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Event:
SFL 18 | Caes de Guerra
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Vigo circles away and keeps his distance.
Vigo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vigo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman avoiding damage as Vigo throws knees to the body.
Coleman is trying to pull guard but Vigo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Coleman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Vigo.
Coleman has Vigo pressed against the cage, preventing Vigo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vigo struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo tries to stall but Coleman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vigo leaning against his opponent.
Vigo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vigo is leaning against Coleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Vigo has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
Vigo misses with a punch to the body.
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Vigo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow. #TD#
Coleman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coleman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vigo scoring with some ground and pound.
Vigo wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Vigo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coleman holds on and takes a little breather.
Vigo throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vigo's guard. Nice move by Coleman!#REVR#
Vigo is trying to keep Coleman in close.
#T2#
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Our spies down at at Blanc Fitness Academy inform us that Vigo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Vigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Vigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman trying to control but Vigo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3##SUB2#
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vigo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vigo.
Vigo is thwarting Coleman's attempts to control the position.
Coleman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vigo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vigo being controlled here momentarily.
Vigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vigo trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman has momentary wrist control but Vigo slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Vigo is fighting to break Coleman's control of his arms but Coleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to keep Vigo in close.
Vigo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman looking to control.
Vigo chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Vigo has gone for a leg lock! Coleman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vigo's guard.#REVR#
Vigo trying to control the position.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Vigo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Coleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Vigo throws a head punch that misses.
Vigo scores with a hook to the body.
Vigo digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vigo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vigo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Coleman has clasped his hands together around Vigo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman trying to control the position but Vigo is working away.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Vigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman 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.#T1#
Vigo is looking for a sweep.
Vigo struggling a bit here.
Vigo is trying to improve his position.
Vigo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coleman's best efforts.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Coleman passes to full mount!
Coleman trying to control but Vigo is having none of it.
Vigo wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vigo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T2#
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Vigo wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman prevents Vigo from getting the reversal.
Coleman looking to control but Vigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vigo is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vigo hang on?
Vigo regains half guard.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vigo keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vigo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vigo.#SUB2#
Vigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Coleman passes Vigo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
Vigo trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coleman'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.
Coleman winds up and cracks Vigo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vigo can do to turn this around?#T4#
Vigo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Coleman! Vigo is hurt baaadly! Coleman is firing away with more strikes - Vigo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SFL 13 | Redemption
Date: Sep 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovich throws a body punch but Vigo moves out of range.
Vigo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vigo works over Stalinovich's head and body with a nice combination.
Stalinovich throws a body punch but Vigo moves out of range.
Stalinovich scores with a leg kick.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalinovich looks to land a right hand but Vigo moved out of range.
Vigo throws out a counter right but Stalinovich avoids it with no problem.
Stalinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vigo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vigo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stalinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stalinovich blocks a leg kick.
Stalinovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vigo throws a shot from downtown. Stalinovich moves away and avoids it.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab
and Vigo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vigo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stalinovich throws a series of punches but Vigo moves out of range. #T1#
Stalinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Stalinovich looks to throw the jab but Vigo is out of range.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalinovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vigo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vigo throws out a loose jab but Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalinovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stalinovich throws a shot from downtown. Vigo moves away and avoids it.
Stalinovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Vigo walks into a stiff left hand from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vigo throws out the jab.
Stalinovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stalinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vigo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalinovich.
Stalinovich avoids the body shot from Vigo.
#T2#
Vigo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vigo connects with a body shot.
Vigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stalinovich throws a big shot that misses.
Vigo walks into a left hand.
Stalinovich takes a swing at Vigo's ribcage but misses.
Stalinovich throws a big shot that misses.
Stalinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Stalinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Vigo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stalinovich is looking to clinch.
Stalinovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joseph Stalinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vigo lands with a hook. Stalinovich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vigo blocks a jab.
Vigo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vigo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stalinovich rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Stalinovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stalinovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Stalinovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vigo, pushing him back against the cage.
Vigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vigo is trying to break free.
Vigo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Stalinovich.
Vigo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalinovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Vigo blocking some punches.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vigo tries to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling the position.
Stalinovich misses with some punches.
Vigo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stalinovich.
Vigo is looking to control Stalinovich's arms but Stalinovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vigo has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Vigo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Vigo misses with a looping right.
Stalinovich tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vigo manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Stalinovich misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalinovich misses with an uppercut. Vigo saw that one coming.
Vigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vigo swings for the body but Stalinovich moves out of range.
A big right from Vigo misses.
Stalinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stalinovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo takes one to the chin there.
Vigo avoids the body shot from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich tries to clinch but Vigo is having none of it.
Vigo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stalinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalinovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vigo scores with a shot to the body.
Vigo throws a right hand that Stalinovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Stalinovich also avoids with ease.
Stalinovich misses with a combination
and Vigo counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Stalinovich will probably get the nod.
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#
Stalinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovich is looking for a counter combo.
Stalinovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vigo.
Stalinovich tries to counter by clinching up but Vigo breaks away and moves out of range.
Vigo lands a lovely overhand right.
Stalinovich misses with a straight right.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Stalinovich throws a combination. Vigo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vigo misses with a hook to the body
and Stalinovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vigo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stalinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigo is just out of range.
Vigo throws a body punch but Stalinovich moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vigo misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalinovich throws a low kick but Vigo moves out of range easily. #T1#
Stalinovich misses with a looping right.
Vigo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalinovich.
Vigo throws a hook but Stalinovich blocks it.
Stalinovich moves away from the strike by Vigo.
Stalinovich swings for the body but Vigo moves out of range.
Stalinovich misses with a hook
and Vigo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vigo swinging wildly here.
Vigo swings widly with a right hand
and Stalinovich counters with a straight right hand.
Vigo takes a swing at Stalinovich's ribcage but misses.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stalinovich throws a right hand that Vigo ducks under and follows up with a left that Vigo also avoids with ease.
Vigo lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Vigo gets tackled into the cage by Stalinovich. Stalinovich maintains the clinch.
Stalinovich has a couple of punches blocked by Vigo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vigo.
Stalinovich lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalinovich won't allow it.
#T2#
Stalinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Vigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vigo tries to work over Stalinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vigo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vigo lands a hook that snaps the head of Stalinovich backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stalinovich.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalinovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vigo backwards.
Vigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalinovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph Stalinovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Vigo.
Stalinovich pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovich has a couple of punches blocked by Vigo.
Vigo tries to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stalinovich.
Vigo misses with a body punch.
Vigo tries to circle away but Stalinovich has him pinned against the cage.
Vigo tries to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vigo. #T3##BC2#
Vigo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vigo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalinovich.
Vigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stalinovich misses with a jab to the body
and Vigo counters with a right hand to the body.
Vigo misses with a looping right.
Joseph Stalinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vigo.
Stalinovich connects with a body shot that sends Vigo's belly button to the back.
Jab from Stalinovich.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Stalinovich.
Vigo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stalinovich checks it well.
Vigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stalinovich looks to throw the jab but Vigo is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Vigo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vigo.#T4#
Stalinovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo just misses with a punch to the body.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vigo.
Stalinovich tries a low kick but Vigo avoids it.
Vigo just misses with a punch to the body.
Stalinovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Vigo.
Vigo works the jab nicely.
Vigo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vigo scores with a body shot.
Stalinovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalinovich duly obliges.
Vigo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vigo with a hook.
Vigo lands a jab to Stalinovich's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Stalinovich misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Stalinovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Vigo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vigo lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Stalinovich does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Stalinovich has managed to clinch.
Stalinovich blocks a body shot from Vigo.
Stalinovich keeps control of Vigo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vigo can't break the clinch.
Stalinovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalinovich throws a head punch that misses.
Vigo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vigo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Stalinovich fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalinovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Vigo tries to work over Stalinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vigo is trying to break free.
Vigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Stalinovich.
#T1#
Stalinovich scores with a shot to the side of Vigo's head.
Stalinovich lands with a right to the head.
Vigo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Stalinovich.
Vigo is trying to break the clinch but Stalinovich has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stalinovich as Vigo tries to tie him up.
Stalinovich working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stalinovich has double underhooks.
Vigo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stalinovich.
Vigo is trying to break the clinch but Stalinovich is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stalinovich.
Vigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalinovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalinovich working aggressively here.
#T2#
Vigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stalinovich has double underhooks.
Vigo takes a shot to the head.
Vigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Stalinovich has double underhooks.
Stalinovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalinovich has Vigo pressed against the cage, preventing Vigo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalinovich lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalinovich lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vigo to his knees! Stalinovich keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Stalinovich!
Joseph Stalinovich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
SFL 05 | Taneyev vs Kowalski
Date: Aug 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Womba.
Womba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Womba blocks a head kick by Vigo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vigo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Womba thuds his right hand into Vigo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Womba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Womba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womba.
Womba scores with a nice right hand.
Vigo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vigo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vigo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vigo moves out of range as Womba strikes.
Womba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Womba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Womba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
#T1#
Vigo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Womba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Womba.
#CL#
Womba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vigo, pushing him back against the cage.
Womba lands a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Womba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vigo misses with a body punch.
Womba blocks a body shot from Vigo.
Vigo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Womba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vigo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dubaku Womba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Womba can't get the takedown.
Vigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Womba has double underhooks.
Womba misses with a punch to the body.
Vigo stalling against the cage.
Vigo tries to work over Womba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Vigo misses with a body punch.
Womba lands a hook that snaps the head of Vigo backwards.
Womba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vigo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vigo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vigo blocks an uppercut.
Womba is trying to stall.
#BC2#
Vigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Womba throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Vigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Womba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Womba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Womba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Womba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vigo scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Dubaku Womba has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Vigo.#T3#
Womba takes one on the button.#TD#
Womba looking to score a takedown here. Vigo is defending well but Womba drives through and ends up in Vigo's guard.
Womba tries to free his leg and advance position but Vigo is retaining full guard.
Vigo is trying to control the position but Womba postures up.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Womba stands and throws Vigo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vigo tries to buck Womba off but Womba is having none of it.#SUB#
Womba is trying to get an arm triangle but Vigo is defending well.
Vigo tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Womba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vigo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vigo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Womba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vigo struggling a bit here.#T4#
Vigo gets back to half guard.
Womba is looking to advance position but Vigo won't allow it.
Womba is working hard here to advance position.
Vigo wants to control but Womba is keeping busy.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Womba is controlling well.
Womba working over Vigo with some ground and pound. Vigo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Womba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vigo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Womba is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Vigo slips a straight right by Womba.
Womba avoids the body shot from Vigo.
Vigo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Womba is just out of range.
Womba shoots in looking for a takedown. Vigo tries to sprawl out of it but Womba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vigo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Womba feinted with a counter takedown.
Vigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Womba.
Vigo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Womba with a body shot.#TD#
Womba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Vigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Womba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a triangle but Womba pushes his legs off easily.
Vigo keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Vigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Womba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Womba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Womba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vigo is keeping the position for now.
Womba controlling from the top position.
Vigo working a defensive guard here.
Vigo being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo working a defensive guard but Womba passes into half guard.
Womba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vigo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Womba stalling away here and it's allowed Vigo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Womba landing some decent shots from guard.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Womba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vigo's guard.
Dubaku Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vigo is trying to get back to full guard.
Womba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vigo can do to turn this around?
Womba is trying to control the action in half guard but Vigo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vigo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Womba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Womba's back!#T3#
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vigo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vigo is not going to allow Womba to sit and survive in this position.
Vigo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Womba hold on?!
Vigo punches the canvas rather than the man.
Womba is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Vigo looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Womba taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Vigo!
After winning the bout, Don Vigo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 138
Date: Jul 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vigo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Goldberg with a poor takedown
letting Vigo counter with a right hand.
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up with Vigo, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes Vigo against the cage but Vigo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goldberg misses with a leg kick
and Vigo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vigo defends it nicely.
Don Vigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goldberg.
Goldberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vigo is fending him off so far but Goldberg persists. Nope, Vigo circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vigo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vigo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#KD#
Vigo drops Goldberg with a left and a right! Oh, Goldberg is hurt - Vigo dives into side control looking to finish!
#ROC#Goldberg is rocked!#CUT#It looks like John Goldberg has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vigo misses with the ground and pound.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Vigo finish him?
Vigo 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.
Vigo is putting a hurting on Goldberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goldberg defending against the ground and pound.
Goldberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Vigo is working Goldberg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goldberg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vigo throws an elbow but Goldberg slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Goldberg is looking for a sweep.
Vigo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vigo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vigo working the ground and pound.
Goldberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vigo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vigo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vigo tries to advance to mount but Goldberg denies him.
The ground and pound from Vigo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB#
Vigo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Goldberg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vigo scores with punches from side control. #T2#
Goldberg is looking to regain half guard here but Vigo keeps moving and retains side control.
Vigo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goldberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goldberg tries to bench press Vigo off him but Vigo keeps the position.
Vigo trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Vigo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vigo trying to control the position but Goldberg is working away.
Vigo scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vigo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Goldberg tries to bench press Vigo off him but Vigo keeps the position.
Vigo is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vigo working the strikes but Goldberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vigo winds up and cracks Goldberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Vigo throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Goldberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldberg trying to control but Vigo postures up.
Goldberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vigo.
Vigo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Vigo is controlling well.
Vigo wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Goldberg trying to hold on to Vigo's head to control him but Vigo postures up.
#SUB#
Vigo is working for a kimura but Goldberg is defending it quite comfortably.
#T4#
Vigo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep. Vigo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vigo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldberg trying to control here.
Goldberg gets back to full guard.
Vigo looking to pass the guard.
Vigo trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Vigo won't allow Goldberg to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Goldberg'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.#R2#
Vigo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vigo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goldberg in his tracks. #TD2#
Goldberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
#SUB#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Vigo actively working from the bottom here.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Vigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Goldberg works his way into side control.
Goldberg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vigo!
Vigo regains half guard.#SUB2#
Goldberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Vigo taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg is thwarting Vigo's attempts to control the position.#T2##SUB#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Vigo wants to get back to full guard.
Vigo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Vigo actively working from the bottom here.
Vigo regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goldberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg cracks Vigo with a solid left hand.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Vigo keeps moving.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vigo's brow. #T3#
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldberg trying to control but Vigo is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vigo's brow.
Goldberg cracks Vigo with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Vigo has his foot on Goldberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Vigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldberg scoring with punches from side control.
Vigo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#ROC2#Vigo is rocked!
Goldberg scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vigo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Goldberg can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Goldberg!
A relieved looking John Goldberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 127
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Vigo moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Haskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haskins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vigo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haskins tries to avoid it but Vigo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haskins to the ground. Haskins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vigo throws a shot from downtown. Haskins moves away and avoids it.
Haskins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haskins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vigo counters with a straight right hand.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins walks into a straight right hand from Vigo.
Vigo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vigo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haskins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Vigo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haskins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vigo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vigo lands with a nice body punch.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Vigo.
Haskins 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.
A punch combination from Vigo misses.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dwayne Haskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vigo swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Don Vigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Vigo lands with a nice body punch.
Vigo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo's corner calls for a 1-2. Vigo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vigo scores with a hook to the body. Haskins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vigo is looking to wear down Haskins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Vigo.
Haskins loads up on a big right hand but Vigo slips the punch.
Haskins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Don Vigo has been cut.
Haskins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
#T3#
Vigo misses with a looping right.
Vigo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haskins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vigo looks to land a right hand but Haskins moved out of range.
It seemed like Haskins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vigo throws a jab when Haskins was well out of range.
A cross from Vigo lands.
Vigo misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haskins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vigo.
Good exchange - Vigo coming out on top.#T4#
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Haskins moves away from the strike by Vigo.
Haskins ducks under a wild hook from Vigo.
A nice combination there by Vigo.
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!
Vigo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haskins. Haskins obviously looking to wear him down.
Haskins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Haskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vigo throws out the jab.
Vigo lands a slapping body shot.
Vigo throws a right hand that misses
letting Haskins counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Haskins takes one on the button.#TD#
Vigo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haskins's guard.
Vigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haskins wants to stand up but Vigo is controlling him.
Vigo throwing strikes but missing.
Vigo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vigo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vigo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo stops Haskins from standing up.
Vigo 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.
Vigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vigo forces his way into half guard.
Vigo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Vigo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #CUT#
That has opened up Dwayne Haskins's cut even more.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet.
Haskins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vigo.
Haskins is staying active underneath Vigo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Vigo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Vigo is trying to work for a kimura but Haskins is defending well.
Vigo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Vigo is looking for a kimura but Haskins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vigo to get the leverage.
Haskins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vigo.
Vigo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Vigo throwing shots but Haskins is blocking nicely.
Vigo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vigo thows a huge punch but Haskins dodges it nicely.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet.
Vigo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vigo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haskins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Vigo is controlling him well.
Haskins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vigo.
Haskins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Haskins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vigo.
Haskins pushes Vigo off looking to stand but Vigo dives back in and keeps control.
#T3#
Vigo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vigo is looking to advance position but Haskins won't allow it.
Haskins is looking to escape.
Haskins has hold of Vigo's hands but Vigo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vigo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haskins keeps working.
Vigo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haskins is not content to let Vigo control the position.
Haskins looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigo thows a huge punch but Haskins dodges it nicely.
Haskins wants to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Vigo is looking to advance position but Haskins won't allow it.
Vigo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haskins tries to kick Vigo off but Vigo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Vigo is trying to work for a kimura but Haskins is defending well.
Haskins looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Vigo throws a hook but Haskins avoids it easily.
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Haskins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vigo misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Haskins.
Haskins looks to throw the jab but Vigo is out of range.
Vigo scores with a jab. Haskins acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#
The cut above Dwayne Haskins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vigo throws a lazy right hand but Haskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Vigo.
Vigo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haskins in his tracks.
Vigo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haskins can do to turn this around?
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins flicks out a counter leg kick but Vigo steps away.#T1#
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Haskins. No joy for Vigo on that attempt.
Haskins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Vigo misses
and Haskins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vigo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vigo throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vigo looks to land a left hand but Haskins moved out of range nicely.
Haskins thinks about the counter body kick.
Vigo tries to score with a low kick but Haskins moves his leg out of the way.
Haskins ducks under a wild hook from Vigo.
Vigo sets himself, and Haskins steps forward looking for the clinch! Vigo avoids it this time.#T2#
Vigo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vigo takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haskins throws a body kick that misses.
Vigo swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
Vigo misses with a wild body shot.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haskins moves out of range as Vigo strikes.
Vigo dodges the punch combination from Haskins.
#T3#
No joy there for Vigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Haskins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Vigo blocks the low kick.
Vigo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haskins sprawls and moves away.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haskins moves away.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Don Vigo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigo misses with a wild combination.
Vigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haskins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Haskins's head but Haskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Vigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don Vigo is winning the standup battle so far.
Haskins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vigo.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vigo.
Haskins lands a glancing blow to the side of Vigo's head.
Vigo blocks a jab.
A big right from Vigo misses.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dwayne Haskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vigo's corner calls for a 1-2. Vigo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Vigo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vigo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Vigo!
A relieved looking Don Vigo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 125
Date: May 16, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigo jabs at Begbie's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Begbie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Begbie.
Begbie is looking to clinch.
Vigo lands with a good body shot.
Begbie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Begbie tries to clinch up.
Vigo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vigo swats away the attempt to clinch by Begbie.
Begbie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Begbie on the side of the head.
Begbie is rocked!
Vigo shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Begbie is on queer street and Vigo is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Don Vigo!
Our winner, Don Vigo, 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.
Francis Begbie was interviewed post fight and said 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'. |
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Event:
UnderGround FC 112
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Womba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vigo sprawls and moves away.
Womba looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigo is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vigo.
Vigo throws a one two combo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Dubaku Womba has been cut.
Vigo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Womba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Vigo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vigo moves forwards but Womba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vigo blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Womba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Womba is defended easily by Vigo.#TD#
Womba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vigo on his heels. He'll look to pass Vigo's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Womba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Womba advances to half guard. #SUB#
Womba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vigo defends it well. #SUB2#
Vigo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vigo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Womba is working away from the top position though.
Womba thows a huge punch but Vigo dodges it nicely.
Womba passes to side control.
Vigo tries to improve position but can't.
Womba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Womba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Womba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard.
Womba 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.
Vigo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Womba off and has taken his back!
Womba manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vigo's guard. Nice work there by Womba.
Womba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Womba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Vigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Womba drops back looking for a leg! Vigo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vigo manages to kick Womba off! Womba jumps back into Vigo's guard.
Womba forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Vigo is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Womba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vigo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Womba.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Womba is controlling well.
Vigo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Womba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vigo sees it coming and defends easily.
Womba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Womba looking for a guillotine from mount but Vigo is having none of it.
Vigo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T4##SUB#
Womba working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vigo is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Womba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vigo manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Womba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vigo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Vigo gets caught flat footed, as Womba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vigo is keeping the position for now.
Vigo can't keep his opponent in guard - Womba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Womba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vigo can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Womba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vigo defends it well.
Vigo tries to roll over but Womba keeps him under control.
Womba moves into full mount! Vigo won't be happy about that!
Vigo is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Womba is working for a guillotine from mount but Vigo frees his head quite easily.
#SUB#
Womba wants to finish this one by submission but Vigo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Womba. #T1#
Vigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Womba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dubaku Womba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vigo regains half guard.
Vigo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Vigo is defending well. #SUB#
Womba is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Vigo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vigo.
Womba pushing down on Vigo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Vigo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vigo keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully.
Womba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vigo keeping full guard, as Womba tries to pass.
Vigo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Vigo is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Womba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Vigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Womba drops back looking for a leg! Vigo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vigo manages to kick Womba off! Womba jumps back into Vigo's guard.
Vigo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3##SUB2#
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womba defends it easily.#SUB#
Womba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vigo dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Womba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vigo looking to pass the guard.
Vigo with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Womba throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vigo uses it to pass to side control.
Vigo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Womba down.
#T4#
Womba wants to control but Vigo postures up.
Vigo working the ground and pound.#SU2#
Vigo decides to stand back up.
Vigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Womba.
Womba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vigo defends well and Womba ends up having to push Vigo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Womba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vigo moves away.
Vigo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vigo leaves Womba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Vigo. Beautiful body shot.
Womba throws a body punch but Vigo moves out of range.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womba misses with a body shot
letting Vigo counter with a right hand.
Vigo avoids the body shot from Womba.
Vigo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Womba at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dubaku Womba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dubaku Womba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Vigo thuds a left hand into Womba's body.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Womba moves away.
Womba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Vigo misses.
Womba slips a jab and a cross from Vigo.
Womba swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Vigo to counter with a crisp jab.
Womba shoots in and drives through. Vigo sprawls well.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Womba fails to land the takedown.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigo is just out of range.
Vigo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Womba was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Womba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigo looks to land a combination but Womba avoids it well.
Womba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Womba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vigo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD#
Vigo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Vigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Womba is working Vigo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Vigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Womba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vigo wants to sweep but no luck.
Womba passes into half guard.
Vigo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Womba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Womba's back!
Womba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T2#
Womba is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Vigo looking to secure an arm triangle but Womba defends it well. #SUB2#
Vigo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Womba is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigo with good strikes from the mount here!
Womba is looking to improve his position but Vigo isn't that keen on the idea.
Vigo trying to control but Womba is having none of it.
Womba working to try and regain half guard.
#T3##SUB2#
Vigo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Womba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Womba looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a kimura here.
Womba trying to hold on to Vigo's head to control him but Vigo postures up.
#SUB#
Womba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Don Vigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Vigo there. #SUB#
Womba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vigo lands a nice short elbow.#CUT2#
Dubaku Womba's cut is getting worse.
Womba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vigo.
Dubaku Womba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Womba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vigo throwing shots but Womba is blocking nicely.
Womba trying to control but Vigo postures up.
Womba preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Vigo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Womba 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 104
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Vigo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fartanov throws a right and a left that Vigo avoids nicely.
Vigo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fartanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vigo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fartanov.
Vigo lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Vigo.
Vigo batters Fartanov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Fartanov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Vigo lands a final crushing right hand to drop Fartanov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Vigo is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Vigo!
Don Vigo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 91
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Vigo sizes up Almeida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vigo misses with a body shot
and Almeida counters with a two punch combo.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
As Vigo looks to move away, Almeida throws a big counter combo but Vigo just gets out of the way.
Almeida moves out of range as Vigo strikes.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Don Vigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Almeida gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo tries to bench press Almeida off him but Almeida keeps the position. #SUB#
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Almeida's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Almeida! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Vigo has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Almeida!
After winning the bout, Antonio Almeida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 85
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Rothco.
Rothco moves away from the strike by Vigo. #TD#
Vigo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rothco's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Vigo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vigo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vigo trying to control but Rothco is working from the bottom.
Vigo working some strikes from top position.
Vigo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vigo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vigo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vigo advances to half guard. #SUB#
Vigo is working for a kimura but Rothco is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vigo is nestled in close to Rothco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Vigo tries to pass to full mount but Rothco defends it.
Vigo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Vigo is trying for a kimura here. Rothco looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vigo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Vigo!
After winning the bout, Don Vigo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Frank Rothco spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't believe it'.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 75
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Vigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bower swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bower lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bower lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Bower.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vigo or perhaps it was just good defense by Bower, which made it look bad.
Bower tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vigo shoots in looking for a takedown but Bower manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vigo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bower cracks Vigo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bower looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigo is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bower misses the target.
Vigo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Bower blocks a jab.
Bower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bower moves away.
Patrick Bower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bower misses with a body shot.
Vigo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vigo counters with a nice uppercut.
Vigo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bower lands a nice looking body shot.
Vigo throws a body punch but Bower moves out of range.
Bower misses with an uppercut. Vigo saw that one coming.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Bower looks to land a left hand but Vigo moved out of range nicely.
Vigo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bower with a hook.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
and Vigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Vigo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bower but Bower pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bower thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vigo if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bower does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bower throws a head kick but Vigo moves out of range.
Vigo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vigo misses with a hook
and Bower counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bower comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Vigo catches Bower right on the button with a cross.
Vigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Bower scores with a nice strike.
Vigo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Vigo misses with a right hand
enabling Bower to counter with a crisp jab.
Vigo swings widly with a right hand
and Bower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo avoids the body shot from Bower.
Vigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Vigo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Vigo finds it's way through Bower's defenses.
The fighters circling - Vigo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vigo jabs Bower right on the nose. Bower blinks but takes it well.
Vigo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bower swings for the body but Vigo moves out of range.
Bower dips to his left and cracks Vigo with an uppercut!
Vigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vigo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bower scrambles back to his feet.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Bower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vigo moves out of range as Bower strikes.
Nice defenses there by Vigo.#TD#
Vigo looking to score a takedown here. Bower is defending well but Vigo drives through and ends up in Bower's guard.
Vigo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vigo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bower has wrist control.
Vigo stopping the sweep attempt from Bower.
Vigo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bower really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vigo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vigo throws a big elbow that misses.
Vigo passes Bower's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vigo lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Bower will probably get the nod.
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#
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vigo moves away.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vigo.
Vigo feinted with a counter takedown.
Bower moves away from the strike by Vigo.
Bower replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vigo blocks it well.
Bower scores with a push kick.
Bower lands with a shot to the body.
Vigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bower defends it nicely.
Vigo defending well as Bower loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Vigo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Patrick Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Vigo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bower to the mat! Bower manages to get full guard.
Vigo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vigo stopping the sweep attempt from Bower.
Vigo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Bower is trying to control the position but Vigo postures up.
Vigo wants to control from the top but Bower keeps moving.
Vigo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bower works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vigo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vigo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bower's head.
Vigo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vigo throwing strikes but missing.
Vigo throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Bower wants to sweep but no luck.
Vigo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bower is keeping the position for now.
Vigo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vigo wants to pass the guard but Bower is keeping the position.
Don Vigo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vigo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vigo chips away with some ground and pound.
Vigo with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Vigo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigo postures up.
#T3#
Vigo is in close to Bower's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing that Vigo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vigo postures up.
Bower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vigo is one step ahead there.
Vigo lands a couple of elbows.
Vigo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bower keeping moving, preventing Vigo from controlling successfully.
Vigo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vigo pushes down on Bower's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vigo works his foot free and advances to mount. #T4#
Bower wants to control but Vigo is having none of it.
Bower working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vigo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#SUB#
Vigo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bower has his hands clasped together but Vigo breaks the hold and Bower is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Vigo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Vigo!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Vigo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 68
Date: Nov 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Vigo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vigo blocks a jab.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Harper ducks right into an uppercut from Vigo.
Vigo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vigo misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo misses with a straight left.
Vigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper misses with a right hand
and Vigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Vigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vigo throws a counter combo.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigo manages to avoid it.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vigo lands a jab to Harper's midsection.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Vigo throws out a counter right but Harper avoids it with no problem.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper works the jab nicely.
Vigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Vigo misses with a hook.
Vigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Vigo digs a good hook to Harper's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigo throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Vigo slips under a jab.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vigo.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vigo staying out of range there.
Vigo lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Vigo. Beautiful body shot.
Harper slips a straight right by Vigo.
Vigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Vigo misses #TD#
and Harper counters with a shoot takedown. Vigo fights it but they end up in guard. #T3#
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Vigo is retaining full guard.
Harper advances position into side control!
Vigo is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vigo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vigo is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vigo tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position. #T4#
Vigo struggling a bit here.
Vigo is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Harper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vigo!
Harper avoids the attempt from Vigo to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vigo stops Harper from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #SUB#
Harper has control of Vigo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vigo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harper mounts Vigo! Really nice guard pass there!
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vigo tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Vigo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vigo on the side of the head.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vigo slips a jab from Harper.
Harper has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vigo.
Vigo takes a swing at Harper's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Harper defending well as Vigo loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Harper coming out on top.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vigo.
A nice side step and Vigo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vigo throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper cracks Vigo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Don Vigo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper misses with a hook.
A left lands for Vigo.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper slips a jab from Vigo.
Harper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harper tries to move into range but Vigo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vigo looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
A big left from Vigo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vigo misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Vigo. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Vigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper tests Vigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Vigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vigo ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vigo.#TD#
Harper drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harper passes Vigo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vigo trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
Vigo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Vigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harper defends it easily.
Vigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harper is one step ahead there.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is keeping the position.
Robert Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Harper pushing down on Vigo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vigo is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Vigo is defending well.
Harper works his way into side control. #SUB#
Harper tries for a kimura but Vigo is defending well.
Vigo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harper off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Vigo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vigo doesn't have the hooks in and Harper manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Harper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper'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#
Harper throws a hook but Vigo avoids it easily.
Harper lunges at Vigo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vigo's hand.
Harper lands the left hand.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Vigo scores with a decent looking hook.
Vigo misses the shot to the body.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vigo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vigo missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Vigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Vigo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harper with a body shot.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Vigo seems unphased.
Harper throws the left hand but Vigo avoids the punch easily.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harper lands with an uppercut that bounces Vigo off the cage and back into range.
Harper throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Vigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harper on the side of the head.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Vigo.#T2#
Harper misses with a hook.
Vigo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vigo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Vigo.
Vigo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harper is able to avoid easily.
Harper clobbers Vigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Harper's head but Harper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo scores with a body shot.
Harper misses with a hook. Vigo ducked under it nicely.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vigo.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vigo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD#
Harper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vigo is trying to defend but Harper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vigo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vigo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Harper is looking for a kimura here.
Harper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vigo!
Don Vigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##SUB#
Harper wants to finish this one by submission but Vigo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harper.
Vigo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper wants to take his opponent's back but Vigo doesn't allow it.
Vigo tries to lock up and control but Harper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Vigo is holding on tight.
#SUB#
Harper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vigo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB#
Harper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vigo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Harper is working for a kimura but Vigo is defending it quite comfortably.
Robert Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robert Harper!
A relieved looking Robert Harper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 59
Date: Nov 02, 2019 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Vigo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krashenko doesn't seem phased though.
We've been told by Krashenko's head coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Krashenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krashenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krashenko throws an overhand right that lands on Vigo's shoulder, as Vigo tries to avoid the shot.
Krashenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Vigo slips a jab from Krashenko.
Krashenko misses with a head kick.
Krashenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vigo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krashenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krashenko digs a good hook to Vigo's body.
Vigo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vigo looks to land a right hand but Krashenko moved out of range.
Vigo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Vigo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Vigo scores with a four punch combination!
Krashenko tries to bum rush Vigo with a series of wild strikes but Vigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vigo scores with a shot to the body.
Vigo throws a nice looking combination but Krashenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vigo scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vigo.
Vigo throws out a counter right but Krashenko avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Vigo.
Krashenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krashenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Krashenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vigo.
Krashenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vigo misses with a lunging right hand
and Krashenko counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Vigo misses its intended target.
Vigo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck for Vigo with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Krashenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krashenko moves away.
Krashenko misses with a body shot.
Vigo lands a nice shot to the body.
Krashenko lands a slapping body shot.
#T3#
Vigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krashenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vigo lands a slapping body shot.
Krashenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vigo moves away from the strike by Krashenko.
Vigo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vigo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krashenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Vigo throws a right hand that Krashenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Krashenko also avoids with ease.
It looked like Krashenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Krashenko misses with an uppercut
letting Vigo counter with a right hand.
Vigo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krashenko under the eye.
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krashenko manages to avoid it.#T4##TD2#
Vigo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vigo showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vigo stops Krashenko from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a kimura here.
Vigo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krashenko's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Krashenko pushes Vigo off looking to stand but Vigo dives back in and keeps control.
Vigo is looking to advance position but Krashenko won't allow it.
Vigo stops Krashenko from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Krashenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigo manages to avoid it.
Vigo lands a nice shot to the body.
Krashenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vigo lands a nice shot to the body.
#TD2#
Krashenko gets caught flat footed, as Vigo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Krashenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vigo postures up in Krashenko's guard and throws a big left but Krashenko blocks it.
Krashenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vigo is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo throws a big right hand that misses.
Krashenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vigo throwing strikes from guard but Krashenko blocks nicely. #T1#
Vigo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krashenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vigo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vigo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vigo throws a big elbow that misses.
Vigo working some strikes from top position.
Vigo stops Krashenko from standing up.
Vigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vigo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krashenko's head.
Vigo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krashenko keeping moving, preventing Vigo from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Vigo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
Krashenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vigo is controlling him.
Vigo chips away with some ground and pound.
Vigo won't allow Krashenko to get back to his feet.
Vigo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vigo chips away with some ground and pound.
Krashenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vigo passes into half guard.
Vigo is keen to just control but Krashenko is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Vigo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krashenko is just riding it out for now. Vigo eventually gives up the hold.
Krashenko pushes Vigo off looking to stand but Vigo dives back in and keeps control.
#T3##SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a kimura but Krashenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vigo to get the leverage.
Vigo prevents Krashenko from standing back up.
Vigo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krashenko is looking to escape.
Vigo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vigo tries to pass to full mount but Krashenko defends it.
Vigo stops Krashenko from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Vigo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Vigo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krashenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vigo.
Don Vigo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krashenko wants to stand back up but Vigo manages to pass into side control.
#T4#
Krashenko taking a bit of punishment here - Vigo scoring with strikes.
Krashenko is trying to get back to his feet.
Vigo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vigo trying to control the position but Krashenko is working away.
Krashenko is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krashenko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Krashenko taking a bit of punishment here - Vigo scoring with strikes.
Vigo is looking to take a break and control but Krashenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
#R3#
Vigo stuns Krashenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krashenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Vigo drives through with a takedown into Krashenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krashenko has momentary wrist control but Vigo slips an elbow through the middle.
Vigo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krashenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vigo throws a big right hand that misses.
Krashenko wants to stand but Vigo is controlling the position.
Vigo lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Krashenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vigo is controlling him.
Vigo looking to sit in guard and control but Krashenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a triangle but Krashenko pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Vigo is looking for a triangle but Krashenko pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Vigo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Krashenko has picked Vigo up and slammed him! Vigo can't keep hold of the triangle and Krashenko manages to pass to side control!
Krashenko wants to stand but Vigo has his arm trapped.
Vigo is throwing a few token shots, despite Krashenko being in side control. #T2#
Krashenko wants to stand but Vigo has his arm trapped.
Vigo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krashenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krashenko tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vigo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vigo is doing well to control the position and prevent Krashenko from advancing to side control.#T3#
Vigo wants to get back to full guard.
Krashenko tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vigo. #SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions off his back.
Don Vigo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krashenko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krashenko.
A quick step to the side and Krashenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krashenko dips to his left and cracks Vigo with an uppercut!
Krashenko slips a jab from Vigo.#T4#
Vigo cracks Krashenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vladimir Krashenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krashenko lunges at Vigo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vigo's hand.
Krashenko slips under a jab from Vigo.
Krashenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vigo.
Vigo has a takedown stuffed.
Vigo clobbers Krashenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An inside leg kick from Krashenko misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Vigo misses.
Vigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vigo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Vigo.
Well Vigo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Vigo!
A relieved looking Don Vigo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 42
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Sins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vigo punishes Sins's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Sins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vigo is trying to defend but Sins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vigo wants to improve his position but Sins is controlling well.
Vigo is trying to maintain the position but Sins is very close to passing his half guard.
Sins thows a huge punch but Vigo dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo wants to get back to full guard.
Sins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sins is just content to waste time from the top position. Vigo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T1#
Vigo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sins is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Vigo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sins doesn't defend quickly enough and Vigo has managed to lock this one up! Can Sins escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vigo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Don Vigo!
A victorious Don Vigo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Jonny Sins had this to say: 'Turns out I suck'.
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Event:
UnderGround FC 29
Date: Aug 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Vigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagwis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bagwis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Vigo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Don Vigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vigo's head backwards.
Bagwis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagwis manages to avoid it.
Vigo swings widly with a right hand
and Bagwis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bagwis moves out of range of the strikes.
Vigo loads up on a big right hand but Bagwis slips the punch.
Bagwis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bagwis, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vigo misses the jab.
Vigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagwis.
Vigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bagwis slips a jab from Vigo.
Bagwis only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Vigo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bagwis misses.
Vigo throws a jab when Bagwis was well out of range.
Vigo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bagwis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bagwis jabs Vigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bagwis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vigo.
Don Vigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagwis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bagwis looks to land a right hand but Vigo moved out of range.
Vigo is looking to counter punch.
Bagwis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vigo.
Bagwis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vigo. Bagwis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagwis throws a counter combo.
Vigo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bagwis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bagwis throws a hook to the side of Vigo's head but Vigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bagwis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vigo momentarily.
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagwis throws out a counter right but Vigo avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Vigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Vigo misses with a hook
and Bagwis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagwis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vigo.
Vigo throws a hook to the side of Bagwis's head but Bagwis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vigo misses the jab.
Vigo misses with an uppercut
and Vigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bagwis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vigo's hands.
Bagwis misses with a few strikes there.
Vigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bagwis.
Bagwis throws a jab when Vigo was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bagwis. Vigo shrugs it off though.
Bagwis throws a body punch but Vigo moves out of range.
Bagwis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huwan Bagwis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Vigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagwis manages to avoid it.
Vigo misses with a right hand
and Vigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Bagwis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bagwis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vigo misses with a body shot.
Bagwis throws a hook but Vigo avoids it easily.
Vigo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bagwis lands with a big left! Vigo is wobbled badly! Bagwis comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Vigo to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Huwan Bagwis!
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Event:
UnderGround FC 17
Date: Jul 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Vigo scores with a body shot.
Bonez tries to clinch there but Vigo circles away.
Vigo swings for the body but Bonez moves out of range.
Don Vigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vigo digs a good hook to Bonez's body.
Vigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vigo cracks Bonez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD#
Bonez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vigo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vigo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bonez trying to control the position but Vigo is working away.
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Bonez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vigo to see if he's OK.
We've been hearing good reports from Bonez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vigo tries to buck Bonez off but Bonez is having none of it.
Vigo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vigo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vigo.#SUB2#
Vigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonez postures up and lands a big shot to Vigo's brow. #T2#
Bonez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bonez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Vigo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Vigo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Vigo. No joy for Bonez on that attempt.
Vigo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vigo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonez attempts a counter takedown but Vigo avoids it well and moves away.
Bonez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vigo lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vigo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonez doesn't seem phased though.
Vigo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonez momentarily.
#ROC2#
Bonez is rocked!
Vigo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bonez! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Don Vigo!
Don Vigo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
UFC MNF 3
Date: Jun 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Vigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vigo scores with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Lee Brown has been cut.
Vigo with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD#
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vigo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vigo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Vigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown works over Vigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown slows the pace down.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows. #T2##SUB#
Vigo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Brown! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Vigo has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lee Brown!
Lee Brown 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.
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Event:
UFC MNF 1
Date: May 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Ivanov misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vigo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vigo connects with a body shot.#CL#
Ivanov forces Vigo back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vigo managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
#TD#
Ivanov pulls guard successfully.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Vigo from controlling successfully.
Vigo pushing down on Ivanov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ivanov is pressing down on Vigo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ivanov wants to sweep here but Vigo controlling him for the moment.
Vigo wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Ivanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Ivanov has an active guard here but Vigo has managed to pass into half guard.
Vigo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vigo trying to control from half guard but Ivanov is working away. #SUB2#
Vigo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ivanov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vigo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Vigo!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Vigo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Monday Night Fights
Date: Apr 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Power.
Vigo misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.#CL#
Power moves into the clinch.
A short right from Power on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power cracks Vigo with a nice body shot.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power is working Vigo over against the cage.
Power presses Vigo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vigo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Vigo'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!
Power lands a right hand.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands an uppercut.
Power lands a body shot.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands an uppercut.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
A short left from Power.
Vigo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
A short left from Power.
Power lands a left hand.
Vigo is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Vigo working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Vigo's head.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vigo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands a left hand.
Vigo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power digs a right hand into Vigo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vigo's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vigo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Power lands a right hand.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Vigo backwards.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vigo's efforts to push away.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Vigo looks winded!
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Power.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Vigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Over Power dominated that round.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Vigo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Power gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vigo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Over Power!
Over Power decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Noob closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vigo did well to prevent Noob getting side control.#SUB#
Noob in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vigo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Noob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Welcome Noob!
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