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Event:
Checkmate Contenders 3
Date: Jun 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Steven Pelican has been cut.
Pelican gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pelican walks into a straight right hand from Connor.
Connor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pelican stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pelican is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelican moves away.
Pelican with the counter takedown but Connor avoids it easily.
Pelican walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.#ROC#Pelican is rocked!
Connor measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pelican ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Greg Connor!
Our winner, Greg Connor, 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:
Conquest XIII: Busch v Pelican
Date: Apr 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Busch cracks Pelican with a right hand to the side of the head.#TD2#
Pelican scores with a takedown into Busch's guard.
Pelican loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Busch has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pelican has passed into side control.
#SUB2#
Pelican is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Busch has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Pelican is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Busch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busch is looking to regain half guard here but Pelican keeps moving and retains side control.
Busch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Busch tries to get out of the position.#T1##SUB2#
Pelican is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Busch has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Pelican thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #ES#
Busch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Busch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelican .
Pelican takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Pelican walks into a straight right hand from Busch.
Simon Busch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelican blocks a jab.
Pelican takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Busch connects with a looping right hand.
Pelican throws a leg kick that is checked
and Busch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Busch.
#CUT#
It looks like Steven Pelican has been cut.
Busch lands with an overhand left.
Pelican takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Busch has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Busch scores with a jab.
Pelican looks to land a combination but Busch avoids it well.
Busch cracks Pelican with a good jab.
Busch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Busch cracks Pelican with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Busch leaves Pelican with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelican walks into a stiff left hand from Busch.
Decent striking displayed by Busch there.
Pelican takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Busch connects with a body shot that sends Pelican 's belly button to the back.
Busch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pelican 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Busch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pelican scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Pelican is rocked!
Pelican throws an off balance right hand
and Busch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pelican is still on wobbly legs! Can Busch finish him?
Busch connects with a combination that backs up Pelican into the cage. Busch lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pelican 's guard. Pelican is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Busch bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Busch!
Simon Busch is the new lightweight champion!
Simon Busch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Threads of HARDCORE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Conquest IX: Bacolod vs Baut
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Pelican shoots in for a takedown but Craik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Craik looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pelican tries to clinch up but Craik circles away and keeps his distance.
Craik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pelican dives in and grabs Craik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craik pushes down on Pelican 's head and hops out.
Carl Craik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Pelican .
Pelican shoots in for a double leg but Craik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craik appears to be looking for a big counter.#TD#
Craik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pelican seems a little lost for a moment, as Craik dominates the positioning.
Pelican is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Craik working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craik is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pelican will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pelican manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Craik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1##SUB2#
Pelican looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Pelican is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Craik defends it well. #SUB2#
Pelican is working for a submission of some sort.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Pelican is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Craik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pelican .
Pelican trying to mount his opponent but Craik defends it.
Pelican throwing shots but Craik is blocking nicely. #T3#
Craik is in trouble now - Pelican has advanced to mount! #SUB2#
Pelican has hold of Craik's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Craik manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pelican trying to control but Craik is having none of it.
Pelican throws a sloppy strike and Craik uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Craik has ended up in Pelican 's guard.
Pelican throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T4##SUB2#
Pelican has his foot on Craik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Craik works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Texoma Fight Academy inform us that Pelican has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Pelican working for a triangle but Craik defends it easily.
Craik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pelican swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Pelican throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Craik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pelican has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Craik has managed to get both his arms back between Pelican 's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Pelican throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Craik with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Pelican will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Craik looks to land a left hand but Pelican moved out of range nicely.
Pelican tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL2#
Craik gets tackled into the cage by Pelican . Pelican maintains the clinch. #BC#
Craik manages to break the clinch.
Carl Craik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelican fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pelican staying out of range there.
Craik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craik misses with a takedown attempt - Pelican sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Craik swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Pelican closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Craik did well to prevent Pelican getting side control.
Pelican throwing shots but Craik is blocking nicely. #T1#
Pelican not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pelican missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pelican has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pelican thows a huge punch but Craik dodges it nicely.
Pelican not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pelican wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craik keeps working. #SUB2#
Pelican is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Craik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Craik is defending against the submission attempts here by Pelican .
#T2#
Craik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pelican wants to control but Craik is keeping him busy.
Pelican missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Craik is defending against the submission attempts here by Pelican .
#SUB2#
Pelican is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Craik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pelican . #T3#
Pelican sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craik defending well though.
Pelican throwing shots but Craik is blocking nicely.
Pelican throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Pelican is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Craik is in trouble now - Pelican has advanced to mount! #T4##SUB2#
Craik defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pelican . #SUB2#
Pelican is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Craik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Craik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Pelican 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#
Pelican goes for a double leg but Craik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Craik continues to drive forward.
Craik wants to clinch up but Pelican keeps it at a distance.
Craik leaves Pelican with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pelican misses with a takedown attempt - Craik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carl Craik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Pelican .
Pelican misses with a takedown attempt - Craik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Craik rushes Pelican and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Craik tries for a takedown but Pelican manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Craik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pelican tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Craik avoids it.
Craik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pelican is trying to drag Craik to the mat but Craik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pelican is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pelican fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelican has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pelican taking a breather. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craik wants a takedown.
Pelican has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Craik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pelican can't get the takedown.
Craik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pelican has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Craik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steven Pelican is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD#
Craik lands a takedown into guard.
#ES2#
Pelican wriggles free and stands up.
Pelican shoots in for a takedown but Craik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pelican fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Pelican is looking to clinch but Craik is avoiding it.
Craik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pelican shoots for a double leg takedown but Craik sprawls well. He's pushed Pelican 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Craik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Craik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pelican .
Craik tries to counter by clinching up but Pelican breaks away and moves out of range.
Craik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Craik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Craik wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Pelican shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Craik is trying to defend but Pelican finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pelican works his way into side control. #T4#
Pelican just content to control the position.
Pelican trying to control the action but Craik is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pelican looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pelican content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Craik.
I think Pelican has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Pelican !
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Event:
Conquest VI
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Pelican uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by KickAss.
Pelican misses with a head kick.
Pelican bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from KickAss both land. Nice combination.
Pelican throws a combination but it was largely blocked by KickAss. #CL#
Pelican has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Pelican works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pelican stopping the sweep attempt from KickAss.
Pelican throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
KickAss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
KickAss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pelican . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
KickAss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pelican .
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if KickAss can do anything to dispel that myth.
KickAss working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Pelican tries to free his leg and advance position but KickAss is retaining full guard.
Pelican trying to control the position from guard on top but KickAss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KickAss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Pelican drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pelican jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
KickAss is trying to control the position but Pelican postures up. #SUB2#
KickAss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pelican with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelican postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
KickAss is looking for a triangle but Pelican pushes his legs off easily.
Pelican trying to control but KickAss is working from the bottom.
KickAss looking for a sweep. Not yet KickAss, not yet.
Pelican passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Pelican is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. KickAss is trying to escape and Pelican transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and KickAss is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pelican ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Pelican !
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