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Event:
C4 - XXX - Big Wreck
Date: Apr 17, 2021 |
#R1#
De Vinci ducks under a wild hook from Ario.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vinci throws a looping overhand right but Ario ducks down to avoid it.
Ario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vinci on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Vinci looks to land a right hand but Ario moved out of range.
De Vinci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vinci throws a lazy right hand but Ario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ario throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vinci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from De Vinci finds it's way through Ario's defenses.
A big right from De Vinci misses.
Ario takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Vinci slips a jab and a cross from Ario.
De Vinci scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ario throws out a powerful jab.
De Vinci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ario.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and De Vinci tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ario staying out of range there.
De Vinci lands the left hand.#CL2#
Ario gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vinci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vinci takes a shot to the head.
De Vinci lands with a left to the head. #T1#
De Vinci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vinci.
De Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ario can't break the clinch.
De Vinci is leaning against Ario and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ario lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vinci backwards.
Ario is trying to push De Vinci away but De Vinci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ario wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vinci has him pressed against the cage.
De Vinci gets through Ario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ario working hard to break the clinch.
De Vinci lands a shoulder strike.
De Vinci scores with a shot to the side of Ario's head.
Ario takes a shot to the head.
Ario wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vinci lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ario throws a head punch that misses.
De Vinci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#Ario is rocked!
Ario blocks an uppercut.
Ario tries to break free but De Vinci pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Ario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ario is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vinci has double underhooks.
De Vinci misses with the head strike.
De Vinci lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Ario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ario moves out of range as De Vinci strikes.
Ario is looking for the big counter here.
De Vinci thuds a left hand into Ario's body.
De Vinci lands a jab to the nose.
Ario is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vinci finish him?
De Vinci works Ario's body with a nice hook.
Ario looks winded!
De Vinci comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Vinci drops Ario with a straight right hand, right on the button! De Vinci follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo De Vinci!
An out of breath Leonardo De Vinci thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
C4 XXV - Chakrit vs. Diego
Date: Mar 13, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ario has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ario lands a nice uppercut.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White missing with knees to the body.
Ario wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ario lands an uppercut.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ario wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Ario breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Ario moves into the clinch successfully.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ario avoids it.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ario blocks it with crossed arms.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ario avoids it.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ario is defending well for now.
White landing knees to the head.
Ario throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ario.#CUT#It looks like Branson White has been cut.
White missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Ario.
Ario is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ario.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Ario lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Ario lands a nice uppercut.
Ario managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Ario dips a shoulder and cracks White with a mighty uppercut! White falls back against the cage and Ario unloads with a barrage of strikes! White 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 - Ario screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usaamah Ario!
An out of breath Usaamah Ario thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
C4 - XVIII - Mountain vs Dukat
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ario is just out of range.
As Rodriguez looks to move away, Ario throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Ario has knocked Rodriguez down with a huge combo! Ario steps away and waves a wobbly Rodriguez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Rodriguez is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut.
Ario weaves into range and cracks Rodriguez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Rodriguez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Ario is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usaamah Ario! |
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Event:
C4 XIII - Kaki vs. Pikel
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Ario.
Ario swinging wildly here.
Ario is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT#It looks like Terry White has been cut.
Ario with a nice cross.#KD#
Ario lands a big right hand that sends White crashing to the mat! Ario stays standing though and waves White back to his feet!#ROC#White is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White ducks into an uppercut from Ario and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usaamah Ario! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ario darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Rose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ario's guard.#ES#
Ario has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rose is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rose wants to take the fight to the mat but Ario manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ario is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Rose turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose in side control, throwing shots but Ario defends.
Rose working the ground and pound.
Rose with the ground and pound but Ario regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rose with the ground and pound but Ario uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T1#
Rose throws an elbow that misses. Ario uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rose's guard. Nice move by Ario!#REVR#
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ario works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rose trying to hold on to Ario's head to control him but Ario postures up.
Ario moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Rose is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2##SUB#
Ario tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ario has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rose bucks up and tries to throw Ario off but instead Ario has got his back!
Rose rolls, trying to escape but Ario keeps control of the position.
#SUB#
Rose defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ario controlling well, preventing Rose from escaping the position.
#T3#
Ario slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rose is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rose trying to control the action but Ario just sinks the hooks in.
Rose tries to roll but Ario sticks to his back.
Rose avoids the strikes from Ario.
Ario keeps control of the position as Rose tries to break free.
#T4#
Ario struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Ario is looking for the choke from the back position but Rose is controlling his hands well.
Rose looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ario has the hooks in. Rose is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usaamah Ario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ario throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ario shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ario fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose with the counter takedown but Ario avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ario lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Ario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ario shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usaamah Ario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ario tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Rose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Ario has wrist control.#ES#
Ario pushes Rose off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ario shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Ario's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ario fails with the takedown#TD2#
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ario! #T2#
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!
Rose controls the position.
Ario is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ario to see if he's OK.
Rose lands some shots froms side control.
Ario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ario wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ario is not content to let Rose control the position.
Ario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?#T3#
Ario tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ario keeps working.
Ario is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Ario defends it.
Ario tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose is thwarting Ario's attempts to control the position.
Rose working over Ario with some ground and pound. Ario looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Ario actively working from the bottom here.
Rose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ario with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rose working Ario over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Ario's temple.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ario trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ario's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ario.
Rose follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ario shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ario goes for a double leg but Rose avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rose continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usaamah Ario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ario tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ario misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose throws a big counter head kick but Ario avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ario tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1##CL#
Ario moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Rose can't get the takedown.
#TD#
Ario jumps into guard, dragging Rose to the mat.
Rose working some strikes from top position.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ario's head.
Ario looking to control.
Rose trying to control but Ario is working from the bottom.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Ario's brow.
Rose lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Rose wants to control from the top but Ario keeps moving.
Rose stays in close to Ario's body and controls the position.
Rose landing some decent shots from guard.
Rose lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Ario keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose wants to control from the top but Ario keeps moving.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Ario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC2#Ario is rocked!
Rose is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Ario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Ario is retaining full guard.
Rose engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ario seems to have got his legs back now.
Damian Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Rose loads up on a big left hand. Ario felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rose looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ario can't hide his disappointment, as Rose celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Rose! |
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