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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 34
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Rhea throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai feinted with a counter takedown.
Thai checks a low kick from Rhea.
Rhea throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Rhea tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhea misses with a series of wild punches.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rhea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai. #T1#
Thai defending well as Rhea loads up on a big left hand.
Rhea throws a leg kick #TD#
and Thai counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Thai tries for a kimura but Rhea is defending well.
Rhea is trying to control Thai's posture but Thai avoids it. #SUB#
Thai swings around for an armbar but Rhea sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thai's guard.
Rhea content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Thai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Thai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Thai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thai swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Thai is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rhea throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thai's body to avoid the submission. Thai has instead reached around Rhea's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thai arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wille Thai! |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 27
Date: Dec 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Amaike misses with a jab to the body
and Rhea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Abasi Amaike has been cut.
Abasi Amaike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amaike.
A lazy body kick from Amaike
letting Rhea counter with a right hand.
Jab from Amaike.#CUT2#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Rhea misses.
Amaike misses with an uppercut
and Rhea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhea!
Rhea misses with a head kick.
Rhea slips under a jab from Amaike.
Amaike lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Amaike throws a sloppy body shot
and Amaike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#That has opened up Abasi Amaike's cut even more.
Rhea misses with a hook. Amaike ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Amaike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhea staying out of range there.
Rhea avoids the body shot from Amaike.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhea misses the target.
Rhea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amaike.
Rhea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Amaike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhea.
Rhea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amaike looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amaike misses with a hook
and Rhea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rhea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amaike connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhea scrambles back to his feet.
Amaike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhea.
Amaike jabs Rhea to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaike with a nice calf kick.
Rhea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amaike to score with a decent uppercut.
Amaike throws a body kick that misses
and Rhea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amaike throws a series of strikes that have Rhea backpedaling.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amaike lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rhea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rhea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rhea wants to clinch
and Amaike counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#Ross Rhea's cut is getting worse.
Rhea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amaike.
Rhea is looking to counter punch.
Rhea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Amaike misses with a hook to the body
and Rhea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Rhea clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Rhea lands a left hand.
Rhea can't find room to land a body shot as Amaike controls the action.
Amaike takes a shot to the head.
Amaike misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Rhea.
Rhea lands a shot to the body.
Amaike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Rhea as the two fighters clinch.
Amaike misses with the head strike.
Amaike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhea misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#The cut above Abasi Amaike's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Amaike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhea avoiding damage.
Rhea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amaike's elbow.
Rhea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amaike backwards.
Amaike misses with the head strike.
Amaike is working Rhea over against the cage.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaike lands an uppercut.
Rhea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amaike backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhea.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhea.
Amaike blocks a body shot from Rhea.
Rhea blocking some punches.
Rhea has a couple of punches blocked by Amaike.
Amaike misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amaike.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amaike tries to throw a body punch but Rhea avoids it by throwing Amaike back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhea.
Amaike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaike misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaike misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amaike lands with a light punch inside.
Amaike prevents a body shot from Rhea.
Amaike takes an elbow to the temple.
Amaike prevents a body shot from Rhea.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abasi Amaike will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Rhea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amaike looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amaike swings widly with a right hand
letting Rhea counter with a right hand.
Rhea avoids the body shot from Amaike.
Rhea is looking to counter punch.
Amaike punishes Rhea's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhea moves out of range as Amaike throws a body kick.
Rhea is looking to counter punch.
Ross Rhea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amaike lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Amaike misses.
Rhea throws a hook but Amaike avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhea circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhea scores with a jab.
Amaike takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#Abasi Amaike's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T1#
Rhea misses with a head kick.
Rhea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amaike.
Amaike has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rhea misses the jab.
Rhea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhea is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Amaike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Amaike misses
and Amaike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amaike looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhea is just out of range.
Amaike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Rhea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amaike is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rhea rather than just go for the knockout.
Amaike misses the body punch
and Rhea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abasi Amaike's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ross Rhea!
After the big win, Ross Rhea made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hot Spunk and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 21
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hasanov.
Hasanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hasanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Ali Hasanov has been cut.
Rhea tries to clinch up but Hasanov circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Rhea closes the distance and clinches.
Rhea lands a nice elbow.
Hasanov misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rhea throws an elbow but misses.
Hasanov misses with the head strike.
Rhea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hasanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhea lands a right hand. #CUT2#Ali Hasanov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Rhea on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Hasanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rhea scores with a hook to the body.
Hasanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Hasanov is trying to break the clinch but Rhea is controlling him.
Rhea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hasanov is breathing heavily.
Hasanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hasanov misses with some punches.
Rhea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hasanov's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Rhea.
Rhea lands a shoulder strike.
Rhea pushes Hasanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhea is leaning against Hasanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hasanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhea's elbow.
Rhea lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rhea scores with a shot to the side of Hasanov's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhea.
Rhea told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rhea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rhea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
Hasanov takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Ali Hasanov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T2#
Rhea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rhea lands an elbow inside that Hasanov shrugs off. #CUT2#Jeez, Ali Hasanov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ali Hasanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ross Rhea!
Ross Rhea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hot Spunk for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 14
Date: Oct 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a hook. Rhea ducked under it nicely.
Rhea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fury swings for the body but Rhea moves out of range.
Rhea flicks out a counter leg kick but Fury steps away.
Rhea misses with a body kick.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Rhea saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Rhea 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.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rhea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
John Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury scores with the left hand. Rhea knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhea 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.
Rhea staying out of range there.
Fury has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Rhea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhea walks into a jab.
Rhea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rhea misses with a wild body shot.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fury lands with a right hand.
Fury misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhea! But no joy.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhea is just out of range.
Rhea lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rhea throws a low kick but Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Rhea's shoulder, as Rhea tries to avoid the shot.
Rhea counters with a body kick.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fury clobbers Rhea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rhea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rhea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Rhea flicks out a counter leg kick but Fury steps away.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhea misses.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Rhea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Rhea tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rhea throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Rhea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Rhea misses with a leg kick
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury with a nice cross.
Fury scores with a shot to the body.
Rhea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fury checks a leg kick. #T4#
Fury works Rhea's body with a nice hook.
Rhea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhea.
Rhea feints a counter leg kick.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Rhea's head but Rhea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Fury backs off Rhea throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.
Rhea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#That has opened up Ross Rhea's cut even more.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Rhea's head but Rhea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Fury takes a swing at Rhea's ribcage but misses.
Fury backing away here, and Rhea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rhea throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury avoids the body shot from Rhea.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhea at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Rhea's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rhea is looking to score with low kicks.
Rhea slips under a jab from Fury.
Rhea is looking for the big counter here.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Rhea moved out of range.#CL2#
Rhea clinches with his opponent.
Rhea misses with a body punch.
Rhea struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Rhea is controlling the position.
Rhea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury leaning against his opponent.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Fury is struggling to control the position.
Rhea throws a head punch that misses.
Rhea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhea pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rhea fails to land.
Rhea can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Rhea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rhea misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rhea just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fury's brow.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhea can do to turn this around?
Rhea misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Fury manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhea raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Rhea counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Fury connects with a body shot.
Rhea moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Rhea flicks out a counter leg kick but Fury steps away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhea should have avoided that one.
Rhea slips under a jab.
Rhea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rhea ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Nice shot lands for Fury.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Rhea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Fury.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Rhea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Rhea's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left lands for Fury.
Rhea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#The cut above Ross Rhea's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rhea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fury throws the left hand but Rhea avoids the punch easily.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhea was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ross Rhea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhea thinking.
Rhea throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.#T4#
Fury checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rhea walks into a straight right hand from Fury.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhea counters with a one-two to the body.
Fury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Fury misses.
Rhea misses with a low kick.
Fury scores with a hook to the body. Rhea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fury jabs at Rhea's body.
Fury lands with a cross.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rhea is breathing heavily.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Fury lands the left hand.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Rhea slips the punch.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhea counters with a left and a right that stings Fury.
Nice cross by Fury.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhea blocks a jab.
Rhea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Rhea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury takes a swing at Rhea's ribcage but misses. #T1##CL2#
Rhea closes the distance and clinches.
Fury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fury displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rhea up against the cage.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Fury gets through Rhea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT#Ross Rhea's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rhea misses with a body punch.
Rhea is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rhea. #T2#
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rhea taking a breather.
Rhea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Rhea pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rhea has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Fury is struggling to control the position.
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
Fury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rhea tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Rhea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fury blocking some punches.
#T3#
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhea working aggressively here.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rhea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rhea tries to stall but Fury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Rhea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury lands a left hand.
A short right from Rhea on the inside.
Rhea stalling against the cage.
#T4##BC#
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Rhea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ross Rhea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Rhea misses
and Rhea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Rhea's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Fury!
John Fury 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:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 7
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Rhea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Rhea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rhea misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Rhea throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
No joy there for Rhea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Rhea. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Parker.
As Parker backs off Rhea throws a huge counter combo but Parker manages to avoid it all.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Rhea looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Rhea misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Rhea will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhea in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Rhea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Rhea does no damage.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Parker.
Jacob Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhea was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.#T4#
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Rhea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker works on Rhea's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhea.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Rhea struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhea backwards.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhea misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Rhea's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Good leg kick by Parker.
Parker digs a good body shot into Rhea's ribs.
Rhea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Jacob Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhea counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker digs a good body shot into Rhea's ribs.
Rhea misses with a hook to the body
and Parker counters with a left to the body.
Rhea is breathing heavily.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1##KD#
Parker lands a big head kick that sends Rhea tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Rhea back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Rhea is rocked!
Parker flashes Rhea a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Rhea's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Rhea crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Parker punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Parker!
After the big win, Jacob Parker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 1
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ecker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ecker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhea.
Ecker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhea tries to bum rush Ecker with a series of wild strikes but Ecker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhea throws a hook but Ecker blocks it.
Rhea cracks Ecker with a good jab.
Ecker shoots in for a takedown but Rhea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ecker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Ecker clinches with his opponent.
Ecker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rhea prevents it.
Rhea pushes Ecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ecker scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Ecker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Ecker drives through with a takedown into Rhea's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU2#
Ecker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ross Rhea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Ecker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL2#
Ecker moves into the clinch successfully.
Ecker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Ecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ecker misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross Rhea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.
No joy there for Rhea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ecker has his takedown stuffed
and Rhea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ecker thinking.
Ecker fails to land the takedown.#CL#
Rhea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhea.
Rhea blocks an elbow strike from Ecker.
Ecker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rhea gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rhea lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Rhea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhea blocks the elbow strike.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rhea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rhea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ecker is defending well for now.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the head but Rhea blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhea.
Ecker looks winded!#TD2#
Ecker manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ecker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rhea has passed into side control.
#T3#
Rhea wants to control but Ecker is keeping him busy.
Rhea tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ecker's legs.
Ecker can't do much from the bottom here.
Ecker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ecker wants to improve his position but Rhea is controlling well.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rhea trying to control from half guard but Ecker is working away. #SUB2#
Ecker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ecker tries to get to full guard but Rhea has control of the leg.
Rhea controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Rhea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ecker misses with a hook. Rhea ducked under it nicely.
Rhea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ecker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ecker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhea.
Ecker shoots in for a double leg but Rhea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL#
Rhea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Ecker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Rhea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Rhea.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Rhea blocks it.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Rhea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ecker wants a takedown.
Ecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Rhea avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhea lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Ecker breaks from the clinch.
Ross Rhea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ecker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhea looks to land a combination but Ecker avoids it well. #T1##CL#
Rhea has closed the distance and engaged Ecker in a clinch.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhea avoiding damage as Ecker throws knees to the body.
Rhea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rhea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rhea lands a shoulder strike.
Ecker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Ecker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ecker moves into range and clinches up with Rhea.
Rhea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ecker's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
Rhea misses with an elbow over the top.
Ecker avoids the elbow strike from Rhea, against the cage.
Ecker avoids the elbow strike from Rhea, against the cage.
Ecker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
Rhea leaning against his opponent.
Ecker wants a takedown but no success here.
Ross Rhea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.#BC2#
Ecker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross Rhea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ecker.
Rhea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL#
Rhea moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ecker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Ecker breaks the clinch.
Rhea misses with a two punch combination.
Ecker misses with a takedown attempt - Rhea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ecker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhea.
Rhea throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Ecker with that takedown attempt.
Rhea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ecker can do to turn this around?#T3#
Rhea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ecker manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ecker is defended easily by Rhea.#CL2#
Ecker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the head but Rhea blocks with his arms.
Ecker tries a knee to the head but Rhea blocks it.
Rhea avoiding damage as Ecker throws knees to the body.
Ecker looking to throw knees to the head but Rhea is blocking nicely.
Ecker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rhea after a bit of a struggle.
Ecker is breathing heavily.
Rhea throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eckers head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhea.
Still in the clinch, Rhea scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Ecker takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC2#
Ecker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ecker doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ecker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Ecker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rhea jabs Ecker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhea tries to bum rush Ecker with a series of wild strikes but Ecker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ecker avoids the body shot from Rhea.
Ecker moves away from the strike by Rhea. #CL#
Ecker tries to keep at a distance but Rhea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rhea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ecker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ecker avoiding damage as Rhea throws knees to the body.
Rhea lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Rhea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ross Rhea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Ecker misses with a takedown attempt - Rhea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rhea does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ecker feints the counter takedown.
Rhea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ecker's head backwards.
Ecker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ecker tries for a takedown but Rhea circles away easily
and Rhea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross Rhea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Ecker.
Rhea digs a good hook to Ecker's body.
Rhea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ecker doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhea lands with a good body shot.
Ecker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ecker scrambles back to his feet.
Ecker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Rhea. Those never looked like landing.
Rhea works the jab nicely.#T1#
Ecker walks into a left hand. #ROC#Ecker is rocked!
Ecker closes the distance and clinches up with Rhea, looking for a takedown. Ecker pushes Rhea against the cage but Rhea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Rhea moves into the clinch successfully.
Ecker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rhea lands a left hand.
Rhea lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Rhea.
Ecker tries to land a knee to the head but Rhea blocks with his arms.
Rhea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rhea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ecker prevents a body shot from Rhea.
Ecker blocks an elbow strike from Rhea.
Rhea lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Rhea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devin Ecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhea.
Rhea trying to stall but Ecker improves his position.
Ecker is trying to pull guard but Rhea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rhea.
Rhea can't find room to land a body shot as Ecker controls the action.
Rhea scores with a shot to the side of Ecker's head.
Rhea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
Ecker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rhea lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ecker is defending well for now.
Rhea throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Ecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhea batters Ecker with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ecker is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Rhea lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ecker to the mat with a gruesome thud! Rhea is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ross Rhea!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ross Rhea thanked Hot Spunk for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Devin Ecker spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a tough fight, but I don't lose...I learn. I dedicate my next camp to putting this loss in the past.'. |
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Event:
Medieval Combat 5
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Rhea forces David back against the cage and clinches.
Rhea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rhea lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rhea.
Rhea has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rhea lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhea.
A body shot lands from Rhea.
Rhea lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhea.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rhea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rhea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea digs a right hand underneath David's ribcage. David let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Rhea.
A knee to the head by Rhea.
#CUT#It looks like Robinson David has been cut.
Rhea digs a right hand into David's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on David's gas tank.
Rhea lands a left hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
Rhea stalling against the cage.
Rhea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#David is rocked!#T1#
Rhea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhea finish him?
Rhea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt David or not.
Rhea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rhea as the two fighters clinch.
David's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
David is pressed against the cage. Rhea pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts David! Two more big strikes from Rhea and David crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ross Rhea!
Ross Rhea gave a mention to Hot Spunk in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Robinson David was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'. |
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Event:
Medieval Combat 4
Date: Jun 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rajantaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rhea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rajantaka tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Rajantaka closes the distance and clinches.
Rhea misses with a body punch.
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rajantaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rhea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rajantaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rajantaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Rhea.
Rhea tries to work over Rajantaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.
Rhea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rajantaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rhea throws an elbow but misses.
Rajantaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T1#
Rajantaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Rajantaka misses with a knee to the head.
Rhea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#Ross Rhea's cut is getting worse.
A short left from Rhea.
Rajantaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Ross Rhea's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rajantaka gets through Rhea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rajantaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rhea swings wildly with an uppercut but Rajantaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.
Rajantaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhea throws a head punch that misses.
Rhea misses with an elbow over the top.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rhea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rajantaka's elbow.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Rhea misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajantaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhea's defenses.
Rajantaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#Jeez, Ross Rhea's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
Rhea lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Rhea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rajantaka avoiding damage.
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rajantaka lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Rhea's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarmo Rajantaka!
Tarmo Rajantaka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Medieval Combat 2
Date: May 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalcevski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Kalcevski clinches.
Rhea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rhea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalcevski or not.
Kalcevski pushes Rhea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kalcevski.
Rhea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalcevski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rhea tries to work over Kalcevski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalcevski lands a shot to the body.
Rhea looks winded!
Rhea takes a shot to the head.
Rhea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalcevski avoids it.
Kalcevski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rhea.
Rhea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Kalcevski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhea.
Kalcevski lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Ross Rhea has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalcevski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Kalcevski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalcevski lands an uppercut.
Kalcevski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kalcevski.
Kalcevski lands with a light punch inside.
Rhea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalcevski gets through Rhea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kalcevski.
Kalcevski digs a right hand into Rhea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rhea's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalcevski lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Kalcevski as the two fighters clinch.
Kalcevski lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalcevski.
Kalcevski scores with a shot to the side of Rhea's head.
Kalcevski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalcevski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kalcevski.
A nice left hand lands by Kalcevski.
A short left from Kalcevski. #ROC#Rhea is rocked!
Kalcevski gets through Rhea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhea is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalcevski finish him?#T2#
Kalcevski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalcevski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhea backwards.
Kalcevski lands an uppercut.
Kalcevski dips a shoulder and cracks Rhea with a mighty uppercut! Rhea falls back against the cage and Kalcevski unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rhea 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 - Kalcevski screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Kalcevski! |
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Event:
RC6 Carver vs Reyes
Date: Apr 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva Sr misses with a double jab
and Rhea counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva Sr has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of Silva Sr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva Sr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva Sr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rhea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Vince Silva Sr has been cut.#CL2#
Silva Sr takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Sr tries to stall but Rhea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva Sr tries to throw a body punch but Rhea avoids it by throwing Silva Sr back against the cage.
Rhea slows down the pace here.
Silva Sr looking for a takedown.
Ross Rhea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Silva Sr.#T1#
Rhea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Rhea.
Silva Sr looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Rhea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva Sr takes an elbow to the temple.
Rhea pushes Silva Sr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rhea. #BC#
Rhea breaks the clinch.
#KD#
Rhea lands a left and a right that send Silva Sr crashing to the mat, dazed. Rhea thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhea.
#CL2#
Silva Sr instigates a clinch.
Rhea lands a nice uppercut.
Rhea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva Sr backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhea.
Rhea pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva Sr has Rhea pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rhea manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Rhea lands an elbow inside.
Rhea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhea works on Silva Sr's body with a couple of short punches.
Rhea lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhea.
Rhea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Rhea - that landed with a thud.
Rhea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva Sr or not.
Rhea lands an elbow inside.
Silva Sr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhea lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhea.
I was talking to Rhea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rhea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #ROC#
Silva Sr is rocked!
Rhea pushes Silva Sr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva Sr is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhea finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Rhea.
Rhea creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva Sr with a big uppercut! Silva Sr tries to clinch up but Rhea pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva Sr to the mat! Silva Sr covers up and Rhea unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ross Rhea!
Ross Rhea managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hot Spunk, into his post fight interview.
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2020 |
#R1#
Rhea avoids the body shot from Ovsienko.
Rhea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ovsienko with a body shot.
Ovsienko avoids a kick to the body.
Rhea misses with a two punch combination.
Ovsienko scores with a body shot.
Rhea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovsienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhea.
Ovsienko slips under a jab from Rhea.
Rhea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Ovsienko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rhea prevents a body shot from Ovsienko.
Rhea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ovsienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ovsienko.
Rhea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rhea pushes off an throws an elbow but Ovsienko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rhea fails to land.
Ovsienko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rhea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Rhea misses with an elbow over the top.
Ovsienko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Rhea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovsienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Ovsienko ducks under a wild hook from Rhea.
Rhea misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rhea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ovsienko.
Rhea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovsienko.
Ovsienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhea throws a hook but Ovsienko avoids it easily.
Ovsienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rhea tries to clinch there but Ovsienko circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ovsienko misses its target.#CL#
Rhea gets tackled into the cage by Ovsienko. Ovsienko maintains the clinch.
Rhea prevents Ovsienko from breaking the clinch.
Ovsienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhea lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Rhea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ovsienko pushes Rhea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ovsienko's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhea lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Jurij Ovsienko has been cut.
Rhea scores with a hook to the body.
Ovsienko working aggressively here.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhea misses with a body punch.
Rhea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ovsienko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rhea throws an elbow that misses.
Rhea tries to work over Ovsienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhea misses with a punch on the inside.
Ovsienko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhea tries a body shot but Ovsienko blocks it.
Rhea prevents a body shot from Ovsienko. #T3#
Rhea misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Rhea.
Ovsienko can't find room to land a body shot as Rhea controls the action.
Rhea can't find room to land a body shot as Ovsienko controls the action.
Ovsienko is trying to force a seperation but Rhea has the dominant position.
Rhea scores with a hook to the body.
Ovsienko is breathing heavily.
Rhea lands an elbow inside.
Ovsienko tries a body shot but Rhea blocks it.
#BC2#
Rhea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Rhea clinches up with Ovsienko and pushes him back against the cage.
Ovsienko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhea has him pressed against the cage.
Rhea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Rhea on the inside.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ovsienko is looking to control Rhea's arms but Rhea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ovsienko has his back to the cage. #T4##BC2#
Rhea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rhea misses.
Ovsienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ovsienko is looking to wear down Rhea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhea tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovsienko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhea throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Rhea misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Ovsienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhea doesn't seem phased though.
Ovsienko thuds his right hand into Rhea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ovsienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhea moves away.
Rhea misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ovsienko, as that shot connected.
Rhea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ovsienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Rhea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurij Ovsienko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rhea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ovsienko.
Rhea throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Rhea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ovsienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhea.
Ross Rhea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovsienko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovsienko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ovsienko slips under a jab.
Jurij Ovsienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovsienko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ovsienko is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovsienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ovsienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhea's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rhea duly obliges. #T1#
Rhea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ovsienko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovsienko.
Rhea misses with the combination.
Rhea takes one on the button.
Rhea cracks Ovsienko with an open hand slap.
Rhea lands with a cross.
Rhea thuds a left hand into Ovsienko's body.
Rhea lands a slapping body shot.
Rhea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ovsienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#KD2#
Rhea lands a big uppercut and Ovsienko crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ovsienko looks OK. Rhea waves Ovsienko back to his feet!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhea wants to clinch up but Ovsienko keeps it at a distance.
Rhea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovsienko.
Ovsienko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A solid body kick from Rhea.
Rhea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Rhea closes the distance and pushes Ovsienko back into the cage.
Rhea struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovsienko controls his hands.
#BC2#
Rhea manages to break the clinch.
Ovsienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhea is just out of range.#CL#
Ovsienko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhea, pushing him back against the cage.
Rhea digs a right hand into Ovsienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ovsienko's gas tank.
Rhea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhea tries to work over Ovsienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ovsienko blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Rhea manages to break the clinch.
Rhea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ovsienko counters with a stiff right hand. #T3##CL2#
Rhea closes the distance and clinches.
Ovsienko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rhea tries a body shot but Ovsienko blocks it.
Rhea is leaning against Ovsienko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Rhea. #CUT2#
Jurij Ovsienko's cut is getting worse.
Rhea misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Rhea.
Ovsienko working aggressively here.
Ovsienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovsienko avoids the elbow strike from Rhea, against the cage.
Ovsienko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ovsienko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ovsienko misses with some punches.
Ovsienko tries to stall but Rhea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ovsienko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T4#
Rhea tries to stall but Ovsienko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ovsienko is trying to force a seperation but Rhea has the dominant position.
Ovsienko is trying to push Rhea away but Rhea has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ovsienko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rhea lands with a left to the head.
Rhea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovsienko misses with a punch to the body.
Rhea taking a breather.
Rhea tries a body shot but Ovsienko blocks it.
Rhea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rhea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ovsienko stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ovsienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ovsienko blocking some punches.
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Rhea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jurij Ovsienko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rhea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ovsienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhea wants to land a leg kick but Ovsienko is out of range.
Ovsienko throws a lazy right hand but Rhea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Ovsienko misses its target.
Rhea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ovsienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ovsienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab from Ovsienko.
Rhea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovsienko manages to avoid it.
Ovsienko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ovsienko misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovsienko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhea doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhea misses with a body shot
and Ovsienko counters with a left to the body.
Ovsienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhea connects with a body shot that sends Ovsienko's belly button to the back.
Rhea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Rhea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovsienko manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhea. Ovsienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ovsienko lands a really nice looking cross but Rhea seems unphased.
Rhea throws a lazy right hand but Ovsienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ovsienko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Ovsienko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhea! But no joy.
Ovsienko with a hook.
Rhea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Rhea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ovsienko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ovsienko blocks an elbow strike from Rhea.
Ovsienko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rhea.
Rhea misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Rhea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Ovsienko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
Rhea moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ovsienko avoiding damage as Rhea throws knees to the body.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ovsienko dodges an elbow strike from Rhea.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhea.
Rhea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ovsienko's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhea.
Rhea throws a head punch that misses.
Ross Rhea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ovsienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Rhea.
Rhea pushes off an throws an elbow but Ovsienko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ovsienko misses with some punches.
Rhea working aggressively here.
Rhea lands an elbow just above Ovsienko 's eye. #CUT2#
Jurij Ovsienko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3#
Come on Rhea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ovsienko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rhea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rhea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ovsienko as Rhea tries to tie him up.
Rhea tries to throw a body punch but Ovsienko avoids it by throwing Rhea back against the cage.
Ross Rhea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ovsienko scores with a shot to the side of Rhea's head.
Rhea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ovsienko is defending well for now.
Rhea is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ovsienko is keeping busy.
Ovsienko stalling.
A right hand to the body from Ovsienko.
#T4#
Ovsienko blocks an elbow strike from Rhea.
Rhea misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhea has Ovsienko pressed against the cage, preventing Ovsienko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rhea taking a breather.
Rhea struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovsienko controls his hands.
Ovsienko has a couple of punches blocked by Rhea.
Rhea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhea has Ovsienko pressed against the cage, preventing Ovsienko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ovsienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rhea tries to throw a body punch but Ovsienko avoids it by throwing Rhea back against the cage.
Ovsienko blocks an elbow strike from Rhea.
Ovsienko leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ovsienko.
Jurij Ovsienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Rhea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rhea 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Rhea!
Ross Rhea took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hot Spunk for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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