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Event:
HZN 16 Marek v Covington II
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Farah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Tuytuhlz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Tuytuhlz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lyke Tuytuhlz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuytuhlz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Farah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuytuhlz.
A quick step to the side and Farah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuytuhlz lands with a shot to the body.
Tuytuhlz throws out a loose jab but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tuytuhlz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Tuytuhlz clinches with his opponent.
Tuytuhlz has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Tuytuhlz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Tuytuhlz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tuytuhlz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tuytuhlz darts in trying to clinch
and Farah counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuytuhlz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuytuhlz closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Tuytuhlz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farah manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Tuytuhlz there.#T2#
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Tuytuhlz gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuytuhlz tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah tries a body shot but Tuytuhlz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuytuhlz.
Farah tries a body shot but Tuytuhlz blocks it.
#BC2#
Tuytuhlz breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Tuytuhlz clinches up with Farah and pushes him back against the cage.
Farah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Farah prevents a body shot from Tuytuhlz.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Tuytuhlz controls the action.
#BC#
Farah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farah lands a jab-cross combination.
Tuytuhlz throws a body punch but Farah moves out of range.
Tuytuhlz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFarah.#T3##CL2#
Tuytuhlz gets a clinch.
Tuytuhlz prevents a body shot from Farah. #BC#
Farah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuytuhlz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Tuytuhlz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Tuytuhlz.
Farah lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Farah walks into a left hand.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuytuhlz is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tuytuhlz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good exchange - Tuytuhlz coming out on top.
Farah scores with a shot to the body.
Farah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuytuhlz.
Farah connects with a body shot that sends Tuytuhlz's belly button to the back.
Tuytuhlz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tuytuhlz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
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!
Tuytuhlz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farah was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuytuhlz.
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farah throws a right hand that Tuytuhlz ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuytuhlz also avoids with ease.
Farah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuytuhlz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuytuhlz scores with a nice strike.
Tuytuhlz throws a right hand that misses
and Farah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a hook to the body
and Tuytuhlz counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tuytuhlz.
Farah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuytuhlz throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Tuytuhlz lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyke Tuytuhlz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Farah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tuytuhlz wants to clinch up but Farah keeps it at a distance.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
and Tuytuhlz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuytuhlz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC#Tuytuhlz is rocked!
Farah lands an uppercut, right on the button! Tuytuhlz tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
A relieved looking Abdo Farah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
HZN 12 Ivanovic v Nomura
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Dallas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dallas backs up against the cage.
Dallas shoots in looking for a takedown. Farah tries to sprawl out of it but Dallas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Farah scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dallas's hands.
A jab from Farah misses.
Dallas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farah digs a good hook to Dallas's body.
#T1#
Dallas takes one to the chin there.#KD#
Farah cracks Dallas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dallas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Farah finish him?
#ROC#Dallas is rocked!
A head kick misses from Farah.
Dallas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Farah defends it well.
Dallas is still on wobbly legs! Can Farah finish him?
A shot to the liver by Farah. Beautiful body shot.
Dallas seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Farah cracks Dallas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dallas to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah punishes Dallas's body with a nice straight punch.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas with the counter takedown but Farah avoids it easily.
Farah throws a right and a left that Dallas avoids nicely. #KD#
Farah lands a big uppercut and Dallas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dallas looks OK. Farah waves Dallas back to his feet!#T2#
Dallas leaves his chin hanging out and Farah seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dallas crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
A victorious Abdo Farah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HZN 6 Tenryu v Farah
Date: Feb 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Farah takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tenryu connects with the punch.#CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Farah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farah digs a good hook to Tenryu's body.
#CL2#
Farah has managed to clinch.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah is trying to break the clinch but Tenryu is controlling him.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
#BC2#
Farah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Tenryu moves into the clinch successfully.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a shoulder strike.
Farah prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Farah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tenryu presses Farah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Farah throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Farah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Farah scores with a jab to the head.
Tenryu misses with a body shot.
Tenryu throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Tenryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Farah off the cage and back into range.
Farah moves away from the strike by Tenryu.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Farah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tenryu doesn't seem phased though.
Farah lands a right hook to the body.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farah tries to bum rush Tenryu with a series of wild strikes but Tenryu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tenryu throws a body punch but Farah moves out of range.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenryu throws an overhand right that lands on Farah's shoulder, as Farah tries to avoid the shot.
Tenryu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenryu misses the target.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Tenryu misses its target.#CL#
Tenryu takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tenryu.
Farah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenryu.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Farah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tenryu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
A hook to the body from Tenryu.
Farah misses with some punches.
Tenryu letting Farah take a breather here.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu has Farah pushed against the cage.#T3#
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Farah misses with the head strike.
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Tenryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Farah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farah up against the cage.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farah scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Farah stalling in the clinch.
Tenryu scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Farah breaks from the clinch.
Tenryu defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Tenryu throws a series of punches but Farah avoids them all with ease.
Farah tries to clinch but Tenryu moves out of range.
Jab from Farah.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
Farah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Farah.
Tenryu swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab. #CL2#
Farah takes the fight into the clinch.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Farah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Tenryu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farah in his tracks.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenryu.
Farah lands a nice shot that snaps Tenryu's head back.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Tenryu defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Tenryu throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tenryu.
Farah misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tenryu moves into range and clinches up with Farah.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Farah.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tenryu has him pressed against the cage.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Gen Tenryu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farah lands an uppercut.
Tenryu lands a body shot. #T1#
Tenryu has Farah pressed against the cage, preventing Farah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farah wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
Farah tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farah prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenryu lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah is breathing heavily.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Farah can't break the clinch.
Tenryu lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Tenryu.
#T2#
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenryu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Farah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farah blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tenryu as the two fighters clinch.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Tenryu lands a body punch.
Tenryu lands an uppercut.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
A hook to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Tenryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tenryu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farah wants to break free but Tenryu has control.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah tries to circle away but Tenryu has him pinned against the cage.
Farah is trying to break the clinch but Tenryu is controlling him.
Tenryu lands with a left to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Abdo Farah's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank.
Tenryu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Tenryu. #T4#
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah is trying to break the clinch but Tenryu is controlling him.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank.
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Tenryu.
Farah prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Tenryu.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tenryu scores with a shoulder strike.
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Farah dodges the punch combination from Tenryu.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gen Tenryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenryu lands with an overhand left.
Farah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tenryu.
#KD#
Tenryu lands a left and a right that send Farah crashing to the mat, dazed. Tenryu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tenryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farah.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Tenryu connects with a body shot.
A jab from Farah misses.
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tenryu throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Tenryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah blocks a jab.
Farah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farah connects with a looping right hand.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenryu manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tenryu instigates a clinch. #T1#
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farahs head.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.
A short left from Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Tenryu - that landed with a thud.
Tenryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Tenryu works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
Tenryu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Tenryu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tenryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Farah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenryu's elbow.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Good body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards. #CUT#The cut above Abdo Farah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Tenryu works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tenryu.
Tenryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu digs a right hand underneath Farah's ribcage. Farah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tenryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tenryu cracks Farah with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tenryu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tenryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tenryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Farah misses with some punches.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Tenryu lands a nice uppercut.
Farah misses with some punches.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tenryu lands a right hand. #ROC#Farah is rocked!
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Farah is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenryu finish him?
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah seems to have recovered his senses.
Tenryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenryu lands a shot to the body.
Farah blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tenryu.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tenryu.
A short body shot lands from Tenryu as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah'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.#R4#
Tenryu lands a body shot.
Farah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tenryu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farah slips a jab from Tenryu.
Farah misses with a body shot.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Farah manages to circle out of the way.
Tenryu lands a lovely overhand right.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu scores with a jab. Farah acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #KD#
Tenryu sends Farah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tenryu is motioning to the referee to let Farah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Farah tries to keep at a distance but Tenryu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Farah.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a nice uppercut.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Farah.
Tenryu presses Farah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T1#
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Farah misses with some punches.
Tenryu has Farah pushed against the cage.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu misses with some punches.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farah works on Tenryu's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farah wants to stall.
Tenryu is leaning against Farah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tenryu is working Farah over against the cage.
Tenryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
A left hand lands to the body for Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a body punch.
Tenryu cracks Farah with a nice body shot.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
Tenryu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tenryu tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenryu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenryu.
Tenryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#Abdo Farah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tenryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank. #T3#
Tenryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah takes a shot to the head.
Tenryu gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Tenryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Tenryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
Good body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tenryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tenryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tenryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tenryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Tenryu effectively controlling the action here.
Tenryu has Farah pressed against the cage, preventing Farah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body.
Tenryu presses Farah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body.
Tenryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
A short right from Tenryu.
Tenryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenryu.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Tenryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tenryu pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tenryu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tenryu is working Farah over against the cage.
Tenryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu had his way with Abdo Farah in that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Tenryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tenryu tries to clinch but Farah moves out of range.
Tenryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Farah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tenryu lands the left hand.
Tenryu throws an overhand right that drops Farah like a sack of potatoes! Tenryu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gen Tenryu!
Gen Tenryu is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gen Tenryu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1020 Hawk v Karim
Date: Oct 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Farah counters with a head kick. That will keep Garcia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Farah tried to counter with a leg kick but Garcia avoided it.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Farah counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Farah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Farah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Farah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Farah.
Farah throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Farah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Farah's head.
Garcia misses with the body kick
and Farah counters with a stiff right hand.
Farah scores with a nice strike.
Farah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farah slips a jab from Garcia.
Farah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Farah's head.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Farah scores with a nice head 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!
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Farah counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Farah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Farah off balance momentarily.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Farah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Farah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farah at a distance.
Farah moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Garcia lands.
Farah scores with a nice head shot.
Farah looks for the body kick but Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farah throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Farah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Farah misses
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
and Farah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Farah's leg. Farah is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farah. That did some damage!
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Farah counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Farah.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Farah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farah moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
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#
A low kick from Farah misses
and Garcia counters with a low kick, right behind Farah 's knee.
Farah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Farah.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farah. #CL2#
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Farah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard but Farah stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah misses with a knee strike.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Farah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Farah.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Farah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Farah moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Farah.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farah with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
A head kick by Farah misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Farah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farah misses with a leg kick.
Farah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
#T3#
Farah tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farah avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farah.
Farah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Farah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Farah 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!
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
And Farah counters with a quick kick to the body but Garcia blocks it.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Farah counters with a left to the body.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Farah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Farah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farah throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Farah saw it coming and moves away.
Farah is looking to counter with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Farah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia slips a straight right by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Garcia swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia throws a push kick but Farah slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Farah's knee but Farah avoids it well.
Farah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Farah counters with a leg kick.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Farah.
Farah avoids a kick to the body.
#T1#
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Farah backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Farah's head.
Farah jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia 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.
Farah blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Farah counters with a stiff right hand.
Farah thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Farah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia motions for Farah to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdo Farah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Farah ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Garcia misses.
Farah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Farah counters with a straight right hand.
Farah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia with a hook.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah slips a straight right by Garcia.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah thinks about countering with a body kick.
Farah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.#T3#
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Farah moved out of range nicely.
Garcia just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFarah.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Farah's knee but Farah avoids it well.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Garcia is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Farah connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farah is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Farah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Farah's leg. Farah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
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!
Farah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
A relieved looking Diego Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1015 Sitsongrit v Grimm
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Yi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farah thows a leg kick but Yi checks it #TD2#
and Yi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farah is pulling down on Yi's head to control his posture.
Yi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yi being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farah works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Yi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farah manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yi has Farah in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Yi has his feet on Farah's thighs here. He's pushed Farah 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! Farah screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jin Yi!
Our winner, Jin Yi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1011 Riker v Kreischer
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Camble misses with a shot to the body
and Farah counters with a good, hard body kick but Camble shrugs it off.
Camble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farah tries to avoid it but Camble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farah to the ground. Farah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camble. That's going to slow Farah down.
Camble lands a leg kick that knocks Farah off balance momentarily.
Farah moves away from the strike by Camble.
Farah moves out of range of the leg kick from Camble.
Camble throws a nice looking combination but Farah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Camble blocks it well.
Camble checks a leg kick nicely.
Camble throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Farah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Camble looks to land a body kick but Farah moved away.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Camble thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
letting Farah counter with a right hand.
Camble shoots for a double leg takedown but Farah sprawls well. He's pushed Camble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Camble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farah feints a jab promting Camble to slip. Farah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camble slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camble loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Camble's knee but Camble avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
No joy there for Farah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farah.
Camble shoots and misses
and Farah counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Camble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camble tries a low kick but Farah avoids it.#T2#
Camble scores with a one two! Farah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble throws a series of strikes that have Farah backpedaling.
Farah misses with a wild combination.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Camble.
Farah lands the left hand.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Farah's head.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farah fakes the leg kick and cracks Camble in the body. #T3#
Farah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camble misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble takes one to the side of the head.
Camble misses with an uppercut.
Camble takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah lands a leg kick that knocks Camble off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camble is defended easily by Farah.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Farah throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Camble tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camble connects with a right hand. Farah shakes it off.
Farah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah works Camble's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Camble shoots in and bounces Farah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Farah wants to stand and escape but Camble is having none of it.
Farah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camble trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Camble throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Camble throws a hook to the side of Farah's head but Farah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Camble shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Camble is very close to passing his half guard.
Farah is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah is staying active underneath Camble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Camble not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camble wants to pass to mount but Farah is defending the position. #T1#
Camble uses his free foot to push down on Farah's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Farah.
Farah is squirming around, avoiding Camble's attempts to control the action.
Camble sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Camble throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Farah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Camble tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Camble wants to control the pace but Farah is squirming around nicely.
Camble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farah is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mike Camble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Camble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Camble misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Farah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Camble tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Farah is working to get back to half guard.
Camble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farah?
Camble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT#That has opened up Abdo Farah's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdo Farah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Camble!
Mike Camble got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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Event:
ENIGMA 172
Date: Jun 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Dredd scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dredd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Farah throws a head kick that misses
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dredd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farah throws the left hand but Dredd avoids the punch easily.
Farah slips a jab from Dredd.
Dredd walks into a straight right hand from Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Dredd throws a lazy uppercut
and Farah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dredd misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Dredd avoids the body shot from Farah.
Farah throws an off balance right hand
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Farah misses
letting Dredd counter with a right hand.
Dredd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Farah counters with a low kick, right behind Dredd 's knee.
Dredd blocks a jab.
Dredd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donk. Dredd catches Farah right on the button with a cross.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dredd misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Farah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dredd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farah tries to clinch but Dredd moves away
and Dredd counters with a good low kick that Farah was not able to check. #T2#
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Dredd lands a nice hook to Farah's body. Farah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dredd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dredd works Farah's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Dredd coming out on top.
Farah throws a body punch but Dredd moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dredd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farah doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#Abdo Farah's cut is getting worse.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dredd. #T3#
Dredd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dredd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farah throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dredd counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Abdo Farah's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Farah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dredd flicks out a counter leg kick but Farah steps away.
Dredd missing with a left hand there. Farah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dredd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farah is looking to wear down Dredd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
Dredd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dredd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
#T4#
Farah throws a leg kick
and Dredd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dredd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
and Dredd counters with a body kick that stops Farah in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Farah as he connects with a hook.
Dredd staying out of range there.
Farah throws a jab when Dredd was well out of range.
Dredd lands with a nice body punch.
Dredd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Dredd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Farah misses with a left hand
and Dredd counters with a stiff right hand.
Farah throws a solid leg kick but Dredd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dredd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.
Farah throws a poor cross that misses
and Dredd counters with a nice uppercut.
Dredd lands with a hook. Farah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#Jeez, Abdo Farah's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd moves out of range of the body kick from Farah.
Dredd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brock Dredd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dredd misses the shot to the body.
Farah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dredd counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Farah throws a right hand that misses
letting Dredd counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdo Farah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Dredd!
Brock Dredd is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Dredd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 169
Date: May 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Briggs tries a quick counter leg kick but Farah is wise to it.
Briggs throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Briggs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Farah.
Briggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Farah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs walks into a straight right hand from Farah.
Farah cracks Briggs with a good jab.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Briggs.
Briggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farah checks a leg kick.
And Farah counters with a quick kick to the body but Briggs blocks it.#TD2#
Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into Farah's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Farah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Farah!#REVR#
Farah wanted to stand there but Briggs had control of the position.
Farah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Farah looking to sit in guard and control but Briggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Briggs throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Briggs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Briggs forces his way into half guard.
Briggs throwing shots but Farah is blocking nicely.
Farah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Briggs winds up and cracks Farah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briggs controlling the action here. #T3#
Farah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Briggs.
Briggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farah's head.
Briggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farah is staying active underneath Briggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Briggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Briggs prevents Farah from standing back up.
Briggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Briggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farah doesn't seem bothered though.
Farah tries to score with a low kick but Briggs moves his leg out of the way.
Farah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T4#
Briggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Farah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Briggs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farah's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs throwing shots but Farah is blocking nicely.
Briggs wants to take a breather but Farah is having none of it.
Farah is trying to get back to full guard.
Briggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macka Briggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
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#
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.
Briggs missing with a left hand there. Farah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Briggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Farah throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Farah moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Farah scores with a nice strike.
Farah misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Briggs.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Briggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Briggs misses with a hook to the body
and Farah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#That has opened up Macka Briggs's cut even more.#T1#
Briggs fails with the takedown
and Farah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Briggs defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Briggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs checks a leg kick.
Farah throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farah.
Farah misses with a lunging right hand
and Briggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Farah looks to land a right hand but Briggs moved out of range.
Farah is looking to score with low kicks.
Farah throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Briggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Briggs.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land. #TD2#
Briggs lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Farah has one foot on Briggs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Briggs gets a clinch.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Briggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Farah tests Briggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farah throws a jab when Briggs was well out of range.#T3#
Briggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Briggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farah moves away.
Farah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
It looked like Farah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Briggs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Briggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farah in his tracks. #CL2#
Briggs clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Briggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdo Farah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macka Briggs.
Farah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
Farah thuds his right hand into Briggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farah scores with a jab to the body.
Briggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Briggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Farah looks to clinch
and Briggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Farah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Briggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Farah connects with a body shot.
Farah throws a push kick but Briggs slaps the foot to one side.
Briggs throws a jab when Farah was well out of range.
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Farah cracks Briggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Briggs staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Briggs! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
Briggs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farah tries to clinch up but Briggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Briggs avoids a kick to the body.
Farah tries to clinch up but Briggs circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
A slow jab from Briggs misses its intended target.
Farah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Briggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Briggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Farah connects with a right hand. Briggs shakes it off.#CUT#The cut above Macka Briggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Briggs is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Briggs! But no joy.
Briggs connects with a body shot.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but Briggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Farah avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Some bone on bone action there as Farah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farah is looking to counter punch.
Farah misses with a kick to the body
and Briggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Briggs throws a head kick that misses.
Farah is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Farah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farah walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Briggs clinches with his opponent.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Briggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Farah as the two fighters clinch.
Briggs lands with a right to the head.
Farah pushes Briggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Briggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Farah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Farah.
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Briggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Farah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Farah gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Farah.
Farah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah tries a body shot but Briggs blocks it.
Farah prevents a body shot from Briggs.
Farah digs a right hand underneath Briggs's ribcage. Briggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farah.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Farah misses with the head strike.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Farah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Farah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farah is looking to chop away at Briggs's legs.
Farah looks for the body kick but Briggs saw that one coming.
Briggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Farah has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Farah.
Briggs lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Farah as the two fighters clinch.
Farah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Briggs tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
Farah prevents Briggs from breaking the clinch.
Abdo Farah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
Farah misses with the head strike.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Farah.
Briggs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2##BC2#
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briggs misses with an uppercut. Farah saw that one coming.
Farah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farah.
A leg kick checked by Briggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Briggs scores with a body shot.
Briggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T3#
Farah tries to land a body kick
and Briggs counters with a left to the body.
Briggs looks to land a left hand but Farah moved out of range nicely.
Briggs scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Briggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Farah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Farah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farah with a jab.#T4#
Farah scores with a nice strike.
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Briggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Briggs throws a big counter head kick but Farah avoids it with no problem.
Briggs misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Farah misses the target.
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!
Farah misses with a shot to the body
and Briggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD2#
Briggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Briggs throwing strikes from guard but Farah blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs pushes down on Farah's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Farah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Briggs at a distance.
Briggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Briggs walks into a stiff left hand from Farah.
Briggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Briggs thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
and Farah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Farah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farah connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs slips under a jab.
Briggs works Farah's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Briggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Briggs.#T1#
Briggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
Jab, jab by Farah - just one landing.
Briggs tries to clinch
and Farah counters with a straight right hand.
Briggs walks into a stiff left hand from Farah.#ROC#Briggs is rocked!
Briggs gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Farah gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Abdo Farah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 166
Date: Apr 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Ginger throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Farah throws a hook but Ginger blocks it.
Farah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farah throws a shot to the body.
Ginger misses with a straight left.
Farah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ginger moves out of range of the strikes.
Ginger appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ginger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ginger.
Farah throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Farah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ginger on the side of the head.
Ginger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ginger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farah thuds his right hand into Ginger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but Ginger avoids it.
Ginger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ginger's hands.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Farah misses the target.
Ginger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ginger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL2#
Farah clinches with his opponent.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
Farah misses with some punches.
Ginger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ginger trying to control the position but instead, Farah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ginger into the cage.
Ginger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ginger.
I was talking to Ginger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ginger lands a shot to the body.
Ginger stalling.
Ginger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah working aggressively here.
#T3#
Farah lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
A short uppercut from Ginger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Ginger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ginger blocking some punches.
Farah misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ginger.
Farah digs a right hand underneath Ginger's ribcage. Ginger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Ginger.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ginger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
Ginger blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Ginger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ginger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Ginger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farah is aware though and is defending well.
Farah stopping the sweep attempt from Ginger.#T4##SUB#
Ginger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ginger is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farah preventing the sweep.
Ginger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ginger is just out of range.
Ginger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ginger lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Farah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ginger - the referee stops the clock and Farah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ginger. Farah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farah misses with a hook
and Ginger counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Farah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ginger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL2#
Farah darts in and clinches Ginger up against the cage.
Ginger lands with a left to the head.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farah prevents a body shot from Ginger. #T1#
Ginger scores with a shoulder strike.
Ginger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah blocks a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah gets through Ginger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Ginger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Ginger avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Ginger blocks an uppercut.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginger.
Farah misses with some punches.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ginger.
#T2#
Ginger pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Haitian Ginger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gingers head.
Farah presses Ginger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farah blocking some punches.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Ginger throws a head punch that misses.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Ginger.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Ginger controls the action.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah gets through Ginger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ginger lands with a left to the head.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger digs a right hand into Farah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farah's gas tank. #T3#
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Ginger controls the action.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Ginger blocking some punches.
Ginger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ginger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farah is breathing heavily.
Farah tries a body shot but Ginger blocks it.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farah's elbow.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginger.
Ginger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ginger is leaning against Farah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ginger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ginger.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
#T4#
Ginger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ginger blocks a body shot from Farah.
Ginger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Farah tries to work over Ginger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farah working aggressively here.
Farah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ginger.
Ginger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ginger is looking to control Farah's arms but Farah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ginger has his back to the cage.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginger.
Ginger gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ginger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Farah - the referee stops the clock and Ginger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Farah. Ginger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ginger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ginger misses its target.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ginger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ginger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ginger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Ginger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farah lands a jab to Ginger's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Farah misses its intended target.
Ginger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch but Ginger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ginger misses with a leg kick
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Farah defending well as Ginger loads up on a big left hand.
Farah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farah wants to clinch up but Ginger keeps it at a distance.
Farah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ginger.
Farah sizes up Ginger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farah stuns Ginger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farah gets through Ginger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ginger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gingers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginger prevents a body shot from Farah.
Nice body punch from Ginger - that landed with a thud.
Farah lands a body punch.
Ginger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah working aggressively here.
Ginger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Ginger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ginger tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Ginger back against the cage.
Ginger trying to control the position but instead, Farah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ginger into the cage.#T3#
Ginger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Farah lands a body shot.
Farah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farah misses with the head strike.
Ginger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ginger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah misses with the head strike.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ginger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farah to keep the fight standing.
Farah works on Ginger's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ginger blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Farah misses with some punches.
Ginger tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Ginger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ginger.
Ginger tries to work over Farah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ginger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ginger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger misses with the head strike.
Farah working aggressively here.
Farah misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Farah working aggressively here.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ginger lands a shot to the body.
Ginger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Farah misses with a hook.
Farah throws out a loose jab but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Farah misses the target.
Ginger staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginger misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ginger blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah misses with a hook.
It looked like Ginger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah throws an off balance right hand
and Ginger counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Farah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ginger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farah throws out the jab.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but Ginger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah wants to clinch up but Ginger keeps it at a distance.
Farah throws a sloppy head kick
and Ginger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ginger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ginger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farah is out of range and Ginger settles back down. #T2#
Farah throws an overhand right that lands on Ginger's shoulder, as Ginger tries to avoid the shot.
Ginger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ginger slips under a jab from Farah.
Ginger lands a nice hook to Farah's body. Farah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Farah misses.
Farah feints and then cracks Ginger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ginger down.
Ginger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farah.
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!
Ginger throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Ginger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
As Farah tries to get set, Ginger tries to push him back and clinch up but Farah manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice shot lands for Ginger.
A swing and a miss from Farah.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ginger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farah jabs Ginger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farah looks to land a right hand but Ginger moved out of range.#T4#
Ginger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farah.
Ginger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Farah blocks the low kick.
Farah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farah misses with a body kick.
A big left from Farah misses.
Farah connects with a body shot that sends Ginger's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farah throws a shot from downtown. Ginger moves away and avoids it.
Ginger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but Ginger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch but Ginger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ginger quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ginger blocks a jab.
Farah lands the left hand.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with a lunging right hand
and Ginger counters with a straight right hand.
Farah throws a low kick but Ginger moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah scores with a jab to the head.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ginger was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.#T1#
Farah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ginger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ginger moves out of range of the strikes.
Ginger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ginger manages to avoid it.
Ginger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ginger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Haitian Ginger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL2#
Farah gets a clinch.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ginger.
Ginger is working Farah over against the cage.
Farah cracks Ginger with a nice body shot.
Ginger tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
A short uppercut from Ginger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farah cracks Ginger with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ginger misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah takes a shot to the head.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ginger lands a hook that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Ginger controls the action.
#T3#
Farah tries to work over Ginger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ginger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah tries to work over Ginger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ginger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD#
Ginger pulls guard effortlessly.
Farah looking to sit in guard and control but Ginger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Ginger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ginger is fighting to break Farah's control of his arms but Farah is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Farah working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ginger is pushing down on Farah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Farah is fighting to maintain full guard but Ginger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ginger works his way into side control. #SUB#
Ginger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Farah has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ginger but great work by Farah.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdo Farah.
I think Farah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdo Farah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 162
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Farah throws a leg kick
and Tully counters with a two punch combo.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Tully.
Farah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tully.
Farah lands the left hand.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Farah drops Tully with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tully looks back up at him and smiles so Farah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Tully is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Carson Tully has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tully.
Tully is still on wobbly legs! Can Farah finish him?
Tully circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Farah. Tully falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Farah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
An out of breath Abdo Farah 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:
ENIGMA 152
Date: Feb 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Pervitin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pervitin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Farah slams his shin into Pervitin's torso.
Pervitin misses with a lunging right hand
and Farah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pervitin's head.
Farah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farah scores with a jab.
Farah moves in looking to clinch but Pervitin pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Pervitin.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farah checks a low kick from Pervitin.#CL#
Farah tries to keep at a distance but Pervitin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pervitin.
Farah working aggressively here.
#T1#
Pervitin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Pervitin blocks an uppercut.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pervitin throws a head punch that misses.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Pervitin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farah after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pervitin scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Pervitin can't break the clinch.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
Pervitin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pervitin gets through Farah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands a shoulder strike.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Pervitin controls the action.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
Farah tries a body shot but Pervitin blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Pervitin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pervitin blocks a body shot from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Pervitin fails to land. #TD#
Pervitin tightens his grip and picks Farah up, before dumping him to the ground. Farah manages to land in guard.
Farah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a big elbow that misses.
Pervitin postures up in Farah's guard and throws a big left but Farah blocks it.
Pervitin looking to pass the guard.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully. #T3#
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pervitin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Pervitin from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pervitin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.#T4#
Pervitin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Pervitin lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farah.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah throws a wild body kick that Pervitin sees coming a mile off.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pervitin tries to bum rush Farah with a series of wild strikes but Farah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farah misses with a hook.
Pervitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Farah tries to clinch but Pervitin moves away
and Pervitin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pervitin throws out the jab.
Farah tries to work over Pervitin's front leg with a kick but Pervitin checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pervitin blocks the leg kick.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pervitin manages to avoid it.
Farah tries to land a body kick
and Pervitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin throwing a counter right hand but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pervitin. That did some damage!
Farah throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Good leg kick by Farah.
Pervitin ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Pervitin takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah tries a quick counter leg kick but Pervitin is wise to it.
Farah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pervitin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pervitin.
Pervitin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farah avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Farah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pervitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farah manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Farah pushes Pervitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pervitin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
Pervitin jumps guard but Farah stands there with Pervitin around his waist. Pervitin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Farah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Pervitin avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Pervitin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pervitin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Pervitin is leaning against Farah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Pervitin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farah lands with a shot to the body.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pervitin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Pervitin.
Pervitin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pervitin scores with a hook to the body. Farah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD#
Pervitin shoots in and bounces Farah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pervitin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pervitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Pervitin trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Pervitin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pervitin slips nicely into half guard.
Pervitin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Pervitin is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Pervitin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pervitin is looking to take a break and control but Farah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Pervitin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Pervitin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farah misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown but Farah shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#TD#
Pervitin feints and as Farah raises his hands in defense, Pervitin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Pervitin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but Pervitin steps away.
Pervitin misses with a right hand
and Farah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pervitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah wants to slow Pervitin down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Pervitin misses the target.
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Farah as he connects with a hook.
Pervitin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farah as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farah scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Pervitin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Pervitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farah lands with an overhand left.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Pervitin throws a quick counter head kick but Farah was just out of range.
Pervitin tries a head kick but it misses.
Farah with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Farah throws a leg kick but Pervitin checks it.
Pervitin is looking to counter punch.
Pervitin doesn't manage to clinch there - Farah circles away.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pervitin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farah scores with a nice head shot.
Farah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pervitin scores with a decent looking hook.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farah scores with a push kick.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#Pervitin is rocked!#T4#
A big left from Farah misses. #CL#
Pervitin darts in and clinches Farah up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pervitin.
Pervitin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farah.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farahs head.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pervitin prevents a body shot from Farah.
Pervitin tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Pervitin back against the cage.
Pervitin blocking some punches.
Farah scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pervitin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdo Farah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
After winning the bout, Abdo Farah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 148
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Farah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Biederman blocks the body kick.
Biederman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farah lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Biederman staying out of range there.
Biederman works the jab nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Biederman scores with a four punch combination!
Biederman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Biederman.
Biederman lands with an overhand left.
Biederman looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Biederman lands with a straight right. Farah didn't see that one coming.
Biederman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Biederman's knee but Biederman avoids it well.
Farah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biederman.
Biederman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Biederman.
Farah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Biederman throws a body punch but Farah moves out of range.
Biederman throws a body kick that misses.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farah throws a body kick that misses
and Biederman counters with a thumping low kick.
Biederman throws a head kick but Farah moves out of range.
Farah checks a leg kick nicely.
Farah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Biederman lands a jab.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biederman throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Biederman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Biederman is looking to clinch.
Farah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Biederman moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biederman.
#T2#
Donk. Farah catches Biederman right on the button with a cross.
Biederman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Farah cracks Biederman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Biederman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biederman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Farah. That snapped Biederman's head back.
A big left from Biederman misses. #CL#
Biederman takes the fight into the clinch.
Farah tries to work over Biederman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Biederman.
Farah cracks Biederman with a nice body shot.
Biederman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Farah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Biederman.
Good body shot from Farah.
Biederman is breathing heavily.
Farah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Farah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Farah.
Farah lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biederman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Farah avoiding damage as Biederman throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Farah.
A short body shot lands from Farah as the two fighters clinch.
Farah is stalling here.
Farah is leaning against Biederman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biederman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman looking to throw knees to the head but Farah is blocking nicely.
A short right from Farah on the inside.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah is working Biederman over against the cage.
Farah lands a body shot.
Farah is working Biederman over against the cage.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT2#Nelson Biederman's cut is getting worse.
Farah lands a body punch.
Farah tries to work over Biederman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biederman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biederman's elbow.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farah avoids it.
Farah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Biederman's efforts to push away.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Biederman avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biedermans head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
Biederman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biederman working aggressively here.
Biederman swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biederman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman'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#
Good shot there by Farah.
Biederman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farah tries to clinch there but Biederman circles away.
Farah throws a jab when Biederman was well out of range.
Farah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Biederman. #CL2#
Farah takes the fight into the clinch.
Farah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Biederman.
Biederman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Biederman avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Abdo Farah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah digs a right hand into Biederman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biederman's gas tank.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Biederman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biederman.
Farah tries to work over Biederman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biederman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farah lands a body shot.
Farah works on Biederman's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biederman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Biederman has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah pushes Biederman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biederman.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Biederman controls his hands.
Farah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biederman is trying to push Farah away but Farah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Farah.
Farah lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biedermans head.
Farah cracks Biederman with a nice body shot.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biederman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biederman is trying to break the clinch but Farah is controlling him.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biederman backwards.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Biederman prevents a body shot from Farah.
Farah pushes Biederman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Farah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah pushes Biederman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farah lands a hook that snaps the head of Biederman backwards.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Biederman controls his hands.
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
Farah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farah.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Biederman controls the action.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Farah lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farah.
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Biederman is rocked!
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Biederman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farah pushes Biederman against the cage. Farah is working some dirty boxing. Farah pushes off with a quick right hook! Biederman goes down! Biederman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Farah moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah!
After winning the bout, Abdo Farah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 141
Date: Dec 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah looks to land a right hand but Kiwi moved out of range.#CL#
Kiwi closes the distance and pushes Farah back into the cage.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Farah.
Kiwi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Farah misses with some punches.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farah.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Farah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kiwi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farah can turn it around.
Farah lands a body punch. #T1#
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Kiwi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farah or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
A hook to the body from Kiwi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Kiwi jumps into guard, dragging Farah to the mat.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Kiwi wants to pass the guard but Farah is defending well.
Kiwi is taking a breather. Farah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiwi is pressing down on Farah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farah is holding on for now.
Kiwi trying to control the pace.
Farah is trying to stand.
#T3#
Farah tries to get to full guard but Kiwi has control of the leg.
Farah pushes Kiwi off looking to stand but Kiwi dives back in and keeps control.
Kiwi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Farah is not content to let Kiwi control the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kiwi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farah at a distance.
Kiwi misses with a body kick.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiwi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiwi slips a jab from Farah.
Kiwi is looking to counter punch.
Kiwi lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Farah has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as Kiwi controls the action.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi jumps guard but Farah stands there with Kiwi around his waist. Kiwi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kiwi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiwi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kiwi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiwi swats away the attempt to clinch by Farah.
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiwi is just out of range.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Kiwi coming out on top.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiwi goes for a double leg but Farah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farah continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land. #T1#
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Kiwi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiwi.
Kiwi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiwi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi scores with a shot to the side of Farah's head.
Kiwi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Kiwi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
Farah working aggressively here.
#T2#
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
A hook to the body from Farah.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Farah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Farah - that landed with a thud.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi tries to work over Farah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kiwi on the inside.
Kiwi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah pushes Kiwi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah digs a right hand underneath Kiwi's ribcage. Kiwi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Farah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi lands with a right to the head. #T3#
A shot in the inside from Kiwi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
Farah scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Kiwi lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Farah lands with a light punch inside.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Farah blocking some punches.
#T4#
Kiwi lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kiwi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Kiwi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kiwi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kiwi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Farah stopping the sweep attempt from Kiwi.#SUB#
Kiwi looking for a guillotine here but Farah defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiwi is trying to control the position but Farah postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Farah misses with a double jab.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farah connects with a crisp jab.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiwi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiwi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farah needs to keep his hands up - Kiwi had a free shot at his head there.
Kiwi throws out a powerful jab.
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiwi lands a jab to the head.
Farah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Farah as Kiwi shoots in.#T1#
Kiwi tries to clinch but Farah moves out of range.
Farah misses with a right hand
enabling Kiwi to counter with a crisp jab.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiwi cracks Farah with an open hand slap.
Kiwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kiwi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Kiwi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiwi moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Kiwi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farah. Farah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiwi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiwi tries a head kick but it misses.
Farah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abdo Farah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Kiwi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
A cross from Farah lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiwi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Farah.
Farah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiwi's head backwards.
Kiwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiwi looks to throw the jab but Farah is out of range.
Kiwi tries to clinch up.
Kiwi scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Kiwi lands.
Farah scores with a leg kick.
Kiwi throws a good cross that connects.
#T3##CL#
Kiwi rushes Farah and presses him up against the cage.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farah cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Farah tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah misses with a body punch.
Farah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but Farah won't allow it.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.#T4#
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiwi prevents a body shot from Farah.
Kiwi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Kiwi jumps into guard, dragging Farah to the mat.
Kiwi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Kiwi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiwi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kiwi!
A victorious Bruce Kiwi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 132 SPOOKTACULAR
Date: Oct 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Waterfall Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farah circles away quickly and effectively.
Waterfall Jr swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Farah has Waterfall Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Waterfall Jr avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waterfall Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Waterfall Jr lands a left hand.
#TD2#
Waterfall Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Waterfall Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Farah stacks Waterfall Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Farah!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Farah decides to stand back up. Farah steps back and let's Waterfall Jr get back to his feet.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Farah.#CL#
Farah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Waterfall Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Farah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Farah lands a right hand.
Waterfall Jr pushes Farah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waterfall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Farah.
A short uppercut from Farah.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot 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!
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waterfall Jr backwards.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body punch.
Waterfall Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farah.
Waterfall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing Waterfall Jr back against the cage.
Waterfall Jr blocking some punches.
Farah is working Waterfall Jr over against the cage.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farah taking a breather.
Waterfall Jr blocks a body shot from Farah.
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Farah walks away with a smile on his face. Waterfall Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farah tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waterfall Jr! But no joy.
Waterfall Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Farah.
Farah misses with a hook
and Waterfall Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Farah misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Waterfall Jr lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Farah throws a wild body kick that Waterfall Jr sees coming a mile off.
Waterfall Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waterfall Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Farah thows a leg kick but Waterfall Jr checks it
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Farah moves into the clinch.
Farah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waterfall Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farah to keep the fight standing.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Farah gets through Waterfall Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Waterfall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterfall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Waterfall Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Waterfall Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Farah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Waterfall Jr looking for a guillotine here but Farah defends easily.
#SUB2#
Waterfall Jr working for a triangle but Farah defends it easily.
Waterfall Jr has a closed guard, preventing Farah from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A head kick misses from Waterfall Jr.
Farah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farah misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Waterfall Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Waterfall Jr thows a body kick. Farah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah scores with a hook to the body. Waterfall Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah wants to clinch but Waterfall Jr slips to the side
and Waterfall Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab.
A low kick from Waterfall Jr is predictable there
and Farah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waterfall Jr's knee momentarily.#T1##CL#
Farah pushes Waterfall Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Farah has Waterfall Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Waterfall Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Waterfall Jr breaks from the clinch.
Waterfall Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farah jabs Waterfall Jr right on the nose. Waterfall Jr blinks but takes it well.
Farah throws a leg kick but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farah thumps Waterfall Jr with a low kick.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farah cracks Waterfall Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterfall Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Farah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2##CL#
Farah moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
Farah blocks a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waterfall Jr's elbow.
Waterfall Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waterfall Jr can do to turn this around?
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Farah walks away with a smile on his face. Waterfall Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Farah.
Waterfall Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farah throwing a counter right hand but Waterfall Jr manages to avoid it.
Farah scores with a decent looking hook.
Farah looks to land a body kick but Waterfall Jr moved away.
Waterfall Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.#T3#
Waterfall Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Farah misses the target.
Waterfall Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Waterfall Jr.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterfall Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Farah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Waterfall Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid it.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Waterfall Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Farah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waterfall Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
Farah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waterfall Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Waterfall Jr blocks the low kick.
Waterfall Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Farah counters with a nice uppercut.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Farah misses its target.
Farah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waterfall Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Farah counter with a right hand.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but Waterfall Jr slips the punch.
Farah backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farah misses with a hook. Waterfall Jr ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Farah avoids the head kick by Waterfall Jr.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from Waterfall Jr.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah connects with a nice looking jab.
Farah lands a jab.
Waterfall Jr moves forwards but Farah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterfall Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Farah misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farah wants to clinch up but Waterfall Jr keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Farah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Farah throws a right hand that misses
letting Waterfall Jr counter with a right hand.
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick but Farah moves out of range.
Farah lands an overhand right.
Farah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Farah misses the target. #T2#
Nice uppercut there from Farah.
Some wild striking there from Farah.
Farah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waterfall Jr walks into a left hand.
Free Waterfall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Waterfall Jr throws a head kick but Farah moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the body
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Waterfall Jr is rocked!#KD#
Farah cracks Waterfall Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Waterfall Jr to stand back up!
Waterfall Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Farah finish him?
Waterfall Jr misses the body punch
and Farah counters with a right hand from hell and Waterfall Jr is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 127
Date: Sep 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Phillips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farah defends it nicely.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips cracks Farah with a good jab.#CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Phillips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Farah lands.
A jab from Farah misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farah looks to land a body kick but Phillips moved away.
A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farah wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a series of strikes. Farah will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Nice shot lands for Phillips.
Phillips lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Farah head around and knocks him out cold! Phillips hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Phillips!
A victorious Jack Phillips thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 124
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Burroughs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT#It looks like William S Burroughs has been cut.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burroughs shoots and misses
and Farah counters with a straight right hand.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burroughs was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
Burroughs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC#Burroughs is rocked!
Burroughs switches off momentarily and Farah cracks him with a monster right hand! Burroughs topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Farah dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Farah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
An out of breath Abdo Farah 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:
ENIGMA 117
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah with a nice cross.
Farah swings for the body but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Holton Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah lands a lovely overhand right.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Holton Jr takes one to the chin there.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah throws a head kick but Holton Jr moves out of range.
Holton Jr tests Farah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farah moves to clinch but Holton Jr breaks away
and Holton Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holton Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Holton Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Holton Jr tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Farah 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 Holton Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holton Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holton Jr throwing a counter right hand but Farah manages to avoid it.
Farah is looking to clinch but Holton Jr is avoiding it.
Farah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holton Jr in his tracks.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah throws a low kick, looking for Holton Jr's leg but Holton Jr calmly moves out of range.
Farah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holton Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah missing with a left hand there. Holton Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Holton Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farah.
Farah lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Farah tries to clinch up
and Holton Jr counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#That has opened up Abdo Farah's cut even more.
Farah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holton Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holton Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holton Jr.
Farah misses with a left hand
and Holton Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Farah misses with a straight left.
Farah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holton Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
Farah throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Farah rushes Holton Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holton Jr backwards.
Holton Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Holton Jr breaks the clinch.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holton Jr blocks a leg kick.
Holton Jr is looking to counter punch.
Farah lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Farah gets a clinch. #T4#
Holton Jr works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Holton Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Holton Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Holton Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farah.
Farah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Holton Jr counter with a right hand. #CUT#The cut above Abdo Farah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a jab.
Farah moves to clinch but Holton Jr breaks away
and Holton Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Holton Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holton Jr slips a jab from Farah.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah is looking to clinch but Holton Jr is avoiding it.
Holton Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farah throws a leg kick
and Holton Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Farah misses #KD#
and Holton Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Farah toppling to the canvas! Farah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holton Jr finish him?!#ROC#Farah is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Farah misses.
It looked like Holton Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah tries to clinch but fails miserably #KD#
and Holton Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Farah toppling to the canvas! Farah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holton Jr finish him?!
Farah is still on wobbly legs! Can Holton Jr finish him?#CUT#Abdo Farah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdo Farah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath DeShaun Holton Jr 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:
ENIGMA 111
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Hurst closes the distance and clinches up with Farah, looking for a takedown. Hurst pushes Farah against the cage but Farah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Farah throws out a counter right but Hurst avoids it with no problem.
Hurst misses with a looping left.
Farah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hurst misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hurst shoots for a takedown but Farah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hurst looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
Farah throws a jab when Hurst was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Hurst does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurst makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hurst looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farah is fending him off so far but Hurst persists. Nope, Farah circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamil Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Hurst.
Jamil Hurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Hurst has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farah.
Hurst lands with a cross. #CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Hurst as he connects with a hook.
Farah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hurst under the eye.
Hurst lands with a shot to the body.
Hurst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurst appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hurst half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hurst walks into a straight right hand from Farah.
Farah avoids the body shot from Hurst.
Farah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurst drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farah sprawls and moves away.#T2#
Hurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
Hurst misses with a hook to the body
and Farah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hurst.
Farah throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Hurst counters with a shoot takedown. Farah fights it but they end up in guard.
Hurst trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Farah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hurst throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farah wants to sweep but no luck.
Farah looking to control.
#T3##SUB#
Hurst drops back looking for a leg! Farah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farah manages to kick Hurst off! Hurst jumps back into Farah's guard.
Farah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hurst controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hurst ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Hurst changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hurst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farah was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurst.
Farah throws out a counter right but Hurst avoids it with no problem.
Hurst jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Hurst misses the jab.
Hurst moves out of range of the body kick from Farah.
Hurst throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Farah drops his hands momentarily and Hurst takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hurst goes for a double leg but Farah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Farah continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Farah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farah digs a right hand into Hurst's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hurst's gas tank.
Farah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Farah as the two fighters clinch.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
Hurst pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst prevents a body shot from Farah.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
Hurst can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamil Hurst will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hurst gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hurst is defended easily by Farah.
And Farah responds with a good body kick, but Hurst manages to step out the way in time.
Hurst thuds his right hand into Farah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah tries to land a front kick but Hurst steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah misses with an uppercut. Hurst saw that one coming.
Hurst changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Hurst throws a lazy right hand but Farah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah takes one on the button.
Farah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurst fails with a takedown attempt.
Farah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamil Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurst lands a body shot.
#T2#
Hurst misses the jab.
Farah takes a swing at Hurst's ribcage but misses.
Hurst drops his hands momentarily and Farah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farah lands a really nice looking cross but Hurst seems unphased.
Hurst slips under a jab.
A jab from Hurst misses.
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Hurst.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah throws a leg kick that misses.
Hurst feinted with a counter takedown.
Hurst lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Farah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hurst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Farah.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Hurst scores with a takedown into Farah's guard.
Farah wants to control the position but Hurst says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hurst working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hurst misses with a head shot. Farah uses the momentum to regain guard.
Farah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hurst. #T4#
Hurst wants to control from the top but Farah keeps moving.
Hurst keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farah's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farah seems keen to control Hurst's posture.
Farah wants to get back to his feet but Hurst is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamil Hurst will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Farah swings for the body but Hurst moves out of range.
Farah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Farah walks into a straight right hand from Hurst.
Nice uppercut there from Farah.#CUT2#It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
Hurst punishes Farah's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah missing with a left hand there. Hurst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farah cracks Hurst with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#Hurst is rocked!
Farah connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hurst out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
A very excited looking Abdo Farah rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 106
Date: Jun 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Cross MMA in the buildup to the fight.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Farah throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a glancing blow to the side of Farah's head.
Farah misses with a leg kick
and De Fiore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore misses the jab.
Farah throws out a powerful jab.
Farah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah blocks a jab.
Farah jabs De Fiore right on the nose. De Fiore blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Farah takes the fight into the clinch.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Farah misses with the head strike.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah digs a right hand into De Fiore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Fiore's gas tank.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fiore's coach down at Alfred Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Fiore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for De Fiore.
A left hand lands to the body for Farah.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Farah.
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fiore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from De Fiore on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah cracks De Fiore with a nice body shot.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but De Fiore avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fiore's elbow.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
Farah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fiore throws a punch but it's blocked by Farah.
A short right from Farah.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farah.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as De Fiore controls the action.
De Fiore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from De Fiore.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fiore tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing De Fiore back against the cage.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
#T3#
Farah prevents a body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah digs a right hand underneath De Fiore's ribcage. De Fiore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farah lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Farah.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fiore.
Farah lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fiore.
Farah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
De Fiore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Farah on the inside.
De Fiore pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
A body shot lands from Farah.
#T4#
De Fiore is trying to push Farah away but Farah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Farah.
De Fiore looks winded!
Farah lands a body punch.
Farah lands an uppercut.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fiore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Farah.
De Fiore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Farah lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by De Fiore.
A shot in the inside from Farah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Farah takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
De Fiore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Farah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fiore can do to turn this around?
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farah.
De Fiore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farah circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Farah.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farah!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Farah throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farah. That's going to slow De Fiore down.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.#T1#
Jab by Farah.
Farah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farah throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah 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.
De Fiore avoids the head kick by Farah.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farah lands a nice looking body kick.
Farah swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah feints and then cracks De Fiore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fiore down.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Farah throws a body kick that misses
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Farah.
De Fiore thuds his right hand into Farah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farah throws a leg kick but De Fiore sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Farah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
A leg kick checked by De Fiore.
Farah cracks De Fiore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Farah lands.
Farah throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farah checks it well.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Farah tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fiore's head.
Farah throws a leg kick
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fiore misses with a straight right.
Farah pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range and Farah settles back down. #T3#
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by De Fiore.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah misses with a body punch
and De Fiore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farah thinking.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Farah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Fiore checks a low kick from Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
De Fiore slips a jab from Farah.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farah has time to react.
Farah swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah misses with a straight left.
Farah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
Farah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Fiore in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Farah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Fiore checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farah!
Farah misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farah misses with a body kick.
De Fiore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from De Fiore tenderised Farah's leg. Farah is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fiore walks into a straight right hand from Farah.
Farah misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Farah misses with a looping left.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
De Fiore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Farah misses.
De Fiore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
Farah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
De Fiore throws out a leg kick but Farah moves out of range and De Fiore only half commits.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from De Fiore both land. Nice combination.
Farah wants to land a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range.
De Fiore moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Farah.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
De Fiore moves out of range of the leg kick from Farah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Farah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
De Fiore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah tries to clinch but De Fiore is having none of it.
Farah tried to score with a low kick but De Fiore checks it.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farah checks a leg kick.
Farah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Farah throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Fiore avoids it.
Farah throws a solid leg kick but De Fiore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
De Fiore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Fiore swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah lands with a cross.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut. Farah saw that one coming.#T3#
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore throws out a counter right but Farah avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
De Fiore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
De Fiore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah tries to land a leg kick but De Fiore saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farah back to the cage. De Fiore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with an outside leg kick.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah digs a good hook to De Fiore's body.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Farah should have avoided that one.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore clobbers Farah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
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!
Farah lands a body shot.
Farah is looking to slow De Fiore down with leg kicks.
De Fiore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Fiore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farah moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Farah sizes up De Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Farah misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Farah.
Farah throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farah tries to clinch
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abdo Farah.
Well Farah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 95
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Boma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boma cracks a nice hook into Farah's ribs.
Farah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Farah slips a straight right by Boma.
It seemed like Farah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farah throws a push kick but Boma slaps the foot to one side.
Boma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Farah.
Boma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farah scores with a body shot.
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Farah! Boma is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah!
In his post fight interview, Abdo Farah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 88
Date: Mar 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah throws a body kick that misses.
Farah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Farah blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
A lazy left from Farah finds it's target.
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera lands with a shot to the body.
Farah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Farah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabrera stuns Farah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Farah scores with a hook to the body. Cabrera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Farah cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Cabrera has closed the distance and engaged Farah in a clinch.
Cabrera lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Farah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Farah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Farah moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Farah moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Farah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farah down.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Farah counters with a thumping low kick.
Farah misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera misses the jab.
And Farah responds with a good body kick, but Cabrera manages to step out the way in time.#T2#
Farah misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farah.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabrera rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farah throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farah.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farah tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Farah.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farah.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Farah.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Farah avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Farah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Farah.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farah moves away.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabrera steps away.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Farah misses.
Farah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Farah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farah connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah misses with a low kick.#T4#
A leg kick checked by Farah.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses.
Farah thinks about the counter body kick.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Farah is out of range.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Farah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabrera takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Farah.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Farah thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Farah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice defenses there by Farah.
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Farah throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Farah moved away.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdo Farah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Cabrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Farah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Farah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big right from Farah misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a jab when Farah was well out of range.#T1#
Cabrera misses with a hook. Farah ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera blocks a leg kick.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Farah.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Farah blocks the leg kick.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah slips a jab from Cabrera.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Good shot there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah avoids it easily.
Farah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Farah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farah. Farah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Farah.
Farah takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Farah's front leg but catches the back leg as Farah tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Farah misses its intended target.
Farah lands with a good body shot.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Farah blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Farah pushes him off.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Farah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farah swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
#T3#
Farah connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera moves out of range as Farah strikes.
Farah missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick from Farah.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Farah coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Farah circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cabrera.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Farah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Farah responds with a good body kick, but Cabrera manages to step out the way in time.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
As Farah tries to get set, Cabrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Farah manages to avoid the attempt.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farah counters with a body kick.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that Farah avoids nicely.
Farah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Farah.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Farah counters with a good low kick that Cabrera was not able to check.
Farah moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farah slips a straight right by Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Farah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cabrera blocks it well.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Farah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farah keeps the fight on the outside.
Farah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Farah.
Farah scores with a push kick.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Farah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera lands a body shot.
Farah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farah moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Farah darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Cabrera connects with a body shot that sends Farah's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farah counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Farah avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Farah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Farah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
Farah tries to land a front kick but Cabrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farah wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farah.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Farah throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Farah moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Farah throws a shot to the body.
Farah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Farah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to bum rush Farah with a series of wild strikes but Farah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farah looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Farah is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabrera throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
Farah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
Farah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah slips under a jab.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farah throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Farah's legs.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Farah moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Farah misses.
Farah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdo Farah.
I think Farah 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 81
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah takes a swing at Canizares's ribcage but misses.
Canizares flicks out a counter leg kick but Farah steps away.
Farah misses with a leg kick.
Canizares misses with a low kick.
Farah is looking to land body kicks.
Canizares moves out of range of the strikes.
Farah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canizares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farah needs to keep his hands up - Canizares had a free shot at his head there.
Farah throws a push kick but Canizares slaps the foot to one side.
Canizares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canizares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Farah finds it's target.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canizares.
Canizares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Canizares slips under a jab from Farah.
Canizares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farah misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Farah misses with a right hand
and Canizares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canizares lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Canizares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farah lands a really nice looking cross but Canizares seems unphased.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Canizares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farah scoring well with a low kick there.
Farah throws a hook but Canizares avoids it easily.
Canizares tries a quick counter leg kick but Farah is wise to it.
Canizares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canizares manages to avoid it.
Canizares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Farah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canizares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farah tried to counter with a leg kick but Canizares avoided it.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canizares.
Farah throws a body kick that misses
and Canizares counters with an inside leg kick.
Farah misses with a looping right.
Farah connects with a jab.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Canizares let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Canizares throws a body kick that misses.
Farah throws a shot from downtown. Canizares moves away and avoids it.
Farah swings for the body but Canizares moves out of range.
Farah fakes the leg kick and cracks Canizares in the body. #T3#
Farah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Canizares with a jab.
Canizares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farah walks into a jab.
Canizares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canizares misses with a straight left.
Farah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Canizares misses.
Farah connects with a leg kick.
Farah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farah misses with a straight left.
Canizares with a nice cross.#T4#
Farah throws out a loose jab but Canizares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
Farah misses the 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!
Farah blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Canizares moves into the clinch successfully.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canizares blocks an uppercut.
Farah blocks an uppercut.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Canizares.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canizares misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Canizares.
Canizares can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Canizares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canizares backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canizares.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Farah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Farah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
Canizares looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Canizares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canizares lunges at Farah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farah's hand. #CL2#
Canizares drives through and clinches with Farah against the cage.
Canizares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canizares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canizares misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canizares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farah takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Canizares misses with some punches.
Farah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Canizares controls his hands.
Farah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canizaress head.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by Canizares.
A hook to the body from Farah.
Farah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canizares is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Canizares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canizares struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canizares.
Canizares misses with some punches.
Canizares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canizares misses with a body punch.
Canizares throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Farah works on Canizares's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Farah gets through Canizares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Farah - that landed with a thud.
Farah lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Canizares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Farah breaks from the clinch.
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Farah checks a leg kick.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
Farah lands a jab to the head.
Farah misses with a low kick as Canizares jumps back.
Canizares unleashes a big counter combination but Farah bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Farah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Canizares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T3#
Farah misses with a body kick.
Farah scores with a nice right hand.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but Canizares avoids it.
Farah thumps Canizares with a low kick.
Canizares moves out of range of the body kick.
Canizares connects with an inside leg kick.
Canizares gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Farah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farah throws a jab but it's blocked by Canizares.
Farah looks for the body kick but Canizares saw that one coming.
Farah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Canizares jabs Farah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Canizares.#T4#
Farah lands a head shot.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah misses with a body punch
and Canizares counters with a good, hard body kick but Farah shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canizares can do to turn this around?
Farah throws a solid leg kick but Canizares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Canizares. That snapped Farah's head back.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Canizares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farah throws a chopping leg kick but Canizares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canizares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farah misses with a body punch
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Canizares swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah tests Canizares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canizares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canizares scores with the left hand. Farah knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Canizares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farah.
Canizares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farah misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Canizares throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Canizares blocks a jab.
Canizares lands with a cross.
Canizares just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canizares. Farah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah cracks Canizares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Canizares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Farah. Farah obviously looking to wear him down.
Canizares misses with a body shot.
Canizares slips a straight right by Farah.
Canizares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canizares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canizares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farah is out of range and Canizares settles back down. #T2#
Canizares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Canizares takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Ezequiel Canizares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canizares misses the jab.
Farah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canizares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canizares checks a low kick from Farah.
Canizares throws a big shot that misses.
Farah misses with a low kick as Canizares jumps back.
Canizares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Canizares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canizares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canizares moves away.#T3#
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canizares.
A low kick from Farah is predictable there
and Canizares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Canizares moves forwards but Farah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Canizares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Canizares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah takes a swing at Canizares's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Canizares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Canizares defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Canizares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Canizares misses with a hook
and Farah counters with a left to the body.
Farah works the jab nicely.
Canizares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Canizares's knee but Canizares avoids it well.
Farah scores with the left hand. Canizares knows he should have avoided that one.
Canizares misses with a left hand
and Farah counters with a good, hard body kick but Canizares shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Farah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canizares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farah lands with a nice body punch.
Canizares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farah connects with a looping right hand.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canizares.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdo Farah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah 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:
ENIGMA 75
Date: Feb 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Farah throws a low kick but Okoro moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Okoro rushes Farah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Farah.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah works on Okoro's body with a couple of short punches.
Okoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Okoro slowing the pace effectively.
Farah lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Okoro.
Okoro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Farah manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okoro misses with some punches.
#TD2#
Okoro jumps guard.
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!
Okoro wants to control but Farah passes easily into half guard.
Okoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Farah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farah continues to stall.
Farah is thwarting Okoro's attempts to control the position.
Okoro controlling the position for now.
Farah wants to pass to mount but Okoro is defending the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Okoro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okoro wants to improve his position but Farah is controlling well.
Farah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Okoro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T3#
Okoro trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Udonis Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okoro slips a straight right by Farah.#CL2#
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Okoro wants to take the fight to the mat but Farah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Farah on the inside.
Farah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
#BC#
Farah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farah misses with a body shot.
Okoro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Okoro avoids the body shot from Farah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Farah.
Okoro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Okoro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Farah counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah lands a jab to Okoro's midsection.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farah.
Okoro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Okoro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okoro wants to clinch but Farah slips to the side
and Farah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Farah punishes Okoro's body with a nice straight punch.
Farah tests Okoro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okoro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Okoro is rocked!
Farah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okoro tries to clinch
and Farah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okoro glances at the clock... BAM! Farah nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Okoro crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Okoro is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah 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:
ENIGMA 67
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
#R1#
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
Farah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGuire with a body shot.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Farah avoids it.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Farah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Farah moves out of range.
Farah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farah.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire feints and then cracks Farah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farah down.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Farah's leg but Farah calmly moves out of range.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lathem McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.#T1#
Farah misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGuire. #CUT#It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
Farah throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Farah circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Farah's ribs.
Farah connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Farah's head but Farah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Farah checks it.
McGuire takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire lands a jab to the nose.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Farah.#T2#
Farah throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
Farah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Farah flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Farah moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
Farah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farah. That did some damage!
McGuire tries to work over Farah's front leg with a kick but Farah checks it.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Farah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Farah takes one to the chin there.#CL#
McGuire rushes Farah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Farah blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Farah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire tries a body shot but Farah blocks it.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
Farah tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farah prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Farah tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Farah controls his hands.
Farah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Farah breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farah throws out the jab.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
McGuire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
McGuire clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Farah breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farah lands a nice shot to the body.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farah takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
Donk. McGuire catches Farah right on the button with a cross.
Farah looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farah.
Farah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lathem McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire tests Farah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farah.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Farah pushes him off.
Farah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farah backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
#T1#
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
McGuire has managed to clinch.
Farah blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Farah working hard to break the clinch.
Farah tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire works on Farah's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
McGuire breaks the clinch.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Farah counters with a leg kick.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farah. That did some damage!
Farah slips a jab from McGuire.
Farah with a jab.#T2#
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Farah's shoulder, as Farah tries to avoid the shot.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farah finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuire's head.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Farah checks it.
Farah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Farah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by McGuire.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from McGuire.
Danga de danga de dang - McGuire scores with a four punch combination!
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Farah off balance momentarily.
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!
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
Farah connects with a jab.
Farah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Farah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farah.
McGuire slips under a jab from Farah.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
Farah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Farah seems unphased.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
McGuire falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Farah counter with a right hand. #ROC2#McGuire is rocked!
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farah drops McGuire with a naaaaasty hook - McGuire is in real trouble here! Farah dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Boco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Farah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farah cracks Boco on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Boco falls backwards against the cage. Farah follows up with more strikes that drop Boco to his knees. Farah keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Boco! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 54
Date: Nov 07, 2021 |
#R1#
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Farah's defenses.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie catches Farah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farah takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie tries to clinch
letting Farah counter with a right hand.
Farah misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Farah sprawls well.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farah throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Farah sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Farah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Gracie has an active guard here but Farah has managed to pass into half guard.
#T2#
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Farah stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Farah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie jabs Farah to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
#TD2#
Gracie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gracie manages to end up in side control.#SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie looking to control but instead Farah has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
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!
Farah is looking to improve his position.
Farah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Farah is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T1##SUB2#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Farah is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Gracie is looking for submissions but instead, Farah has regained full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farah swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farah keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Farah can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Farah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farah.
Gracie controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Farah dives on top into guard.#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Gracie lands a jab to Farah's midsection.
Abdo Farah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farah.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
Farah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farah thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Gracie rushes Farah and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Farah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie throws a body punch but Farah moves out of range.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farah looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Farah walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.#CL2#
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Farah.#BC2#
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farah on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Farah controls the action.
#T1#
Farah misses with some punches.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Farah's ribcage. Farah let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Farah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Farah's ribs.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Farah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Gracie misses.
Abdo Farah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Farah's body. Farah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farah misses with an uppercut.
Gracie takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Gracie scores with a hook.
Farah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farah ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Farah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farah misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Farah, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Farah against the cage but Farah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Farah misses with a series of wild punches.
Farah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Gracie! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 48
Date: Oct 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Korppila defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Farah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farah leaves Korppila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korppila slips a jab from Farah.
Farah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korppila.
Farah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Korppila seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Korppila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah throws out a loose jab but Korppila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Korppila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Korppila trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom. #T1#
Korppila throwing strikes from guard but Farah blocks nicely.
Korppila missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Korppila drops back looking for a leg! Farah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farah manages to kick Korppila off! Korppila jumps back into Farah's guard.
Korppila throwing strikes but missing.
Korppila working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korppila stands up over Farah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Korppila throwing strikes from guard but Farah blocks nicely.
Korppila has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korppila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korppila throwing strikes but missing.
Korppila is in close to Farah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farah trying to control the position.
Korppila engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korppila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Korppila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farah! But no joy.
Korppila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farah swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Farah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farah blocks a jab.
Korppila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farah.
Farah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Farah.
Korppila feints a jab promting Farah to slip. Korppila then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Farah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Korppila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farah tries to avoid it but Korppila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farah to the ground. Farah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Korppila misses with a takedown attempt - Farah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Korppila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah scores with a jab to the head.
Korppila fails with the takedown
and Farah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tom Korppila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Korppila tries for a takedown but Farah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Farah misses. #KD2#
Farah bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Korppila! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
#ROC2#Korppila is rocked!
Farah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farah won't allow Korppila to sweep him here.
Oh Korppila is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korppila trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farah stopping the sweep attempt from Korppila.
Farah pushes down on Korppila's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korppila seems to have got his legs back now.
Korppila slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Korppila wants to sweep here but Farah controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Farah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Korppila striking off his back but it's not causing Farah any problems. #SUB#
Korppila looking for a guillotine here but Farah defends easily.
Korppila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korppila throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Farah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD#
Korppila shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Korppila was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Farah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korppila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korppila is looking to take a break and control but Farah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Korppila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Farah has escaped the position, nice work there.
Korppila is working Farah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Farah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Korppila throwing shots but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Korppila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Farah has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Korppila misses with the ground and pound.
Tom Korppila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korppila in side control, throwing shots but Farah defends.
Korppila trying to control the position but Farah is working away.
Korppila working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Korppila tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Korppila misses with the ground and pound.#SUB#
Korppila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Korppila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Farah is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Korppila wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Farah, who protects the arm well.
Farah parries the strikes from Korppila easily there. Korppila is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Farah to escape.
Korppila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farah can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korppila working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Farah takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Korppila showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korppila has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Korppila! |
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Event:
Yabai Testing Station II
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
NN tries to sprawl but GG drives through with a takedown into half guard.
NN preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NN moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
NN working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from GG. #SUB2#
GG is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but NN has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. GG is looking to defend but NN has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for GG! NN pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, GG taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Test NN! |
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Event:
Yabai Testing Station
Date: Dec 22, 2020 |
#R1#
GG is looking to land body kicks.
GG throws a series of punches but CC moves out of range.
CC wants to clinch up but GG keeps it at a distance.
GG misses with a takedown attempt - CC sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
GG throws a looping overhand right but CC ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
GG fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with CC, pushing him back against the cage.
CC is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
GG breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
GG throws a head kick but CC moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GG throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CC's waist but CC gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing GG off to one side.
GG avoids the head kick by CC.
#TD2#
GG darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GG is looking to stall here but CC recovers full guard. #T1#
CC is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
CC keeping full guard, as GG tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GG sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
CC throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
GG won't allow CC to get back to his feet.
CC is trying to control the position but GG postures up.
GG is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
CC being controlled here, momentarily.
CC trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test GG comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well GG 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test GG! |
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