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Event:
BCS 11
Date: Dec 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Mason swinging wildly here.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
May wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
May ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Mason has knocked May down with a huge combo! Mason steps away and waves a wobbly May back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
May is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Woodford May has been cut.
May drops his hands for a split second and Mason immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into May face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Mason follows up with a right hand that knocks May into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Mason!
A very excited looking Max Mason 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 Woodford May had this to say: 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
WPFC 32 - Tantor vs Zdravkov
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
May closes the distance and pushes Shepherd back into the cage.
Shepherd is trying to drag May to the mat but May just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shepherd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. May fights it off and pushes away nicely.
May scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
It looks like Teddy Shepherd has been cut.#CL#
May has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
May tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.#CL#
May gets a clinch.
Shepherd prevents May from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shepherd. #T1#
Shepherd prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Shepherd throws a counter combo.#KD#
May sends Shepherd crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! May is motioning to the referee to let Shepherd up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
May drops Shepherd with a big left hand! Shepherd is injured, injured bad! May jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woodford May!
An intense looking Woodford May took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Event:
WPFC 25 - Owens vs. Rasmussen
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Glennville misses with a wild body shot.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Glennville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glennville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glennville feints and then cracks May's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow May down.
Glennville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glennville.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glennville was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
May swings for the body but Glennville moves out of range.
May is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glennville thumps May with a low kick.
Glennville thuds his shin into the meat of May's side.
May looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
May rushes Glennville and presses him up against the cage.
Glennville gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from May.
I was talking to Glennville's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1##BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glennville scores with a sloppy right hand. May should have avoided that one.
May takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
May misses with a head kick.
Glennville lets loose with a powerful body kick. May will feel that in the morning.
May sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
May looks winded!
Glennville scores with a leg kick.
Glennville misses with a body shot.
Glennville digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glennville was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Glennville throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent May stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glennville bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glennville scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
May just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Glennville tenderised May's leg. May is trying to keep his angry face on.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glennville paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glennville cracks the inside of May's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Glennville.
Glennville throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Glennville throws an overhand right that drops May like a sack of potatoes! Glennville dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Glennville!
In defeat, Woodford May stepped up to the mic, saying 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
WPFC 21 - Lawrence vs Lothbrok
Date: Aug 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
May pushes Doncaster up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Doncaster gets control of May's arms and successfully pulls guard. Doncaster will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Doncaster has his feet on May's thighs here. He's pushed May off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! May screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Doncaster!
An out of breath Mark Doncaster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Woodford May had this to say: 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
RH46
Date: Jun 29, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
May moves into the clinch.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorpe keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorpe trying to land knees to the body.
Thorpe scores with a shot to the side of May's head.
May tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorpe avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorpe.
May throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorpe blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Thorpe fails to land.
May wants to break free but Thorpe has control.
May tries to break the clinch but Thorpe is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorpe.
May can't break the clinch.
May blocking some punches.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May can't break the clinch.
A short right from Thorpe on the inside.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorpe has him pressed against the ropes.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorpe.
Thorpe has May pressed against the ropes, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorpe has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorpe. #T1#
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorpe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorpe tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May wants to break free but Thorpe has control.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May slips a straight right by Thorpe.#CL#
May clinches with his opponent.
May blocks an uppercut.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorpe has double underhooks.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by May.
Thorpe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Thorpe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, May just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorpe's brow.
Thorpe lands with a light punch inside.
Thorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May avoiding damage as Thorpe throws knees to the body.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorpe won't allow it.
May tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorpe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
#BC#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May works over Thorpe's head and body with a nice combination.
May scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorpe doesn't seem bothered though.
May connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thorpe momentarily.
Thorpe slips a jab and a cross from May.
#CL#
May pushes Thorpe up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Thorpe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Thorpe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorpe with a nice cross.
Thorpe avoids the body shot from May.
#CL#
Thorpe tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thorpe.
Nice body punch from Thorpe. #BC#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May digs a good body shot into Thorpe's ribs.#CL#
May darts in and clinches Thorpe up against the ropes.
Thorpe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of May backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorpe.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Thorpe tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Thorpe back against the ropes. #BC#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woodford May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by May. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of May.#CL#
May darts in and clinches Thorpe up against the ropes.
Thorpe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
Thorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
May working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorpe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
May clinches up against the ropes.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
May is trying to break the clinch but Thorpe has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorpe keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thorpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorpe has May pressed against the ropes, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T2##BC#
May manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
May has Thorpe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
May wants to break free but Thorpe has control.
May is trying to break free.
May is trying to push Thorpe away but Thorpe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Thorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe has May pressed against the ropes, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clint Thorpe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thorpe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Thorpe has May pressed against the ropes, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
May breaks the clinch.
May's corner calls for a 1-2. May obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
May darts in and clinches Thorpe up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
May gets a clinch.
Thorpe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
May working hard to break the clinch.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Thorpe.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
Thorpe lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
May moves into the clinch.
Thorpe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt May or not.
May blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May can't break the clinch.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Thorpe.
Thorpe throws a head punch that misses.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorpe has double underhooks.
May is trying to break free.#T1#
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorpe has him pressed against the ropes.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May wants to break free but Thorpe has control.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May working hard to break the clinch.
Thorpe lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Thorpe.
#BC#
May breaks the clinch.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorpe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
May closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May has had enough of the clinch but Thorpe keeps him there for the moment.
Thorpe lands a right hand.
Thorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Thorpe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorpe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
May forces Thorpe back against the ropes and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorpe avoids the head kick by May.
Thorpe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorpe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May has had enough of the clinch but Thorpe keeps him there for the moment.
Thorpe has a couple of punches blocked by May.
#BC#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorpe ducks right into an uppercut from May.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woodford May showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woodford May!
Woodford May looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Event:
RH35
Date: Jun 12, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Alexandrov darts in and clinches May up against the ropes.#BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
May lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Alexandrov gets a clinch. #BC#
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
May can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Alexandrov clinches up with May and pushes him back against the ropes.
May tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries to circle away but Alexandrov has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Alexandrov rushes May and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
May tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrov has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Alexandrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL2#
May takes the fight into the clinch.
May wants to break free but Alexandrov has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
May can't break the clinch.
May is trying to break the clinch but Alexandrov has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
May avoids a punch combination nicely.
And May responds with a good body kick, but Alexandrov manages to step out the way in time.
May swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
May moves to clinch but Alexandrov breaks away
and Alexandrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
May instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Good body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow. #BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
May scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
May clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down May.#BC#
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but May moves out of range. #CL#
Alexandrov rushes May and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Alexandrov is looking to clinch but May is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alexandrov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexandrov swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Alexandrov gets a clinch.
May tries to break free but Alexandrov pushes him back against the ropes.
Alexandrov keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Alexandrov breaks from the clinch.
May has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrov circles away.
Alexandrov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alexandrov connects with a nice cross there... May is looking wobbly and Alexandrov recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send May to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Alexandrov jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Alexandrov!
Our winner, Alex Alexandrov, 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.
The defeated Woodford May had this to say: 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
RH25
Date: May 22, 2019 |
#R1#
May takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Odongkara.
May's coach down at Fisticuffs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May feints a jab promting Odongkara to slip. May then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odongkara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Odongkara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Odongkara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odongkara tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odongkara lands a nice leg kick that just misses May's sensitive parts.
Odongkara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Odongkara misses
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odongkara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Odongkara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Odongkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with May, pushing him back against the ropes.
I was talking to Odongkara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
May is trying to force a seperation but Odongkara has the dominant position.
May wants to break free but Odongkara has control.
#T1#
Odongkara misses with a punch on the inside.
May is trying to push Odongkara away but Odongkara has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Odongkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odongkara lands a left hand that snaps the head of May backwards.
Odongkara scores with a nice hook to the head.
May tries to circle away but Odongkara has him pinned against the ropes.
May is trying to break free.
Odongkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
May tries to break free but Odongkara pushes him back against the ropes.
Odongkara lands with a light punch inside.
Odongkara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
May looks winded!
Odongkara lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odongkara. #ROC#
May is rocked!
Odongkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
May is still on wobbly legs! Can Odongkara finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Odongkara.
Odongkara creates a bit of distance and cracks May with a big uppercut! May goes down! The referee pushes Odongkara away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will May make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Odongkara takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Moses Odongkara!
Woodford May was interviewed post fight and said 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
FARTMMA 30
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
May throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#CL2#
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair wants a takedown.
Flair tries for a takedown but May manages to get underhooks.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair avoids the body shot from May.
Flair shoots in looking for a takedown. May tries to sprawl out of it but Flair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. May manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and May releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at North Side Discount Fitness & Premium Tacos in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flair is breathing heavily.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1##BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
May throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
May throws a head kick that misses.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.#CUT2#
It looks like Nick Flair has been cut.#CL2#
May rushes Flair and presses him up against the cage.
May trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flair tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC2#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
May clinches with his opponent.
Flair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.#T2##BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May scores with a jab to the body.
May jabs at Flair's body.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
May's coach down at Fisticuffs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May tests Flair's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
May clinches up against the cage.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair is controlling him.#BC2#
May breaks from the clinch.
Flair misses with a combination
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3##CL2#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free but Flair has control.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May blocks a head kick by Flair.
#CL2#
May drives through and clinches with Flair against the cage.
Flair tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
May is trying to break free.#BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4##CL2#
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
May avoids a wild elbow strike from Flair.
May missing with knees to the body.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair has him pressed against the cage.
Flair managing to block the knees to the body from May.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
May is looking to control Flair's arms but Flair gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May tries to break the clinch but Flair is controlling the position. #TD#
Flair jumps guard and drags May to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Flair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
May changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May, as that shot connected.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May bobs and weaves and unloads with a good 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!
Flair shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Flair falls off balance throwing a combination
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2##BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May dips to his left and cracks Flair with an uppercut!#CL2#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
May breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Flair won't allow it.
Flair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
May is trying to break free.
May is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodford May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
May manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
May closes the distance and clinches.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flair.
May is looking for a takedown.
Flair is pushing May up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
May tries to score a body lock takedown but Flair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
Flair jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
May prevents a body shot from Flair. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May lands a jab to Flair's midsection.
May getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
Nick Flair's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
May breaks the clinch.
Flair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL2#
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Flair is trying to stall.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flair moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
May takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Flair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
May is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
May closes the distance and pushes Flair back into the cage.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Flair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
Flair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as May sprawls well. May wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flair gets slowly back to his feet.
May wants to slow Flair down by chopping away at his legs.
May checks a leg kick.
May now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
#CL2#
May moves into the clinch.
Flair is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Flair pulls guard.
Flair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
May wants to control but Flair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
May tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
May wants to get back to his feet.
Flair is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.
Flair controlling the action here.
Flair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
May really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flair not doing much here.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Flair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
May is trying to maintain the position but Flair is very close to passing his half guard.
May is trying to get back to full guard.
May wants to control the action here but instead Flair manages to pass to full mount!
Flair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flair controlling from the full mount.
Flair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. May can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T3#
Flair with good strikes from the mount here!
May is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Flair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but May manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Flair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but May is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
May sneaks back into half guard.
May gets back to full guard.
#T4#
May doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nick Flair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May wants to get back to his feet but Flair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
May trying to control the position.
Nick Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flair with a nice head shot there.
Flair is in close to May's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woodford May is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#ES2#
May pushes Flair off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woodford May!
Woodford May looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 26
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
May tries to keep at a distance but Castle has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castle misses with the head strike.
May's coach down at Fisticuffs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle gets through May's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Castle pushes May against the cage. Castle is working some dirty boxing. Castle pushes off with a quick right hook! May goes down! May tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Castle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!
Frank Castle decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Woodford May stepped up to the mic, saying 'Live and learn. '.
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Event:
FARTMMA 18
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by May. Beautiful body shot.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rabbitte or perhaps it was just good defense by May, which made it look bad.
Rabbitte missing with a left hand there. May was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
May takes the fight into the clinch.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabbitte prevents May from breaking the clinch.#TD2#
Rabbitte decides to pull guard.
Rabbitte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
May throws an elbow that misses. Rabbitte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in May's guard. Nice move by Rabbitte!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rabbitte with a nice head shot there.
Rabbitte tries to stand but May is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
Rabbitte trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
Rabbitte lands a couple of digs.
Rabbitte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rabbitte working the ground and pound.
Rabbitte trying to control the position but May is working away.
May is trying to control Rabbitte's posture but Rabbitte avoids it. #SUB2#
Rabbitte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
May taking a bit of punishment here - Rabbitte scoring with strikes. #T2##SU2#
Rabbitte stands up and we're back to a striking position.
May looks to clinch
and Rabbitte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
May lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Rabbitte misses.
May moves in looking to clinch but Rabbitte pushes him off.
Rabbitte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but May avoids it really well and circles away.
May tests Rabbitte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabbitte tries for a takedown but May sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woodford May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rabbitte.
Rabbitte circles away from the clinch attempt.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbitte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May tries to clinch but Rabbitte moves out of range. #T3#
Rabbitte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
May blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
May scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbitte doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabbitte looks winded!
Rabbitte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick
and May makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rabbitte swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rabbitte, pushing him back against the cage.
May has had enough of the clinch but Rabbitte keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May tries to circle away but Rabbitte has him pinned against the cage.
May is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabbitte is defending well for now.
Rabbitte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabbitte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by May.
Rabbitte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rabbitte throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
May is trying to break the clinch but Rabbitte has him pressed against the cage.
Rabbitte throws a head punch that misses.
May wants to break free but Rabbitte has control.
May avoiding damage as Rabbitte throws knees to the body.
May has had enough of the clinch but Rabbitte keeps him there for the moment.
Rabbitte tries to work over May's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbitte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
May blocking some punches.
Rabbitte has a couple of punches blocked by May.
May blocks an uppercut.
Rabbitte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mays head.
Rabbitte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Rabbitte throws a punch but it's blocked by May.
Rabbitte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rabbitte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rabbitte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rabbitte has a takedown stuffed.
Rabbitte has a takedown stuffed.
Rabbitte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May defends it nicely.
Woodford May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rabbitte.
Rabbitte looks for a takedown but May sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabbitte.
May lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
May is looking to clinch but Rabbitte is avoiding it.
#CL#
May takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries to break the clinch but Rabbitte is controlling the position.
Rabbitte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabbitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Rabbitte manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
May drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rabbitte manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now May has Rabbitte in his guard.#REVB##T1#
Rabbitte with a nice head shot there.
Rabbitte chips away with some ground and pound.
Rabbitte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rabbitte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rabbitte passes May's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rabbitte working over May with some ground and pound. May looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rabbitte working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
May is rocked!
Rabbitte is nestled in close to May, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh May is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabbitte scores with a big shot! May's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save May! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Rabbitte!
Woodford May spoke after the fight, saying 'Live and learn. '.
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