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Event:
ICC 11: Baba v Boaler
Date: Nov 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maju punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith slips a jab from Maju.
Smith throws out a counter right but Maju avoids it with no problem.
Maju throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith staying out of range there.#CL2#
Smith rushes Maju and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maju is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maju wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Smith.
Smith avoiding damage.
Maju is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maju tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Maju wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maju backwards.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith pushes Maju back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maju backwards. #ROC2#
Maju is rocked!
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Maju with a mighty uppercut! Maju falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maju is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Smith!
Ben Smith bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ICC 8: Yoshioka v Maju 2
Date: Oct 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Maju looks to land a right hand but Yoshioka moved out of range.#TD#
Yoshioka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yoshioka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yoshioka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maju is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Yoshioka 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.
Maju working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshioka trying to control the position from guard on top but Maju is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maju keeping full guard, as Yoshioka tries to pass. #T1#
Maju keeping moving, preventing Yoshioka from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Yoshioka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshioka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoshioka advances position into side control!#SUB#
Yoshioka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maju can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Yoshioka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2##SUB#
Yoshioka in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Maju is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Satoru Yoshioka!
Satoru Yoshioka retains his featherweight title!
Satoru Yoshioka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Kargins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kargins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kargins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kargins walks into a left hand. #CL#
Kargins clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Kargins pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maju wants to pass the guard but Kargins is keeping the position.#SUB#
Kargins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maju can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kargins has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Maju pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kargins is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Kargins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maju can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kargins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Kargins moves into full mount! Maju won't be happy about that!
Maju wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kargins.
Maju has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kargins's lack of action.
Kargins trying to control from half guard but Maju is working away. #SU#
Kargins stands up and beckons Maju to join him on the feet. #T2#
Kargins walks into a straight right hand from Maju.
Kargins needs to keep his hands up - Maju had a free shot at his head there.
Kargins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kargins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maju works Kargins's body with a nice hook.
Kargins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Kargins wants to clinch
and Maju makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kargins is breathing heavily.
Maju lands with a good body shot.
Aivis Kargins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kargins throws a sloppy head kick
and Kargins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maju scores with a shot to the body.
Kargins walks into a stiff left hand from Maju.
Kargins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Nice body punch from Maju.
Maju moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#
Kargins is rocked!
Maju closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kargins out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ayuh Maju!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Jab by Maju.#CUT2#
It looks like Renato Da Silva has been cut.
Maju closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Da Silva connects with a body shot that sends Maju's belly button to the back.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Maju slips the punch.
Da Silva throws a hook but Maju blocks it.
Da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maju ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Maju to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Maju misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Da Silva gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maju gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Da Silva 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 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayuh Maju!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Maju throws a hook to the side of Boronni's head but Boronni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Boronni closes the distance and pushes Maju back into the cage.#BC#
Boronni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boronni misses with a takedown
and Maju counters with a left to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boronni. #TD#
Boronni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Boronni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boronni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Boronni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Maju wants to control but Boronni postures up.
Boronni looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Maju is avoiding damage well.
Boronni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maju keeps working.
Boronni in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boronni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maju keeps working.
Boronni working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maju struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Boronni tries for a kimura but Maju is defending well. #SUB#
Boronni tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maju really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boronni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boronni misses with the ground and pound.#T3#
Maju tries to buck Boronni off but Boronni is having none of it.#SUB#
Boronni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boronni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maju can't do much from the bottom here.
Maju is looking for a sweep.
Maju keeps trying to improve his position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boronni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Boronni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maju is trying to control Boronni's posture but Boronni avoids it.
Boronni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maju keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maju tries to buck Boronni off but Boronni is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Boronni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Maju leaves Boronni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boronni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maju as he avoids it easily.
Boronni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Boronni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boronni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maju scores with a hook.
Maju works Boronni's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Boronni drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maju looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boronni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boronni trying to control from half guard but Maju is working away.
Maju is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Boronni is thwarting Maju's attempts to control the position.
Maju is controlling Boronni's trapped leg to prevent Boronni from advancing to side control.
Maju trying to hold on to Boronni's head to control him but Boronni postures up.
Antoine Boronni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maju looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maju is looking to control Boronni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maju avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boronni slips a jab from Maju.
Boronni half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boronni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maju connects with a looping right hand.
Maju connects with a body shot that sends Boronni's belly button to the back.
Boronni fails to land the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Maju there.
Ayuh Maju is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boronni fails to land the takedown.
Maju cracks Boronni with a hook to the temple - Boronni is on wobbly legs here! Maju swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Boronni falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maju wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ayuh Maju!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Maju connects with a body shot.
Kargins misses with a takedown
and Maju counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maju lands a jab to Kargins's midsection.
Kargins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maju scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maju lands a nice hook to Kargins's body. Kargins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kargins is breathing heavily.
Kargins closes the distance but Maju moves to the side
and Maju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maju lands a lovely overhand right.
Maju connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kargins is holding his hands too far apart here. Maju throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kargins is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ayuh Maju!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Ramalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maju with a hook.
Maju throws an off balance right hand
and Ramalho counters with a stiff right hand.
Maju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maju ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramalho moves away.
Ramalho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayuh Maju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maju lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Maju misses.
Ramalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maju.
Ramalho throwing a counter right hand but Maju manages to avoid it.#T1#
Maju misses the body punch
and Ramalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maju looks to land a left hand but Ramalho moved out of range nicely.
Ramalho is looking to counter the offense by Maju and move into the clinch.
Maju scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maju missing with a left hand there. Ramalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ramalho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maju throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramalho misses the target.
Maju throws a lazy right hand but Ramalho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ramalho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maju tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Maju.
Maju rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Ramalho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramalho.
Maju wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramalho has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Ramalho lands with a light punch inside.
Ramalho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majus head.
Ramalho lands a right hand.
Ramalho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramalho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramalho has Maju pressed against the cage, preventing Maju from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramalho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maju's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramalho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramalho.
Ramalho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maju or not.
Ramalho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramalho lands a shot to the body.
Ramalho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramalho keeps control of Maju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramalho is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Ramalho.
Maju looks winded!
Ramalho working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Ramalho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramalho lands a body punch.
Ramalho lands a left hand.
Ramalho is leaning against Maju and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maju's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramalho lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Ramalho.
Ramalho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramalho lands with a light punch inside.
Ramalho lands a body shot.
Ramalho presses Maju against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramalho gets through Maju's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramalho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maju backwards.
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!
Maju looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maju is trying to break the clinch but Ramalho is controlling him.
Ramalho lands a body punch.
Ramalho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maju backwards. #ROC#
Maju is rocked!#T4#
Ramalho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maju is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramalho finish him?
Ramalho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramalho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maju or not.
Ramalho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramalho unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maju! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ramalho is unloading with more strikes now! Maju drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Ramalho!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Maju throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshioka on the side of the head.
Yoshioka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maju defends it nicely.
Yoshioka ducks right into an uppercut from Maju.
Ayuh Maju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshioka throws a low kick, looking for Maju's leg but Maju calmly moves out of range.
Maju just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshioka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maju tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshioka was well out of range. Poor timing from Maju.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshioka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maju paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maju swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Yoshioka forces Maju back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshioka is pushing Maju up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maju is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1##TD2#
Yoshioka pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Yoshioka has his feet on Maju's thighs here. He's pushed Maju off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Maju screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Satoru Yoshioka!
A very excited looking Satoru Yoshioka rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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