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Event:
C4 - The Time Has Come
Date: Nov 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Van Wyk closes the distance but Mia moves to the side #TD#
and Mia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Wyk gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Van Wyk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Van Wyk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mia defends it easily.#SUB2#
Van Wyk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Van Wyk has his foot on Mia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mia works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Wyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Wyk keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass. #T1##SUB2#
Van Wyk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mia trying to control but Van Wyk is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Van Wyk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU#
Van Wyk is working an open guard so Mia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Van Wyk tries to clinch there but Mia circles away.
#CL2#
Van Wyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Van Wyk manages to pull guard.
Mia slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mia seems content to control.
Mia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Van Wyk has given up his back. Will we see Mia going for some submissions?
#T2##SUB#
Mia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mia not allowing Van Wyk to control his hands.
Mia tries to get the hooks in deep but Van Wyk pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Mia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Van Wyk is doing well to defend. Mia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Van Wyk is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Mia! |
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Event:
C4 - The Sixth
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wyk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Bayo Van Wyk has been cut.
Van Wyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Mountain. #CL2#
Van Wyk clinches up against the cage.
Van Wyk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mountain smiles and moves away.
Van Wyk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain keeps Van Wyk at a distance using the push kick. #CL2#
Van Wyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Wyk throws a head punch that misses.
Van Wyk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Van Wyk throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Wyks head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Wyk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mountain walks away with a smile on his face. Van Wyk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Wyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a big right hand! Oh Van Wyk is in trouble here! Mountain follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaki Mountain!
Kaki Mountain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
C4 - The Third
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Van Wyk darts in and clinches Antonio up against the cage.
Van Wyk jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Van Wyk around his waist. Van Wyk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but Antonio has him pressed against the cage.
Van Wyk fails to pull guard.
William Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayo Van Wyk.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio tries to work over Van Wyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Wyk has Antonio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antonio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Wyk goes for a takedown attempt but Antonio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antonio.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antonio misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio throws a hook to the side of Van Wyk's head but Van Wyk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Van Wyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Wyk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antonio to keep the fight standing.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
#TD2#
Van Wyk pulls guard effortlessly.
Antonio stays in close to Van Wyk's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Van Wyk has his feet on Antonio's thighs here. He's pushed Antonio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Antonio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bayo Van Wyk!
William Antonio was interviewed post fight and said 'I apologize to nobody.'. |
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Event:
C4 - The First
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brightblade misses with a body kick.
Van Wyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Van Wyk clinches with his opponent.
Van Wyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Wyk tries to pull guard but Brightblade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brightblade misses with a body punch.
Brightblade pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Wyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brightblade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Wyk.
Brightblade tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Wyk avoids the damage to the body.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brightblade to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bayo Van Wyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brightblade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Van Wyk drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Van Wyk is looking for a triangle but Brightblade pushes his legs off easily.
Van Wyk seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brightblade passes Van Wyk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brightblade is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1##SUB#
Van Wyk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brightblade pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Van Wyk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Van Wyk looking for submissions off his back.
Van Wyk trying to control but Brightblade postures up.
Van Wyk wants to control but Brightblade passes into side.
Van Wyk struggling a bit here.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brightblade tries to move to mount but Van Wyk blocks the move with his legs.
Van Wyk can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Wyk is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Van Wyk can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brightblade happy to just control the position for now.
Van Wyk is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Van Wyk can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Wyk looking for a sweep but Brightblade has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Van Wyk tries to lock up and control but Brightblade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Wyk holds on, trying desperately to control.
Van Wyk is working to get back to half guard.
Brightblade controlling from the full mount.
Van Wyk is trying to escape the mount.
Van Wyk tries to hold on but Brightblade postures up.#T4#
Brightblade content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Brightblade has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Van Wyk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brightblade content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Van Wyk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Brightblade dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Brightblade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#It looks like Bayo Van Wyk has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brightblade.
Van Wyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brightblade paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Brightblade has closed the distance and engaged Van Wyk in a clinch.
Brightblade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brightblade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Wyk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Wyk is trying to pull guard but Brightblade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brightblade looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Van Wyk pulls guard.
Steel Brightblade has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Van Wyk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brightblade has picked Van Wyk up and slammed him! Van Wyk can't keep hold of the triangle and Brightblade manages to pass to side control!
Van Wyk is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Brightblade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Van Wyk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brightblade presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brightblade avoids the attempt from Van Wyk to control.
Brightblade controlling from mount.
Van Wyk tries to hold on but Brightblade pushes him away.
Van Wyk is looking to get to half guard.
Van Wyk regains half guard.#T2##SUB#
Van Wyk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Van Wyk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brightblade is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Wyk!
Van Wyk is trying to escape the mount.
Brightblade content just to control the position here. #T3#
Van Wyk is trying to escape the mount.
Brightblade controlling from the full mount.
Van Wyk tries to lock up and control but Brightblade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Wyk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Wyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Brightblade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Van Wyk advances to half guard. #SUB#
Van Wyk is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brightblade is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bayo Van Wyk! |
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Event:
fisticuffs
Date: Jul 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Van Der Byl looking to score a takedown here. Van Wyk is defending well but Van Der Byl drives through and ends up in Van Wyk's guard.
Van Wyk being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Wyk holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Wyk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Van Wyk.#T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD2#
Van Wyk scores with a takedown into Van Der Byl's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Wyk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Der Byl is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bayo Van Wyk.
Well Van Wyk 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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