 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Lawrence.
We've been informed that Lawrence 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.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawrence.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence is looking to land body kicks.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbeard blocks the body kick.
Blackbeard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
It looked like Blackbeard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a low kick, looking for Blackbeard's leg but Blackbeard calmly moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawrence there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Lawrence has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blackbeard. Blackbeard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with a good jab.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Blackbeard's body.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Blackbeard throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawrence! But no joy.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbeard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws out a leg kick but Blackbeard moves out of range and Lawrence only half commits.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Blackbeard seems unphased.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Blackbeard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Blackbeard loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Blackbeard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackbeard.
Lawrence connects with a high kick.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackbeard should have avoided that one.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Blackbeard's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lawrence catches Blackbeard right on the button with a cross.
Blackbeard needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T4#
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Blackbeard checks the leg kick.
Blackbeard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A cross from Blackbeard lands.
A big left from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence wants to slow Blackbeard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Blackbeard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawrence, right into the meat.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence 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#
Lawrence catches Blackbeard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawrence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackbeard scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Blackbeard didn't see that one coming.
Blackbeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Blackbeard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard misses with a left hand
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.#T1#
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard takes one to the chin there.
Blackbeard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Blackbeard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blackbeard slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawrence lunges at Blackbeard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackbeard's hand.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackbeard misses the target.
Nice jab there from Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackbeard is able to avoid easily.
Lawrence works over Blackbeard's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence slips a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Blackbeard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackbeard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackbeard's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackbeard's head.#T4#
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination. Blackbeard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackbeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackbeard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Blackbeard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackbeard jabs at Lawrence's body.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackbeard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackbeard swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Blackbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackbeard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackbeard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Blackbeard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Blackbeard throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Blackbeard blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence defending well as Blackbeard loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Blackbeard scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Blackbeard tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackbeard. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackbeard throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Blackbeard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
Blackbeard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard lands the left hand.
Blackbeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a head shot.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blackbeard.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence cracks Blackbeard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duke Blackbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbeard throws out the jab.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
#T4#
Blackbeard throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackbeard eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackbeard avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Blackbeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Johnny Lawrence, 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.
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 43
Date: Apr 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Khamsing looks to land a left hand but Blackbeard moved out of range nicely.
Blackbeard ducks under a wild hook from Khamsing.
Khamsing scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khamsing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Khamsing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khamsing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khamsing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackbeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khamsing scrambles back to his feet.
Khamsing moves away from the strike by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackbeard scores with a punch to the head.
Blackbeard throws a looping overhand right but Khamsing ducks down to avoid it.
Blackbeard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khamsing counters with a straight right hand.
Khamsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamsing.
We've been informed that Khamsing 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.#T1#
Khamsing takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Khamsing moves out of range as Blackbeard strikes.
Khamsing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khamsing tries to clinch up.
Khamsing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackbeard backs up against the cage.
#ROC2#
Blackbeard is rocked!
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khamsing slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Khamsing lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Khamsing forces Blackbeard back against the cage and clinches.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Khamsing is controlling him.
Khamsing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards.
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Khamsing.
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khamsing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khamsing lands a shot to the body.
Khamsing blocks an uppercut.
Blackbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khamsing misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Khamsing has him pressed against the cage.
Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khamsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Khamsing.
Khamsing blocking some punches.
Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khamsing.
Khamsing throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khamsing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khamsing working aggressively here.
Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamsing.
Khamsing swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khamsing.
Blackbeard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Blackbeard misses with the head strike.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard tries to throw a body punch but Khamsing avoids it by throwing Blackbeard back against the cage.
Khamsing throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khamsing throws a head punch that misses.
Khamsing prevents Blackbeard from breaking the clinch.
Khamsing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackbeard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khamsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackbeard controls his hands.
Blackbeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Blackbeard avoids it by throwing Khamsing back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Khamsing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard misses with a body punch
#KD2#
and Khamsing counters with a nice right hand that sends Blackbeard toppling to the canvas! Blackbeard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khamsing finish him?!
Oh Blackbeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamsing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard is holding his hands too far apart here. Khamsing throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Blackbeard is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Somrak Khamsing!
A very excited looking Somrak Khamsing 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.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 33
Date: Mar 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Guerrero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guerrero takes one on the button.
Guerrero moves away from the strike by Blackbeard. #TD2#
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blackbeard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guerrero throws an elbow but Blackbeard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Guerrero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Guerrero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Guerrero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blackbeard down.
Guerrero lands a few punches from side control.
Blackbeard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guerrero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blackbeard some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blackbeard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blackbeard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guerrero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guerrero cracks Blackbeard with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#
Blackbeard is rocked!
Guerrero in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blackbeard looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Guerrero turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
Eddie Guerrero is the new welterweight champion!
Eddie Guerrero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 28
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Blackbeard to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Blackbeard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Blackbeard.
Ribeiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blackbeard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackbeard connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro's belly button to the back.
Blackbeard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ribeiro takes one on the button.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blackbeard digs a good hook to Ribeiro's body.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Ribeiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blackbeard circles away.
Ribeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD#
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribeiro! Blackbeard lets Ribeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Ribeiro is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Marcus Ribeiro has been cut.#T1#
Blackbeard cracks Ribeiro on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ribeiro falls backwards against the cage. Blackbeard follows up with more strikes that drop Ribeiro to his knees. Blackbeard keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ribeiro! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Duke Blackbeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 21
Date: Feb 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Blackbeard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khamsing misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws a series of punches but Khamsing moves out of range.
Khamsing is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Blackbeard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackbeard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blackbeard there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#
Blackbeard is rocked!
Blackbeard misses with a hook. Khamsing ducked under it nicely.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Khamsing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackbeard.
Khamsing misses with a hook. Blackbeard ducked under it nicely.
Blackbeard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackbeard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khamsing slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Khamsing misses.
Blackbeard misses with a looping right.
Khamsing throws a jab when Blackbeard was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Blackbeard misses its target.
Khamsing misses with a series of wild punches.
Blackbeard throwing a counter right hand but Khamsing manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Khamsing rushes Blackbeard and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Blackbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blackbeard lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khamsing.
Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackbeard blocks a body shot from Khamsing.
Blackbeard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard blocking some punches.
Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khamsing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackbeard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Blackbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khamsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khamsing doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Khamsing misses with a hook. Blackbeard ducked under it nicely.
Khamsing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khamsing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Blackbeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Khamsing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blackbeard seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Khamsing moves out of range. #CL2#
Khamsing has managed to clinch.
Khamsing scores with a shot to the side of Blackbeard's head.
Blackbeard struggles to land a body shot inside as Khamsing controls his hands.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the side of Khamsing's head.
Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackbeard.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing misses with some punches.
Khamsing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards. #T4#
Khamsing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khamsing lands a right hand.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Blackbeard.
Khamsing throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
A left hand lands to the body for Khamsing.
Blackbeard misses with some punches.
Khamsing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackbeard.
A short uppercut from Khamsing.
Blackbeard lands a body punch.
Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Blackbeard avoids it by throwing Khamsing back against the cage.
Blackbeard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Blackbeard fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard misses with a lunging right hand
and Khamsing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Khamsing.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Khamsing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khamsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Khamsing on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khamsing lands a lovely overhand right.
Khamsing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khamsing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khamsing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1#
Blackbeard with a nice cross.
Khamsing jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackbeard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackbeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khamsing moves away.
Khamsing misses with a hook.
Blackbeard lands a body shot.
Khamsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamsing.
Khamsing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #KD2#
Khamsing drops Blackbeard with a beautiful combination! Blackbeard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khamsing is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard lands with a straight right. Khamsing didn't see that one coming.
Khamsing looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blackbeard lands a right hand from hell, dropping Khamsing. Blackbeard pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
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.
In defeat, Somrak Khamsing stepped up to the mic, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 16: Duke B. vs. Galang
Date: Feb 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Blackbeard throws the left hand but Galang avoids the punch easily.
Galang misses with a lunging right hand
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackbeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Blackbeard moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Blackbeard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Galang.
Galang throws a hook to the side of Blackbeard's head but Blackbeard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackbeard misses with a straight left.
Galang jabs Blackbeard right on the nose. Blackbeard blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Galang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackbeard lands a nice hook to Galang's body. Galang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Galang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Galang.
Blackbeard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galang to score with a decent uppercut.
Galang looks to land a left hand but Blackbeard moved out of range nicely.
Galang jabs at Blackbeard's body.
Galang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T1#
Galang lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Galang does it's job there.
Galang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Galang's head but Galang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galang looks to land a right hand but Blackbeard moved out of range.
Donk. Blackbeard catches Galang right on the button with a cross.
Galang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Galang loads up on a big right hand but Blackbeard slips the punch.
Galang misses with a telegraphed body shot
#KD#
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Galang! Blackbeard lets Galang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Galang is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galang ducks into an uppercut from Blackbeard and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Duke Blackbeard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Jomar Galang had this to say: 'I dunno sounds like a lot of effort to me. I
think I'd prefer red dead 2 and pornhub'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 13: Duke B. vs. Ribeiro
Date: Feb 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Blackbeard.
Ribeiro misses with a right hand
and Blackbeard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackbeard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Blackbeard. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Blackbeard finds it's target.
Ribeiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD#
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribeiro! Blackbeard lets Ribeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ribeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro throws a shot from downtown. Blackbeard moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the head.
Ribeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blackbeard scores with a nice right hand.
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackbeard finish him?
Blackbeard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Blackbeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackbeard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blackbeard lands with a shot to the body.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Blackbeard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ribeiro looks winded!#KD#
Blackbeard drops Ribeiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ribeiro looks back up at him and smiles so Blackbeard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ribeiro is holding his hands too far apart here. Blackbeard throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ribeiro is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Duke Blackbeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 9: Aguinaldo vs Duke B.
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Aguinaldo misses with a right hand
enabling Blackbeard to counter with a crisp jab.
Blackbeard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aguinaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackbeard manages to avoid it.
Blackbeard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good exchange - Blackbeard coming out on top.#ROC2#
Aguinaldo is rocked!
Blackbeard looks to throw the jab but Aguinaldo is out of range.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the body.
Aguinaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aguinaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aguinaldo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aguinaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackbeard on the side of the head.
Blackbeard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguinaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aguinaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blackbeard counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Blackbeard defending well as Aguinaldo loads up on a big left hand.
Blackbeard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackbeard throws the left hand but Aguinaldo avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo swings for the body but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Blackbeard lands the left hand.
Blackbeard keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook. Blackbeard ducked under it nicely.
Aguinaldo throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aguinaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Blackbeard misses.
Aguinaldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blackbeard loads up on a big right hand but Aguinaldo slips the punch.
Aguinaldo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blackbeard.#CL#
Aguinaldo moves into range and clinches up with Blackbeard.#T2#
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Aguinaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguinaldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aguinaldo cracks Blackbeard with a nice body shot.
Blackbeard can't find room to land a body shot as Aguinaldo controls the action.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aguinaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard can't break the clinch.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aguinaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Aguinaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackbeard blocking some punches.
Aguinaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Aguinaldo on the inside.
Aguinaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Blackbeard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackbeard misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackbeard.
A hook to the body from Aguinaldo.
#T4#
Blackbeard blocks an uppercut.
Aguinaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aguinaldo prevents a body shot from Blackbeard.
A right handed body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands a body shot.
Aguinaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aguinaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Blackbeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aguinaldo's elbow.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Blackbeard's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Blackbeard controls the action.
#BC2#
Blackbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Blackbeard throws a big shot that misses.
Blackbeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackbeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aguinaldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Aguinaldo rushes Blackbeard and presses him up against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands an uppercut.
Aguinaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aguinaldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blackbeard blocking some punches.
Aguinaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Blackbeard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aguinaldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Blackbeard controls the action.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Blackbeard controls the action.
Blackbeard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aguinaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguinaldo has Blackbeard pressed against the cage, preventing Blackbeard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aguinaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aguinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards.
Aguinaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackbeard can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
A short left from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Blackbeard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackbeard tries to work over Aguinaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blackbeard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard tries a body shot but Aguinaldo blocks it.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Aguinaldo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aguinaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Blackbeard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emilio Aguinaldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackbeard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguinaldo lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguinaldo.
A short uppercut from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Aguinaldo.
#T4#
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aguinaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard pushes Aguinaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackbeard struggles to land a body shot inside as Aguinaldo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguinaldo.
A short right from Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Blackbeard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Blackbeard controls the action.
Blackbeard lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Blackbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aguinaldo.
#CL#
Aguinaldo clinches.
Aguinaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackbeard misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Blackbeard fails to land.
Blackbeard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackbeard lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackbeard prevents a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Aguinaldo is controlling him.#BC2#
Blackbeard breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackbeard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackbeard looks to throw the jab but Aguinaldo is out of range. #T1#
Blackbeard slips a straight right by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguinaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard lands a nice shot that snaps Aguinaldo's head back.
#CL#
Aguinaldo moves into the clinch.
Aguinaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackbeard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aguinaldo backwards.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the head.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the head.
Blackbeard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blackbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo lands a body shot. #T2#
Aguinaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguinaldo gets through Blackbeard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguinaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Blackbeard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blackbeard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguinaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blackbeard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackbeard throws a head punch that misses.
Aguinaldo lands a left hand.
#ROC#
Blackbeard is rocked!
Aguinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blackbeard is still on wobbly legs! Can Aguinaldo finish him?
Blackbeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aguinaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aguinaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Blackbeard.
#T3#
Blackbeard has had enough of the clinch but Aguinaldo keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard seems to have recovered his senses.
Blackbeard blocking some punches.
Aguinaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackbeard wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguinaldo won't allow it.
Aguinaldo stalling against the cage.
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blackbeard trying to control the position but instead, Aguinaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blackbeard into the cage.
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Aguinaldo.
#T4#
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackbeard controls his hands.
Blackbeard lands a right hand.
Aguinaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguinaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackbeard controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackbeard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aguinaldo backwards.
Aguinaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aguinaldo prevents Blackbeard from breaking the clinch.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Aguinaldo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Aguinaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackbeard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aguinaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo throws a body punch but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Aguinaldo lands with a nice body punch.
Blackbeard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aguinaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aguinaldo with a nice cross.
Blackbeard punishes Aguinaldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Blackbeard connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Aguinaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Aguinaldo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blackbeard sprawling to the canvas! Blackbeard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aguinaldo finish him?!
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Aguinaldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blackbeard under the eye.#T1#
Aguinaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackbeard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Aguinaldo misses the target.
Blackbeard misses with a hook. Aguinaldo ducked under it nicely.
Blackbeard avoids the body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo throws a hook to the side of Blackbeard's head but Blackbeard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackbeard is looking for the big counter here.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut. Aguinaldo saw that one coming.
Blackbeard looks to land a left hand but Aguinaldo moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Aguinaldo forces Blackbeard back against the cage and clinches.
Aguinaldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Aguinaldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Blackbeard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Blackbeard throws a head punch that misses.
Aguinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguinaldo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aguinaldo's elbow.
Aguinaldo working aggressively here.
Aguinaldo tries to throw a body punch but Blackbeard avoids it by throwing Aguinaldo back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Blackbeard breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackbeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Aguinaldo pushes Blackbeard up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Blackbeard struggles to land a body shot inside as Aguinaldo controls his hands.
Blackbeard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aguinaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard blocks a body shot from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguinaldo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguinaldo.
Blackbeard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aguinaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackbeard. #BC2#
Blackbeard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackbeard swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguinaldo.#T4#
Aguinaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbeard throws out the jab.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aguinaldo walks into a left hand.
Aguinaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard misses with a right hand #CL#
and Aguinaldo moves into the clinch.
Aguinaldo tries to work over Blackbeard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Blackbeard breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo avoids the body shot from Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackbeard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aguinaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aguinaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Aguinaldo misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Aguinaldo had his way with Duke Blackbeard in 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. 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.
#R5#
A telegraphed right hand from Aguinaldo misses the target.
Aguinaldo misses with a double jab
and Aguinaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emilio Aguinaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguinaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
Aguinaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blackbeard counter with a right hand.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Aguinaldo throws a shot from downtown. Blackbeard moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard throws a combination. Aguinaldo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Aguinaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blackbeard lands a jab to the nose.
Aguinaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Blackbeard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Blackbeard! Aguinaldo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard is the new welterweight champion!
Duke Blackbeard decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Emilio Aguinaldo spoke after the fight, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
|
|
|
|
Event:
ST. PIERRE vs. BLACKBEARD
Date: Jan 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Blackbeard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
St Pierre tries to work over Blackbeard's front leg with a kick but Blackbeard checks it.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Blackbeard counters with a huge left! St Pierre is in big trouble! He's backing up but Blackbeard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save St Pierre from any more damage. A dominating finish by Blackbeard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
|
|
|
|
Event:
SPARTA 3: J. Luna vs. Umbebe
Date: Dec 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki walks into a left hand.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Blackbeard there.
Blackbeard connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
Blackbeard connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.#ROC#
Aoki is rocked!#KD#
Blackbeard sends Aoki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blackbeard is motioning to the referee to let Aoki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackbeard finish him?
Aoki's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aoki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki tries for a takedown but Blackbeard circles away easily
and Blackbeard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoki thinking.
Blackbeard drops Aoki with a straight right hand, right on the button! Blackbeard 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 0:54 of round 1, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
