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Event:
The Island Season 13, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Lightning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montgomery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montgomery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightning.
Lightning misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightning manages to avoid it.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lightning connects with a nice looking jab.
Lightning 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.
Lightning takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ba’al Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Lightning misses the jab.
Montgomery connects with a nice looking jab.
Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightning.
Lightning ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery connects with the punch.#ROC#Lightning is rocked!
Lightning staying out of range there.
Lightning is still on wobbly legs! Can Montgomery finish him?
Montgomery lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lightning falls backwards - clearly groggy! Montgomery dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arniquez Montgomery!
A relieved looking Arniquez Montgomery 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:
TR69
Date: Jun 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Lightning scores with a jab to the head.
Lightning slips under a jab.
McDowell circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lightning. McDowell falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lightning!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ba’al Lightning!
Ba’al Lightning thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TR67
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Lightning digs a good body shot into Andulusian's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lightning.
A jab from Lightning misses.
Lightning lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Andulusian falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lightning dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba’al Lightning!
During a confident post fight interview, Ba’al Lightning thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TR65: Nakamura No More
Date: May 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Archer misses with a hook. Lightning ducked under it nicely.
Archer swings for the body but Lightning moves out of range.
#KD2#
Lightning lands a big right hand that sends Archer crashing to the mat! Lightning stays standing though and waves Archer back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Fergus Archer has been cut.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightning is just out of range.
Lightning 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.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Archer is breathing heavily.
Lightning flashes Archer a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Archer's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Archer crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Lightning punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ba’al Lightning!
Ba’al Lightning seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TR58: Crosser v Erminus
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Lightning throws a hook to the side of McClane's head but McClane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lightning misses the body punch
enabling McClane to counter with a crisp jab.
Lightning scores with a sloppy right hand. McClane should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Lightning.
Lightning misses with an uppercut
and McClane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Lightning is rocked!
Lightning misses with a hook
and McClane scores with a counter punch that sends Lightning to the canvas! McClane smells blood - he's punishing Lightning with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lightning has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon McClane!
After winning the bout, Leon McClane 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:
TR48: 420 Blunt Force Trauma
Date: Apr 20, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lightning enables Raikov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lightning manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lightning is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Raikov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lightning is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Raikov, into his guard. #REVR#
Raikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Raikov, not yet. #SUB2#
Raikov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lightning is aware though and is defending well.
Lightning has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Raikov, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raikov can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Raikov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lightning passes into half guard.
Raikov is looking to get back to full guard here but Lightning has managed to pass to side control instead.#T1#
Raikov is looking for a sweep.
Lightning is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Raikov's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikov is looking to reverse the position.
Raikov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lightning is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lightning prevents Raikov from getting the reversal.
Raikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lightning is adopting a defensive guard.
Raikov wants to pass the guard but Lightning is keeping the position.#T2#
Lightning controlling the position.
Raikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lightning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raikov trying to move into half guard but instead Lightning has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Raikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raikov is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Raikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raikov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lightning puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3#
Raikov wants to improve his position but Lightning is controlling well.
Raikov is pressing down on Lightning's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lightning sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Raikov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lightning has his hands clasped together but Raikov extends and breaks Lightning's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Raikov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Raikov! |
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Event:
TR12.5: Spill Some More
Date: Jan 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Furtwangler thuds his right hand into Lightning's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Lightning was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furtwangler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lightning backs up against the cage.
Furtwangler throws a series of punches but Lightning avoids them all with ease.
Lightning cracks Furtwangler with a good jab.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Furtwangler avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Furtwangler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lightning lands with a nice body punch.
Furtwangler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Furtwangler throws a right hand that Lightning ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightning also avoids with ease.
Lightning misses with an uppercut. Furtwangler saw that one coming.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Jeremias Furtwangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furtwangler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furtwangler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furtwangler thinking.
Furtwangler fails to land with a series of punches.
Furtwangler is breathing heavily.
Lightning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Furtwangler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lightning connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Furtwangler misses with a double jab.
Furtwangler throws a nice looking combination but Lightning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lightning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Furtwangler misses with a wild body shot.
Furtwangler swinging wildly here.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Furtwangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lightning circles away quickly and effectively.
Lightning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furtwangler avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Furtwangler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lightning throws a good cross that connects.
Lightning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Lightning throws out a counter right but Furtwangler avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Furtwangler.
Lightning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Furtwangler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furtwangler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lightning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Lightning was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furtwangler looks to land a combination but Lightning avoids it well.
Lightning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Furtwangler.
Some wild striking there from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lightning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Furtwangler lands a jab-cross combination.
Lightning misses with a hook. Furtwangler ducked under it nicely.
Furtwangler misses with an uppercut. #T3#
A slow jab from Lightning misses its intended target.
As Lightning looks to move away, Furtwangler throws a big counter combo but Lightning just gets out of the way.
Lightning slips a jab and a cross from Furtwangler.
Nice straight punches there by Lightning. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lightning.#CUT2#It looks like Jeremias Furtwangler has been cut.
Furtwangler misses with a wild combination.
Furtwangler staying out of range there.
Furtwangler throws a combination that misses
and Lightning counters with a nice uppercut.
Furtwangler throws a body punch but Lightning moves out of range.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Furtwangler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lightning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Furtwangler is rocked!
Furtwangler misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Furtwangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightning misses with a looping left.
Lightning cracks a nice hook into Furtwangler's ribs.
Lightning throws an overhand right that drops Furtwangler like a sack of potatoes! Lightning dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba’al Lightning!
Ba’al Lightning thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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