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Event:
The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Till tries to clinch up
and Blackbeard counters with a straight right hand.
Till moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Till on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Till tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackbeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Till's head but Till sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Blackbeard gets tackled into the cage by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blackbeard misses with a body punch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till tries to pull guard but Blackbeard holds him up against the cage and eventually Till drops back down to his feet.
Duke Blackbeard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dannis Till.
Till is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blackbeard to keep the fight standing.
Blackbeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tills head.
Blackbeard lands a shoulder strike. #T1##TD2#
Till jumps into guard, dragging Blackbeard to the mat.
Blackbeard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Till has his foot on Blackbeard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackbeard works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackbeard advances to half guard.
Blackbeard stalling.
Till wants to improve his position but Blackbeard is controlling well.
#T2#
Still in half guard, Blackbeard seems content to control.#T3#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blackbeard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackbeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till wants to clinch.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Blackbeard throws a looping overhand right but Till ducks down to avoid it.
Till tries a quick counter leg kick but Blackbeard is wise to it.
Blackbeard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackbeard working aggressively here.
#T4#
Till jumps guard but Blackbeard stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackbeard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Till pulls guard.
Till can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackbeard controls the pace.#SUB2#
Till throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blackbeard escapes and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Till is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackbeard happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Blackbeard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Blackbeard throws a shot to the body.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Blackbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackbeard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackbeard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch
and Blackbeard counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Till! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Our winner, Duke Blackbeard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
IFA 30:03
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Till closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Kostic jumps into guard, dragging Till to the mat.
Till wants to control from the top but Kostic keeps moving. #SUB#
Kostic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kostic seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Till wants to control from the top but Kostic keeps moving. #SUB#
Kostic looking for a guillotine here but Till defends easily.
My spies in ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform me that Till has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB#
Kostic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Till defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostic keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Till looking to sit in guard and control but Kostic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Till is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kostic defends well.
Kostic pushes down on Till's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Till gets full guard.#SUB#
Kostic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Till is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Till has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Kostic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there. #T2##SUB#
Kostic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Till doesn't defend quickly enough and Kostic has managed to lock this one up! Can Till escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kostic on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stojan Kostic!
Our winner, Stojan Kostic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
IFA 16:03
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Till displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a jab when Till was well out of range.
Till tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. #TD2#
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Till's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Johnson is pushing down on Till's leg trying to pass to half guard. Till is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Till looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Till wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Till's head.
Till has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Till is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Till is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Till is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson looking to finish Till with some ground and pound. This is bad for Till!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Till is looking to get to half guard.
Till wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Till looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson tries to control but Till wriggling away.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Till tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.#T3#
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson tries to control but Till wriggling away.
Till tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Till is squirming around nicely.
Till is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Till! More shots from Johnson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Johnson!
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Event:
Ab23
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Till clinches up with Lawrence and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Till jumps guard but Lawrence stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Till is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawrence to keep the fight standing.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tills head.
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike.
Lawrence lands a left hand.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Till jumps guard and drags Lawrence to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Till escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawrence gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Till looking for a guillotine here but Lawrence defends easily.
#T1#
Lawrence is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Till looking to control but Lawrence passes into half guard.
Till trying to control here.
Lawrence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Till works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lawrence is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Till trying to keep a closed guard but Lawrence is proving a slippery customer.
Till is looking to sweep but instead, Lawrence has passed into half guard.
Till trying to control here.
Lawrence content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence continues to stall.#T3#
Till gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Till has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lawrence doesn't defend quickly enough and Till has managed to lock this one up! Can Lawrence escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Till on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dannis Till!
Dannis Till is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dannis Till 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.
Johnny Lawrence spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey Johnny! You're a cream puff!'.
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Event:
Ab21
Date: Feb 17, 2019 |
#R1#
A jab from Pelayo does it's job there.
Pelayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Till moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Till bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Till wants to clinch.
Till tries to clinch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Till tries to clinch
and Pelayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Till looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Till gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pelayo lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Till manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Till is controlling Pelayo's posture.
Pelayo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Till is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pelayo rolls with it to try and escape but Till cranks on the arm and Pelayo is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dannis Till!
A relieved looking Dannis Till 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:
AB19
Date: Feb 06, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Till has closed the distance and engaged Samuelson in a clinch.
#TD2#
Samuelson drags the fight down to the ground.
Samuelson looking to control.
#SUB2#
Samuelson is looking for a triangle but Till pushes his legs off easily.
Samuelson is trying to keep Till in close.
Till won't allow Samuelson to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Samuelson is looking for a triangle but Till pushes his legs off easily.
Samuelson keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Samuelson trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till wants to control from the top but Samuelson keeps moving.
Samuelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuelson keeping full guard, as Till tries to pass. #T1#
Samuelson keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Samuelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Samuelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Till is aware though and is defending well.
Till trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Samuelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Till can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Samuelson looking for a guillotine here but Till defends easily.
#SUB2#
Samuelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Till defends well.#T2#
Till trying to control but Samuelson is working from the bottom.
Till has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Samuelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Till can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Samuelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Till defends it easily.
Till pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samuelson is keeping the position for now.
Samuelson keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Samuelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Till can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Till stands and throws Samuelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been informed that Samuelson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Till tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Till has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Till wants to control but Samuelson is keeping him busy.
Samuelson is looking to reverse the position.
Samuelson looks to move to half guard but instead Till has passed into mount! Damn!
Samuelson regains half guard.#T4##SUB#
Till is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Samuelson is just riding it out for now. Till eventually gives up the hold.
Samuelson is looking for a sweep. Till is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samuelson manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Samuelson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Till has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Till wants to control but Samuelson is keeping him busy.
Till is really struggling to control Samuelson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Samuelson 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##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Till enables Samuelson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Till manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Samuelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Samuelson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Till has locked up a guillotine! Till's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Samuelson is holding on here and Till must be using up a lot of energy. Samuelson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Till gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dannis Till!
Dannis Till seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
AB15 Cobra v James
Date: Jan 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Sonni connects with the punch.
Sonni thuds a left hand into Till's body.
Sonni cracks Till with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been informed that Till 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.#CL2#
Till has Sonni up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Sonni successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Sonni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni working a defensive guard here.
Till passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Till tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Till has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sonni wants to control but Till postures up.#T1##SUB2#
Till looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Till thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sonni tries to bench press Till off him but Till keeps the position.
Sonni wants to control but Till postures up.#SUB2#
Till tries for a kimura but Sonni is defending well.
Till slows the pace down. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sonni prevents Till from moving into mount.
Sonni seems a little lost for a moment, as Till dominates the positioning.
Let's hope that Till has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB2#
Till is trying to get an arm triangle but Sonni is defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Till looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Till is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sonni knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sonni tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Till working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sonni tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Till looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Till tries for a kimura but Sonni is defending well.
Sonni wants to control but Till postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Till drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Till takes the fight into the clinch.
Till jumps guard but Sonni stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Till drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Till looking for a guillotine here but Sonni defends easily.
#SUB2#
Till has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Till escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sonni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Sonni trying to control but Till is working from the bottom.
Sonni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sonni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Till is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Till has his foot on Sonni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sonni works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Till escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sonni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sonni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Till wants to sweep but no luck.
Till working a defensive guard here.
Sonni trying to control the position from guard on top but Till is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Till escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sonni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sonni advances to half guard.
Dannis Till has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonni is pressing down on Till's thigh, looking to free his foot. Till is holding on for now.
Till keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T3#
Till gets full guard.
Till keeping moving, preventing Sonni from controlling successfully.
Sonni tries to free his leg and advance position but Till is retaining full guard.
Till is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Till doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Till 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sonni lands a really nice looking cross but Till seems unphased.
#T4#
Till is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni drops Till with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sonni follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yka Sonni!
A very excited looking Yka Sonni 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:
IFA Jumpstart
Date: Jan 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Till gets tackled into the cage by Warmsley. Warmsley maintains the clinch.
Warmsley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Till 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.
Till jumps guard but Warmsley stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Warmsley stalling in the clinch but Till improves position. #TD#
Till jumps into guard, dragging Warmsley to the mat.
#SUB#
Till looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Warmsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Till has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warmsley has managed to get both his arms back between Till's legs - danger averted.
Warmsley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Till's guard.
Warmsley wants to stand and escape but instead Till has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Warmsley wants to stand and escape but Till is having none of it.
Warmsley working a defensive guard here.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Warmsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Till looking to pass the guard.
Warmsley trying to keep a closed guard but Till is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warmsley is keeping the position for now.
Warmsley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Till. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Warmsley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Till is one step ahead there.
Till stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warmsley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warmsley trying to control the position.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Till passes Warmsley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Till trying to pass the guard but Warmsley defending well.
Till trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Till is working for a kimura but Warmsley is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Till content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Warmsley trying to hold on to Till's head to control him but Till postures up.
Till prevents Warmsley from standing back up.
#SUB#
Till seems to be working for a kimura but Warmsley defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Till is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Till is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Till prevents Warmsley from improving his position.
Warmsley wants to get back to his feet.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Till passes to full mount!
Warmsley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Till can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warmsley is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warmsley is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Till is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Warmsley is surviving well by controlling Till's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warmsley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Warmsley throws a nice looking combination but Till bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warmsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch up but Warmsley keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warmsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dannis Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warmsley misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Warmsley has closed the distance and engaged Till in a clinch.
Till blocking some punches.
Warmsley working aggressively here.
Till is trying to pull guard but Warmsley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warmsley walks away with a smile on his face. Till gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till darts in trying to clinch
and Warmsley counters with a one-two to the body. #T1##CL2#
Warmsley takes the fight into the clinch.
Warmsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Warmsley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Till is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warmsley.
Warmsley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Till's defenses.
Till tries to pull guard but Warmsley won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dannis Till. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Warmsley breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Warmsley has Till up against the cage in a clinch.
Warmsley leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD#
Till ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Till no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Till is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Warmsley rolls with it to try and escape but Till cranks on the arm and Warmsley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dannis Till!
After winning the bout, Dannis Till 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:
ROTI-18
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Till is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
#CL#
Till forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Till throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Till.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Till misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Till throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Till lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Till blocks the low kick.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Till tries to clinch up.#T2#
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Till takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till feinted with a counter takedown.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Till's front leg. #T3#
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Till doesn't seem bothered though.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till is looking to clinch.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Till clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Till throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow. #T4#
Alvarez tries a body shot but Till blocks it.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Till backwards.
Till will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Till throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Till checks the leg kick.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Till has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Dannis Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Till checks a low kick from Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whorely Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Till wants to clinch.#T1#
Till takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Till tries to counter with a takedown but Alvarez is quick to defend against it.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Till's leg. Till is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Till wants to clinch.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Till checks the leg kick.#T2#
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alvarez.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez thumps Till with a low kick.
Till blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
A leg kick checked by Till.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. #T3#
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Till steps away.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Till is able to avoid easily.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till tries to clinch up.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Till's ribs.
Till is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Till checks it.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarez counters with a big head kick but Till shrugs it off.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Till's side.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez lands with a kick to the temple. Till shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Till was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till wants to clinch.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whorely Alvarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez tries a quick counter leg kick but Till is wise to it.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Till on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Till moves out of range of the body kick.
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Till is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T3#
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Till avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Till blocks it well.
Alvarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Till.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Till is able to avoid easily.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Till is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Till wants to clinch.#T4#
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch up.
Till takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Till backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Till tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Dannis Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Till wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whorely Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whorely Alvarez!
Whorely Alvarez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ROTI-12
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Askcrew misses with a low kick as Till jumps back.
Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Askcrew closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Askcrew lands in his opponent's guard.
Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Askcrew looking to sit in guard and control but Till gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Askcrew has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Till won't allow Askcrew to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till stops Askcrew from standing up.
Till is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Till wants to control from the top but Askcrew keeps moving.
Till has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Askcrew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Till trying to control but Askcrew is working from the bottom.
Till looking to sit in guard and control but Askcrew gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Askcrew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Till works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askcrew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Till swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Till keeping moving, preventing Askcrew from controlling successfully.
Till has his hands on Askcrew's head, controlling the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Askcrew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Till keeping full guard, as Askcrew tries to pass. #SUB#
Till has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Askcrew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Till.#SUB2#
Askcrew tries for a kimura but Till is defending well.
Askcrew working away.#T3##SU2#
Askcrew decides to stand back up.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askcrew drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.#CL#
Till closes the distance and clinches.
Askcrew leaning his opponent against the cage.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Till prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Askcrew pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Askcrew working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Till has passed into half guard!
#T4#
Askcrew tries to get to full guard but Till has control of the leg.
Till trying to mount his opponent but Askcrew defends it.
Askcrew is trying to get back to full guard.
Till works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Till wants to take a breather but Askcrew manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Till.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Askcrew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Askcrew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till wants to clinch.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askcrew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Askcrew moves into the clinch successfully.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle.
Till prevents Askcrew from breaking the clinch.
Till throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Till. #T1#
Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Ren Askcrew has been cut.
Askcrew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Till blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askcrew.
Dannis Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Askcrew dodges an elbow strike from Till.
Till lands a nice elbow.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Askcrew working hard to break the clinch.
Askcrew avoids the elbow strike from Till, against the cage.
Till misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Askcrew trying to land knees to the body.
Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Askcrew has Till pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Till manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Till prevents a body shot from Askcrew.
Askcrew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askcrew wants to break free but Till has control.
Till lands an elbow that stopped Askcrew in his tracks for a moment.
Askcrew wants to get back to striking at distance but Till won't allow it.
#TD2#
Askcrew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Till regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till looking to control.
Till wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Askcrew trying to control but Till is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Askcrew gets to his feet. Till looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T3#
Till defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askcrew.
Askcrew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Till is fending him off so far but Askcrew persists. Nope, Till circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Till moves into range and clinches up with Askcrew.
A nice left hand lands by Askcrew.
Askcrew tries to throw a body punch but Till avoids it by throwing Askcrew back against the cage.
Till throws an elbow that misses.
Askcrew blocks the elbow strike.
Askcrew tries to score a body lock takedown but Till shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow.
Askcrew can't break the clinch.
Askcrew has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment.
Askcrew jumps guard but Till stands there with Askcrew around his waist. Askcrew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Askcrew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T4#
Askcrew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Till avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Till just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askcrew's brow.
Askcrew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Till after a bit of a struggle.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike.
Askcrew blocks an elbow strike from Till.
Askcrew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Askcrew gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Till avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askcrew.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Till is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Till manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannis Till dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ren Askcrew's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Askcrew tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Till moves into the clinch.
Till lands an elbow just above Askcrew 's eye.
Till pushes off an throws an elbow but Askcrew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Askcrew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Till fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Askcrew goes for a double leg but Till avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Till continues to drive forward.
Till wants to clinch up but Askcrew keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Askcrew shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Till is trying to defend but Askcrew finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Till has his hands clasped together around Askcrew's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB2#
Askcrew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Till has managed to free his arm - good work.
Askcrew wants to advance to full mount but Till doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Askcrew wants to control from the top but Till keeps moving.
Till looking to control.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Till looking to control but Askcrew passes into half guard.
Till is not content to let Askcrew control the position.
Till won't allow Askcrew to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Askcrew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Till is just riding it out for now. Askcrew eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Askcrew thows an elbow strike that misses. Till gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Askcrew doesn't seem too bothered but Till quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Askcrew is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Askcrew really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dannis Till!
A relieved looking Dannis Till 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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