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Event:
RISE 22: Femme v Philippe
Date: Jan 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Dubois cracks Heart with an open hand slap.
Dubois takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Dubois lands a glancing blow to the side of Heart's head.
Dubois slaps away a takedown attempt from Heart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dubois scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heart fails with the takedown
and Dubois counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Dubois.
Dubois uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dubois scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heart in his tracks. #T1#
Heart drops his hands momentarily and Dubois takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heart misses with the combination.
Dubois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Dubois.
Heart wants to clinch.
Dubois scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T2#
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Lion Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Dubois. That snapped Heart's head back.
Heart scores with a hook to the body. Dubois takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Heart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
Dubois is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dubois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heart on the ground.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
Heart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3#
Dubois wants to stand and escape but Heart is having none of it.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dubois will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heart tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubois is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heart looks to clinch
and Dubois counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dubois lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarence Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion Heart.
Dubois listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dubois lands a two punch combo.
Dubois paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dubois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dubois lands with a nice combination. Heart backs away looking to recover.
Dubois lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Dubois dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Heart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Heart takes the fight into the clinch.
Heart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heart tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubois shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dubois is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Dubois wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Dubois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Heart drives through with a takedown into Dubois's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Heart stops Dubois from standing up.
Heart is stalling in the full guard.
Dubois is looking to stand up but Heart isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Dubois really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clarence Dubois is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Dubois gets caught napping as Heart dives in and scores a takedown. Dubois manages to retain guard.
Heart is standing up over Dubois. Dubois looks to escape but Heart dives into side control.
#REVR##SU2#
Heart stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dubois, as that shot connected.
Heart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dubois.
Dubois is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heart dodges the punch combination from Dubois.
Dubois is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T3#
Dubois connects with a body shot.
Dubois works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#TD2#
Heart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dubois wants to stand back up but Heart manages to pass into side control.
Lion Heart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heart controlling from side mount. #T4##SU2#
Heart decides to stand back up. Heart steps back and let's Dubois get back to his feet.
Heart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dubois scores with a jab to the head.
Dubois scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Dubois slaps away a takedown attempt from Heart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dubois smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 Clarence Dubois will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heart.
Dubois goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dubois circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dubois counters with a straight right hand.
Dubois is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubois scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dubois misses with a series of wild punches.
Heart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Dubois slips a jab and a cross from Heart.
Clarence Dubois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dubois scores with a body shot.
Dubois clobbers Heart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heart shoots in for a takedown but Dubois shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dubois is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dubois's waist but Dubois gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heart off to one side.
Clarence Dubois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion Heart.
A jab lands there for Dubois.
Nice straight punches there by Dubois. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dubois.
Dubois connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Dubois darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dubois digs a good hook to Heart's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubois throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dubois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heart can do to turn this around?
Heart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dubois lands with a straight right. Heart didn't see that one coming.
Dubois cracks Heart with an open hand slap.
Heart looks to clinch
and Dubois counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubois swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dubois looks to land a combination but Heart avoids it well.
Heart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dubois scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Dubois connects with the punch.
Dubois lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heart fails with the takedown.
Dubois thuds a left hand into Heart's body.
Heart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heart tries to clinch but Dubois is having none of it.
Dubois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heart tries to clinch up.
Heart fails with the takedown.
Dubois went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4#
Dubois lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heart backs up against the cage.
Dubois punishes Heart's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Heart instigates a clinch.
Heart tries to pull guard but Dubois holds him up against the cage and eventually Heart drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Dubois breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dubois.
Clarence Dubois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dubois moves out of range as Heart throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Dubois finds it's target.
Lion Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heart tries for a takedown but Dubois circles away easily
and Dubois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Dubois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dubois, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Dubois! |
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Event:
RISE 12: Prana v Svyatogor
Date: Dec 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Danis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Heart tries to counter it with a takedown but Danis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danis misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Heart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Danis has hold of Heart's hands but Heart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danis tries to get to full guard but Heart has control of the leg.
Danis trying to control here.
Heart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart is trying to control. Danis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Danis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Danis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Heart slips a nice elbow through Danis's hands, connecting with Danis's forehead.
Danis is looking to control Heart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Danis avoid being mounted?
Heart trying to control the pace.
Danis has hold of Heart's hands but Heart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Danis is trying to control but can't.
Danis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Heart controlling the action here.
Danis trying to get back to full guard but Heart takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heart avoids the attempt from Danis to control.#T3#
Danis is desperately trying to improve his position but Heart has a good base and remains in mount.
Heart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Danis?
Danis wants to hold on but Heart pushes him away.
Danis regains half guard.#SUB2#
Heart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heart is looking to advance position but Danis won't allow it.
Heart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4##SUB#
Danis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heart pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heart in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Heart. #SUB#
Danis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Heart dominated that round.
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##TD2#
Heart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Heart controlling from side mount.
Heart wants to stand but Danis is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart wants to control but Danis is keeping him busy.
Danis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Heart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Danis won't allow Heart to pass to mount.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Danis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heart landing some decent shots from guard.
Heart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heart looking to pass the guard.
Heart is fighting to break Danis's control of his arms but Danis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Danis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Heart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danis wants to sweep here but Heart controlling him for the moment. #T2##SUB#
Danis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heart defends well.
Danis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heart is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Danis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heart defends well.
Danis controls Heart momentarily but Heart frees himself. #T3#
Heart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Heart wants to control from the top but Danis keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lion Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart throws a head kick but Danis moves out of range.
#CL#
Danis has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Heart tightens his grip and picks Danis up, before dumping him to the ground. Danis manages to land in guard.
Danis looking for a sweep. Not yet Danis, not yet.
Lion Heart has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Heart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heart advances position into side control!
Danis can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Heart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heart working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Heart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Heart tried to score with a low kick but Danis checks it.#TD2#
Heart dives in and scores a takedown into Danis's guard.#SUB#
Danis is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Heart frees his head nicely. Oh but Danis has switched to an armbar! Heart is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dillon Danis!
In his post fight interview, Dillon Danis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
RISE 8: Phillipe v Carter
Date: Dec 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Kangas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kangas misses with a shot to the body #TD#
and Heart counters with a takedown into side control.
Heart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Heart tries to score with some ground and pound. Kangas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kangas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SU#
Heart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Heart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kangas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heart's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Heart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kangas is trying to defend but Heart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heart 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.
Heart performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Heart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Heart is trying for a kimura here. Kangas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Heart wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lion Heart! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Heart misses with a takedown attempt
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Heart throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with a series of strikes. Heart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heart misses with a hook
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Lion Heart has been cut.
Heart with a poor takedown
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benson closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC2#Heart is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Heart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson lands with a good body shot.
Heart seems to have got his legs back now.
Benson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Benson enables Heart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Benson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Benson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1##SUB2#
Benson has his foot on Heart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heart works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Benson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benson looks winded!#SUB2#
Benson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heart passes into half guard.
Heart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Heart 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.
Heart is nestled in close to Benson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Benson actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Heart wants to pass the guard but Benson is defending well.
Heart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Heart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Heart really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#SUB2#
Benson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heart pulls his head out easily.
Heart trying to control the pace.
Heart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Heart looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3#
Still in half guard, Heart seems content to control.#SUB#
Heart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heart lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Heart connects with a nice short shot to Benson's temple.
Heart slips a nice elbow through Benson's hands, connecting with Benson's forehead.#SUB2#
Benson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heart pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heart stalling.
Benson is looking to get back to full guard here but Heart has managed to pass to side control instead.
Heart wants to stand but Benson is controlling his arm.
Heart working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elliot Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lion Heart'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##CL#
Heart moves into the clinch.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heart keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heart has Benson pressed against the cage, preventing Benson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Heart pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Benson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heart has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Heart postures up and lands a big shot to Benson's brow. #ROC#Benson is rocked!
Heart is working Benson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Benson is still in real trouble! Can Heart finish him?
Heart gets to his feet and stands over Benson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Benson felt that one! Heart unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Benson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lion Heart! |
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