic's hands but Miocic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stipe Miocic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Humphries wants to improve his position but Miocic is controlling well.
Miocic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Miocic there.
Miocic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miocic working Humphries over with strikes.
Humphries preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Miocic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Humphries throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Miocic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Humphries is in Miocic's guard.
Miocic trying to keep a closed guard but Humphries is proving a slippery customer.
Miocic can't keep his opponent in guard - Humphries advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Humphries is looking to pass Miocic's guard but actually Miocic recovers to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphries being controlled here momentarily.
Humphries's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Miocic controlling the position.
Humphries has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Miocic keeping full guard, as Humphries tries to pass.
Humphries wants to stand but Miocic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Humphries trying to control the position from guard on top but Miocic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miocic 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#
Miocic working over Humphries with some ground and pound. Humphries looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Humphries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miocic.
Miocic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Humphries blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miocic.
Miocic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miocic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miocic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Humphries's head.
Miocic working over Humphries with some ground and pound. Humphries looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Humphries wants to improve his position but Miocic is controlling well.
Miocic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miocic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miocic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Humphries defending well though.
Miocic thows a huge punch but Humphries dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Miocic throwing shots but Humphries is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miocic lands a nice short elbow.
Miocic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Humphries defending well though.
Miocic lands with a punch from half guard.
Humphries takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miocic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC#
Humphries is rocked!
Miocic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miocic drops an elbow to the side of Humphries's head.
Miocic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Humphries in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Humphries is still in real trouble! Can Miocic finish him?#T4#
Miocic cracks Humphries with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miocic lands a couple of good shots and Humphries has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Miocic manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Humphries tries to roll but Miocic sticks to his back.
Humphries seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humphries has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Miocic.
Humphries covers up after that shot from Miocic.
Humphries has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Miocic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Humphries hold on?!
Miocic scores with punches from the back.
Stephen Humphries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stipe Miocic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stipe Miocic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miocic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stipe Miocic!
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