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Event:
Madness Insanity 4
Date: Sep 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Schwartz needs to keep his hands up - Wu had a free shot at his head there.#TD2#
Schwartz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wu was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwartz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Schwartz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wu has momentary wrist control but Schwartz slips an elbow through the middle.
Schwartz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wu's head.
Schwartz is stalling in the full guard.
Schwartz with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schwartz throws a strike but Wu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T1#
Schwartz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwartz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Schwartz is trying to keep Wu in close.
Schwartz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wu's guard. #REVB#
Schwartz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wu is keeping the position for now.
Wu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwartz is controlling him.
Schwartz landing some decent shots from guard.
Schwartz connects with a couple of short punches.
Wu wants to get back to his feet but Schwartz is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Wu is trying to keep Schwartz in close.
Schwartz is working Wu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schwartz 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.
Schwartz prevents Wu from getting back to his feet.
Schwartz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schwartz throws an elbow that misses. Wu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schwartz's guard. Nice move by Wu!#REVR#
Schwartz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schwartz 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#
Wu taking some punishment here, with Schwartz in his half guard. #T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Schwartz lands a nice short elbow.
Wu has hold of Schwartz's hands but Schwartz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwartz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schwartz 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.
Schwartz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wu taking some punishment here, with Schwartz in his half guard.
Schwartz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schwartz trying to control from half guard but Wu is working away.
Schwartz working Wu over with strikes. #T4#
Schwartz is nestled in close to Wu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wu taking some punishment here, with Schwartz in his half guard.
Wu taking some punishment here, with Schwartz in his half guard.
Schwartz uses his free foot to push down on Wu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wu.
Wu is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwartz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wu?
#ROC2#
Wu is rocked!
Schwartz with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Wu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwartz drops a big elbow. That's hurt Wu! More shots from Schwartz and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dana Schwartz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Wu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nicholson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nicholson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Wu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nicholson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Wu are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SU2#
Wu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nicholson throws a head kick but Wu moves out of range.
Wu misses with a combination
and Nicholson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Wu. Those never looked like landing.
Nicholson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicholson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicholson shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Wu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#CL2#
Wu closes the distance and pushes Nicholson back into the cage.
Nicholson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wu blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Nicholson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wu throws a good cross that connects.
Wu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Nicholson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu content to stall in guard here.
Nicholson working a defensive guard but Wu passes into half guard.
#T2#
Well, if Wu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wu wants to free his trapped foot but Nicholson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nicholson is refusing to be controlled, as Wu sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Wu is working for a kimura but Nicholson is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Wu trying to mount his opponent but Nicholson defends it.
Nicholson trying to hold on to Wu's head to control him but Wu postures up.
Nicholson is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wu in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicholson lands a high kick!
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nicholson dodges the punch combination from Wu.
Wu looks to land a combination but Nicholson avoids it well.
Wu falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Nicholson counters with a takedown into side control.
Wu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nicholson tries to score with some ground and pound. Wu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nicholson working the head and body with strikes.
Nicholson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Wu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nicholson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nicholson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wu misses with a head kick.
#TD2#
Wu shoots in and gets a takedown into Nicholson's guard.#ES#
Nicholson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wu is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wu.
#BC#
Nicholson breaks the clinch.
Wu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicholson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicholson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicholson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Wu is looking to clinch but Nicholson is avoiding it.
Wu misses with a two punch combination.
#TD2#
Wu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nicholson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Nicholson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wu defends it easily.
Nicholson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nicholson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryan Wu has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Wu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nicholson, up you get! #T2##CL2#
Wu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nicholson looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Nicholson.
Wu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nicholson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicholson is working Wu over against the cage.
Nicholson has Wu pressed against the cage, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicholson lands a body punch.
Nicholson is working for takedown but Wu is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Wu drags the fight down to the ground.
Wu has control of Nicholson's left arm, preventing Nicholson from doing any damage. #T3#
Nicholson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nicholson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nicholson is one step ahead there.
Nicholson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wu 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#
Nicholson has hold of Wu's hands but Wu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Wu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wu is nestled in close to Nicholson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wu wants to take a breather but Nicholson is having none of it.
Wu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nicholson moves into full guard.
Nicholson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicholson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wu controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nicholson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wu throws a nice looking combination but Nicholson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD2#
Wu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nicholson to the ground. Wu is now in Nicholson's guard.
Wu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nicholson trying to keep a closed guard but Wu is proving a slippery customer.
Nicholson keeping full guard, as Wu tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholson has Wu pulled in close to control his posture.
Wu wants to stand but Nicholson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T1#
Nicholson wants to stand but Wu is controlling the position.
Nicholson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wu wants to get up but he can't break Nicholson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nicholson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wu throws the kick towards the body but Nicholson avoids it.
Nicholson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wu throws a head kick that misses.
Wu works Nicholson's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Wu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Nicholson is staying active underneath Wu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nicholson wants to control but Wu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nicholson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nicholson trying to hold on to Wu's head to control him but Wu postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wu misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Nicholson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nicholson shoots in but Wu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wu tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Wu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4##SU2#
Wu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ryan Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Wu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wu scores with a nice body kick.
Wu throws a good cross that connects.
#CL2#
Wu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryan Wu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nicholson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irving Nicholson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicholson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nicholson slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicholson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Wu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wu 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wu!
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