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Event:
BKFC 6 - Boxaaja vs Yonic
Date: May 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Boxaaja swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
No joy there for Boxaaja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yonic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yonic tries to clinch up.
Boxaaja lands a glancing blow to the side of Yonic's head.
Boxaaja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#TD2#
Yonic gets the takedown into side control.
Yonic working the head with strikes.
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!
Boxaaja is looking to reverse the position.
Yonic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boxaaja sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yonic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boxaaja defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Boxaaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boxaaja pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1#
Boxaaja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yonic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boxaaja is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
Yonic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boxaaja pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boxaaja tries to buck Yonic off but Yonic is having none of it.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boxaaja is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yonic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boxaaja is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yonic is controlling him well.
Yonic throws a strike aimed at the side of Boxaaja's head but Boxaaja avoids it well.
Boxaaja tries to improve position but can't.
Boxaaja pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T2#
Yonic grinds an elbow into Boxaaja's temple.
Boxaaja on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #ES#
Boxaaja explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yonic with a poor takedown
and Boxaaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Boxaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Boxaaja keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxaaja lands a nice hook to Yonic's body. Yonic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boxaaja looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Boxaaja looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Decent striking displayed by Yonic there.
Boxaaja stuffs the takedown.
Boxaaja stuns Yonic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Boxaaja.
Yonic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boxaaja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yonic doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Boxaaja sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paul Boxaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Yonic.
Yonic tries to clinch up but Boxaaja circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Boxaaja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yonic.
Daniel Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxaaja throws a shot to the body.
Yonic wants to clinch
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boxaaja's hands.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body. Boxaaja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Boxaaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Boxaaja misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Yonic counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxaaja struggling a bit here.#T4#
The ground and pound from Yonic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yonic tries to move to mount but Boxaaja blocks the move with his legs.
Yonic is working Boxaaja over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boxaaja pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yonic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boxaaja some visible discomfort.
Yonic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boxaaja is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yonic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yonic throws a strike aimed at the side of Boxaaja's head but Boxaaja avoids it well.
Boxaaja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yonic with the ground and pound but Boxaaja regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boxaaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Boxaaja will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Boxaaja tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boxaaja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boxaaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Yonic misses with a wild combination.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yonic falls backwards - clearly groggy! Boxaaja dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Boxaaja!
Paul Boxaaja decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFC 66 - Lachance vs Nofud
Date: Mar 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Boxaaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Boxaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Yonic staying out of range there.
Boxaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic swings for the body but Boxaaja moves out of range.
Boxaaja's coach down at Xtreme Black House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boxaaja's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - Boxaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yonic moves forwards but Boxaaja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxaaja looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yonic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxaaja has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boxaaja there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yonic lands a right hook to the body.
Yonic with a jab.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Yonic throws a nice looking combination but Boxaaja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxaaja to score with a decent uppercut.
Yonic misses with a few strikes there.
Boxaaja scores with a body shot.
Paul Boxaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Boxaaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxaaja throws a hook but Yonic avoids it easily.
Yonic feinted with a counter takedown.
Boxaaja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boxaaja misses with a body shot.
Boxaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yonic.
Boxaaja moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#Yonic is rocked!#T2#
Boxaaja batters Yonic with a massive right followed by a huge left! Yonic is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Boxaaja lands a final crushing right hand to drop Yonic to the mat with a gruesome thud! Boxaaja is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Boxaaja!
A very excited looking Paul Boxaaja made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
HFC 60 - David vs Goliath
Date: Feb 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Yonic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Bates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates stuffs the takedown.
Bates jabs Yonic right on the nose. Yonic blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yonic.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yonic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates with a jab.
Yonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yonic thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates cracks a nice hook into Yonic's ribs.#T1#
Bates lunges at Yonic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yonic's hand.
A left lands for Bates.#ROC2#Yonic is rocked!
Yonic is aggressively charging in as Bates backs up avoiding any damage. Bates tosses out a jab and Yonic runs right into it face first! Yonic is out cold! Bates dropped down on all fours and is barking in Yonic's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armad Bates!
A very excited looking Armad Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
HFC 56 - King vs Lachance
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Southanouvong thuds his right hand into Yonic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Daniel Yonic has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Yonic scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Yonic.
Southanouvong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Southanouvong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Yonic has Southanouvong up against the cage in a clinch.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Southanouvong's elbow.
Southanouvong lands an uppercut.
Southanouvong scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Yonic manages to break the clinch.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic jabs Southanouvong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yonic.
Yonic swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Southanouvong to counter with a crisp jab.
Yonic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T1#
Yonic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Southanouvong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Yonic is rocked!
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Southanouvong counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Yonic badly! He tries to strike back but Southanouvong puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Yonic out cold! Oh man, Yonic will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chanthaphone Southanouvong!
Chanthaphone Southanouvong very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
HFC 51 - Heights vs Jahouli
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Lloyd clinches up with Yonic and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Lloyd gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SU#
Lloyd stands up out of the half guard.
Yonic tries for a takedown but Lloyd circles away easily
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Lloyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Lloyd gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Yonic wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is pulling down on Lloyd's head to control his posture.
Lloyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1##SU#
Lloyd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yonic, up you get!
Yonic throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely. #CL#
Lloyd moves into the clinch.
Lloyd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yonic.
#TD#
Lloyd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yonic is trying to keep an underhook but Lloyd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yonic wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic keeping control of the position. #T2#
Yonic wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic is trying to stand back up but Lloyd is controlling him
Yonic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lloyd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lloyd's back!
Lloyd staying busy and making it hard for Yonic to control.
Well, with Yonic on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lloyd is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Yonic biding his time, controlling Lloyd.
Yonic misses with punches from the back.
Yonic missing with punches from the back.
Lloyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yonic on the ground.#T3#
Yonic struggling to land strikes to the head as Lloyd covers up.
Yonic is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lloyd covering up well under a series of strikes from Yonic.
Yonic throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yonic misses with punches from the back.
Can Lloyd hold on?! Yonic is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Yonic controlling the position well here. Lloyd rolled but Yonic kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Yonic softening up his opponent with strikes here.
#T4#
Lloyd is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yonic lands shots from the back.
Lloyd is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lloyd looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yonic.
Even with his hooks in, Yonic manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Yonic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Yonic somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Yonic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Lloyd gets a clinch.
Yonic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lloyd prevents it.
Yonic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lloyd after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Lloyd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yonic regains guard immediately.
Yonic 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic 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#
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lloyd defending well though.
Lloyd is trying to stand.
#T1#
Yonic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lloyd defending well though.
Yonic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lloyd taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yonic throws a strike but Lloyd avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yonic tries to free his leg and advance position but Lloyd is retaining full guard.
Lloyd wants to stand and escape but Yonic is having none of it.
Yonic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yonic trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom. #T2#
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
Yonic slips nicely into half guard.
Lloyd has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yonic throwing shots but Lloyd is blocking nicely.
Lloyd won't allow Yonic to pass to mount.
Yonic wants to control but Lloyd is keeping him busy.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yonic thows a huge punch but Lloyd dodges it nicely.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yonic moves into full mount! Lloyd won't be happy about that!
Lloyd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lloyd tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Yonic looking to control but Lloyd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yonic cracks Lloyd with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yonic lands a heavy elbow.
Yonic looking to finish Lloyd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lloyd!#ROC2#Lloyd is rocked!
Yonic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Lloyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Lloyd! Yonic sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Lloyd and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
After winning the bout, Daniel Yonic 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:
HFC 46 - Slingin vs Lachance
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Battle is fending him off so far but Yonic persists. Nope, Battle circles away and we're back to standing.
Yonic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Yonic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown but Battle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yonic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dre Battle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Yonic.
Yonic with a poor takedown
and Battle counters with a stiff right hand.
Battle scores with a jab.#ROC#Yonic is rocked!
Battle darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yonic's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Battle before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dre Battle!
Dre Battle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
HFC Speed Brawls II
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic shoots and misses
and Lloyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yonic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lloyd circles away.
Yonic dives in and grabs Lloyd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lloyd pushes down on Yonic's head and hops out.
Lloyd steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yonic has his takedown stuffed
and Lloyd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yonic thinking.
Yonic goes for a double leg but Lloyd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lloyd continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.
Yonic darts in looking for a takedown but Lloyd gets double underhooks and turns Yonic into the cage.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yonic backing away here, and Lloyd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yonic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lloyd defends well and Yonic ends up having to push Lloyd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Lloyd forces Yonic back against the cage and clinches.
Yonic is trying to maintain a safe position but Lloyd gets an underhook and turns Yonic into the cage.
Lloyd is trying to drag Yonic to the mat but Yonic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yonic stalling in the clinch but Lloyd improves position. #T1#
Yonic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lloyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yonic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Lloyd. No joy for Yonic on that attempt.
Lloyd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yonic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahim Lloyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lloyd swivels and escapes.
Lloyd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches up with Lloyd, looking for a takedown. Yonic pushes Lloyd against the cage but Lloyd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lloyd wants it to stay on the feet.
Lloyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Yonic tries to keep at a distance but Lloyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to drag Yonic to the mat but Yonic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yonic stops a takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Yonic looking for a takedown.
Lloyd tries for a takedown but Yonic manages to get underhooks.
Yonic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lloyd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yonic fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Yonic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lloyd defends well and Yonic ends up having to push Lloyd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lloyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
A little jabbing left from Lloyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Lloyd.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Yonic has his takedown stuffed
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Yonic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lloyd's guard.#ES2#
Lloyd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yonic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lloyd is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lloyd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yonic somewhat.
Lloyd is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
Lloyd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lloyd counters with a big right hand! Oh Yonic is in trouble here! Lloyd follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Lloyd!
Our winner, Rahim Lloyd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
HFC 38 - Dos Anjos vs Yonic
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Anjos's waist but Dos Anjos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yonic off to one side. #TD2#
Yonic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dos Anjos quickly recovers to half guard.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Dos Anjos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic is looking to stall here but Dos Anjos recovers full guard.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Anjos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Dos Anjos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Dos Anjos has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.#T1##SUB#
Dos Anjos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Anjos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yonic is one step ahead there.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Dos Anjos is keeping the position.
Dos Anjos is trying to keep Yonic in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yonic working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#SUB#
Dos Anjos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Dos Anjos keeps moving.
Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Anjos is keeping the position for now.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Yonic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Anjos trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Dos Anjos has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Dos Anjos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Anjos's head.
Dos Anjos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Anjos, not yet.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Dos Anjos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yonic defends well.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Dos Anjos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Dos Anjos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yonic stands up over Dos Anjos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Dos Anjos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yonic stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Anjos.
Yonic distracts Dos Anjos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Dos Anjos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Dos Anjos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yonic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dos Anjos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Anjos, not yet. #SUB#
Dos Anjos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Yonic lands a couple of elbows.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yonic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Yonic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Dos Anjos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yonics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dos Anjos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yonic.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos connects with a jab.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD2#
Yonic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yonic showed some decent athleticism there.
Dos Anjos is staying active underneath Yonic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Anjos trying to control but Yonic postures up.
Dos Anjos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Anjos wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Anjos gets full guard.#SUB#
Dos Anjos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yonic passes into side control.
#T1#
Yonic landing a few strikes.
Dos Anjos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dos Anjos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yonic controlling from side mount.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Dos Anjos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Daniel Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yonic wants to control but Dos Anjos is keeping him busy.
Dos Anjos tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Yonic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Anjos is looking to reverse the position.
Dos Anjos can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Dos Anjos tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position.
Dos Anjos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dos Anjos is looking to reverse the position.
Yonic cracks Dos Anjos with a big right hand but Dos Anjos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yonic scores with punches from side control.
Yonic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Dos Anjos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yonic trying to control the position but Dos Anjos is working away.
Yonic is putting a hurting on Dos Anjos here, landing some big shots from side control. #CUT2#It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Dos Anjos is trying to get back to half guard.
Yonic scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Yonic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yonic is chipping away with strikes.
#T3#
Yonic working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Anjos is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Dos Anjos taking punishment in the form of punches.
#ROC2#Dos Anjos is rocked!
Dos Anjos is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
Dos Anjos regains half guard.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Anjos keeps working. #SUB#
Dos Anjos actively working from the bottom here.
Yonic slips a nice elbow through Dos Anjos's hands, connecting with Dos Anjos's forehead.
Dos Anjos trying to control but Yonic postures up.
#SUB#
Dos Anjos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Yonic is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Anjos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dos Anjos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Yonic works over Dos Anjos with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Dos Anjos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dos Anjos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yonic manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Dos Anjos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yonic has control of Dos Anjos's left arm, preventing Dos Anjos from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
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.#R3#
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Dos Anjos shows good takedown defense.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
Ademaro Dos Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos connects with a body shot that sends Yonic's belly button to the back.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Anjos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yonic stuns Dos Anjos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yonic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Anjos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yonic scrambles back to his feet.#TD2#
Yonic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Anjos being controlled for a moment.
Dos Anjos struggling a bit here.
Dos Anjos is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yonic trying to control the position but Dos Anjos is working away.
Dos Anjos can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Dos Anjos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dos Anjos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yonic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dos Anjos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dos Anjos wants to sweep here but Yonic controlling him for the moment.
Yonic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yonic landing with the ground and pound.
Yonic trying to control but Dos Anjos is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yonic postures up and lands a big shot to Dos Anjos's brow. #SUB#
Dos Anjos is looking for a triangle but Yonic pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Dos Anjos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Dos Anjos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yonic defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yonic lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Dos Anjos has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Yonic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yonic works over Dos Anjos with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Dos Anjos pushes a forearm under Yonic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Yonic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Ademaro Dos Anjos 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:
HFC 33 - Nickel vs Dos Anjos
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Yonic gets a double leg takedown into Jack's guard.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yonic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jack wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yonic distracts Jack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack pulls Yonic in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack working a defensive guard here.
Jack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Yonic throws a strike but Jack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Yonic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jack trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Jack preventing the sweep.
Yonic is adopting a defensive guard.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Jack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yonic has momentary wrist control but Jack slips an elbow through the middle.
Jack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Yonic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic is pulling down on Jack's head to control his posture.
Jack throwing strikes from guard but Yonic blocks nicely.
Jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Yonic has wrist control.
Jack stands up over Yonic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jack being controlled here momentarily.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yonic tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Yonic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack shoots for a double leg takedown but Yonic sprawls well. He's pushed Jack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD#
Jack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yonic's guard.
Yonic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jack manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
Yonic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Jack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yonic manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Yonic controlling Jack's posture.
Yonic 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#
Jack is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack is positioning himself well to prevent Yonic advancing to mount.
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jack defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yonic lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Yonic will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Jack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack tries to counter with a takedown but Yonic is quick to defend against it.
Yonic lands a two punch combo.
#CUT2#It looks like Hefty Jack has been cut.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body. Jack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Yonic.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jack sprawls well. Jack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yonic gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic scores with the left hand. Jack knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Jack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hefty Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Yonic.
Yonic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yonic, pushing him back against the cage.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Jack wants a takedown but no success here.
Jack has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yonic after a bit of a struggle.
Yonic tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Yonic has clasped his hands together around Jack's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jack is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Daniel Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yonic scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Yonic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jack is avoiding damage well.
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!
Yonic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jack is avoiding damage well.
Yonic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yonic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yonic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yonic is chipping away with strikes.
#ROC2#Jack is rocked!
Yonic landing strikes.
Oh Jack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic lands a strong strike to the head of Jack. That's dazed him! Yonic looking to finish here. Jack is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Yonic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
A victorious Daniel Yonic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HFC 28 - Jack vs Nickel
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Teteny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yonic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Teteny looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Teteny swings around for an armbar but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Teteny's guard.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Teteny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Teteny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yonic lands a couple of elbows.
Yonic cracks Teteny with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Teteny working for a triangle but Yonic defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Teteny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic cracks Teteny with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic trying to control the action but Teteny is working from the bottom.
Yonic prevents Teteny from improving his position.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Teteny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yonic pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Teteny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Teteny is not content to let Yonic control the position.#T2#
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teteny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic winds up and cracks Teteny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC#Teteny is rocked!
Yonic 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.
Teteny is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Teteny quite badly. Teteny pulls Yonic in close trying to recover. Yonic postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Teteny on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Teteny doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
Daniel Yonic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFC 23 - Silva vs Qanar
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lentz circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Yonic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yonic misses with a right hand
and Lentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lentz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yonic dives in and grabs Lentz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lentz pushes down on Yonic's head and hops out.
Yonic needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Daniel Yonic has been cut.
Yonic tries for a takedown but Lentz circles away easily
and Lentz counters with a right hand from hell and Yonic is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Lentz! |
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Event:
HFC KO 3 - Carvaleho x Aki
Date: May 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Olsen lands a jab to the nose.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen trying to control the position but instead, Yonic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olsen into the cage.
A short left from Olsen.
Yonic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olsen stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Olsen.
Yonic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Olsen closes the distance and pushes Yonic back into the cage.#BC2#
Olsen breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen avoids the head kick by Yonic.
#T1#
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Yonic misses the jab.#CL2#
Olsen pushes Yonic up against the cage in a clinch.
Yonic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Olsen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yonic can't get the takedown.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but Olsen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Olsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yonic tries to pull guard but Olsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Olsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Olsen presses Yonic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Olsen manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Olsen has closed the distance and engaged Yonic in a clinch.
Olsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Olsen on the inside.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yonic's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Daniel Yonic has been cut.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but Olsen has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Olsen.
#ROC2#
Yonic is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olsen.
Oh Yonic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsen working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Olsen fails to land.
Olsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yonic.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Olsen taking a breather.
Olsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yonic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Olsen can turn it around.
Olsen misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Olsen.
Olsen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yonic - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Olsen, and another! Yonic is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Harry Olsen!
A less than humble Harry Olsen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 5
Date: Feb 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Bodson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Daniel Yonic has been cut.
Daniel Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodson works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bodson.
Yonic takes one to the side of the head.
Bodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Bodson cracks Yonic with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yonic tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bodson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yonic is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Bodson!
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 4
Date: Feb 10, 2020 |
#R1#
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Superior throws a jab but it's blocked by Yonic.
Superior misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Superior. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Superior is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yonic connects with a decent elbow.
Yonic working the head and body with strikes.
Yonic looks up at the clock and then as Superior takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yonic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Superior takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic grinds an elbow into Superior's temple.
Superior is trying to get back to half guard.
Yonic cracks Superior with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Superior is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Superior tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yonic presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Superior wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Superior can't escape the position.
Superior tries to hold on but Yonic postures up.
Yonic 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.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the head.
Superior is in a horrible position here. Yonic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Superior is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Yonic breaks from Superior's wrist control and lands an elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Superfluous Superior has been cut.
Yonic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yonic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#
Superior is rocked!
Yonic lands a big shot to the head and Superior winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
A relieved looking Daniel Yonic 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:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 3
Date: Feb 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Lyubenov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD2#
Yonic feints and as Lyubenov raises his hands in defense, Yonic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lyubenov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyubenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yonic.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic throwing strikes from guard but Lyubenov blocks nicely.
Yonic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyubenov is trying to keep Yonic in close.
Lyubenov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yonic on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throwing strikes from guard but Lyubenov blocks nicely.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Yonic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lyubenov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Lyubenov has wrist control.
Yonic distracts Lyubenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Lyubenov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yonic trying to control but Lyubenov is working from the bottom.
Yonic throws an elbow that misses. Lyubenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yonic's guard. Nice move by Lyubenov!#REVR##T2#
Yonic looking to control.
#SUB2#
Yonic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lyubenov frees his head nicely. Oh but Yonic has switched to an armbar! Lyubenov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Yonic!
A very excited looking Daniel Yonic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 2
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Yonic looks for a takedown but Ambe sprawls well.
Ambe throws a looping overhand right but Yonic ducks down to avoid it.
Ambe looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.
Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Ambe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambe 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.
Yonic shoots and misses
and Ambe counters with a stiff right hand.
Ambe tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Ambe.
Ambe takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ambe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ambe.
Yonic attempts a counter takedown but Ambe avoids it well and moves away.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ambe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ambe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yonic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Ambe lands an overhand right.
Ambe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yonic.
Ambe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ambe throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Yonic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yonic stands up over Ambe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ambe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Ambe is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up. #SUB2#
Yonic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ambe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yonic has managed to get both his arms back between Ambe's legs - danger averted.
Ambe keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Ambe wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambe, not yet.
Ambe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ambe is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambe is looking to sweep but instead, Yonic has passed into half guard.
Yonic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic is nestled in close to Ambe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Yonic there.
Ambe is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Ambe looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Ambe is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Yonic has latched onto it... Big trouble! Yonic pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ambe is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Yonic!
After winning the bout, Daniel Yonic 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:
The Island Season 10, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Tupper swinging wildly here.
Yonic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tupper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Tupper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic takes one to the chin there.#TD2#
Tupper gets caught flat footed, as Yonic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tupper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tupper wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Tupper has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Tupper has his feet on Yonic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tupper throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupper stalks Yonic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yonic's face. Yonic staggers backwards, shaken.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tupper enables Yonic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tupper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tupper's head.#T1#
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yonic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Tupper looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
Yonic passes into half guard.
Tupper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Tupper is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
Tupper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yonic working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Yonic there.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yonic works his way into full mount!
Yonic landing punches. #T3#
Tupper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yonic lands with some strikes.
Yonic scoring with strikes but Tupper is staying in there. #ROC2#
Tupper is rocked!
Yonic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tupper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Tupper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tupper goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
A very excited looking Daniel Yonic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Blood gets caught flat footed, as Yonic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yonic works over Blood with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic won't allow Blood to sweep him here.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yonic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blood has momentary wrist control but Yonic slips an elbow through the middle.#ROC2#
Blood is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Blood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic lands a couple of digs.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood tries to get out of the position.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Blood seems to have got his legs back now.
Yonic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
Yonic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Blood covers up, he's hurt! Yonic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yonic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yonic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
After winning the bout, Daniel Yonic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Blood wants to clinch.#TD2#
Yonic feints and as Blood raises his hands in defense, Yonic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blood wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yonic 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.
Blood has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blood is trying to control but Yonic manages to pass to mount!
Blood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Yonic quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Yonic but it's paid off an Blood is forced to tap! Nice work by Yonic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Yonic!
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Event:
Island Fights 7
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Yonic.
Blood fails with the takedown.
Yonic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blood 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.#TD#
Yonic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blood quickly recovers to half guard.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic is nestled in close to Blood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yonic working Blood over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Yonic there. #ROC#
Blood is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yonic is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Blood is hurt! He's hurt bad - Yonic fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Blood from any more punishment! Congratulations to Yonic! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
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