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Event:
G | 17: Camara x SanKing
Date: Jun 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheikh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King scores with a hook.
King lands with a nice combination. Sheikh backs away looking to recover.
Sheikh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Sheikh lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King looks to throw the jab but Sheikh is out of range.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sheikh works King's body with a nice hook.
King throws a hook to the side of Sheikh's head but Sheikh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sheikh.
Sheikh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Ahmed Sheikh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King walks into a straight right hand from Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a looping left.
Sheikh scores with a jab to the head.
#CL#
Sheikh darts in and clinches King up against the ropes.
Sheikh has King pushed against the ropes.
King tries to pull guard but Sheikh won't allow it.
#T1#
Sheikh lands with a light punch inside.
Sheikh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheikh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheikh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sheikh is working King over against the ropes.
Sheikh stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sheikh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sheikh stalling in the clinch.
Sheikh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King is trying to pull guard but Sheikh has him pressed against the ropes.
Ahmed Sheikh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island King.
King fails to pull guard.
Sheikh lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards. #ROC#King is rocked!
Sheikh lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheikh finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheikh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheikh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sheikh lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to pull guard but Sheikh forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Sheikh scores with a shoulder strike.
King tries to pull guard but Sheikh won't allow it.
King is trying to pull guard but Sheikh has him pressed against the ropes.
Sheikh pushes King against the ropes. Sheikh is working some dirty boxing. Sheikh pushes off with a quick right hook! King goes down! King tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sheikh moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Sheikh! |
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Event:
G | 14: Prelims
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Doyle drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doyle wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doyle stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Doyle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doyle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Doyle has hold of King's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! King tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Doyle cranks the arm and King screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from King, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stewart Doyle! |
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Event:
G | 9 : McGraugh x Mckean 2
Date: Jun 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haruhi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Haruhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haruhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Haruhi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haruhi is looking for a counter combo.
Zuko Haruhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haruhi looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Island King has been cut.
Haruhi seems to be stalking King here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! King drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zuko Haruhi!
Zuko Haruhi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I ain't surprised.'. |
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Event:
Gladius | 7: Prince x McKean
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Mckean lands a jab to King's midsection.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mckean circles away quickly and effectively.
Mckean scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Island King has been cut.
Mckean cracks King with an open hand slap.#ROC#
King is rocked!
King misses with a combination
and Mckean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mckean lands a jab to King's midsection.
Mckean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckean finish him?
Mckean fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked King out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rian Mckean!
A less than humble Rian Mckean misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Gladius | 3: Opress vs Still
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Rodgers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
King stops Rodgers from passing to mount.
Rodgers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Rodgers tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rodgers has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers gets to mount! King was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King can't escape the position.
#T1##SUB2#
King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a big elbow.
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodgers landing punches.
Rodgers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodgers looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
A nice elbow there by Rodgers.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodgers landing punches.
King can't escape the position.
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodgers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
King is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Rodgers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rodgers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Rodgers has taken his back - oops!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T4#
It looks like Rodgers might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB2#
Rodgers is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. King is defending well though. Rodgers let's go of the attempt for now.
King is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
King is trapped and Rodgers is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#
It looks like Nathan Rodgers has been cut.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Rodgers pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King jumps guard but Rodgers stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Rodgers pulls King into guard.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers controlling King's posture. #SUB2#
Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodgers holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
Rodgers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodgers is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
Rodgers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodgers, not yet.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Rodgers is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodgers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nathan Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Rodgers is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
#SUB#
King is working for a kimura but Rodgers is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodgers works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3#
Rodgers has his hands on King's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Rodgers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King advances to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodgers keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB#
Rodgers is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
#SUB2#
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Island King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Rodgers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Rodgers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodgers is in King's guard.#SUB#
Rodgers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodgers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.#SUB#
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodgers passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to sweep but Rodgers has passed to side control!
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working. #T1#
Rodgers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rodgers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for King!
King gets back to half guard.
Rodgers moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
King is trying to escape the mount.
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount.
King is trying to escape the mount.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T3#
King is working to get back to half guard.
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
Rodgers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodgers has a good base and remains in mount.
King tries to improve his position but instead Rodgers has taken his back! #T4#
Rodgers is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB2#
Rodgers is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but King has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rodgers controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodgers 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Rodgers!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 29, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedsharipov.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
It looks like Aidamir Magomedsharipov has been cut.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magomedsharipov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! King gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Magomedsharipov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island King! |
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