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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Arishima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaga.
Arishima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Yaga throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
Baba Yaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yaga throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
Arishima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arishima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Yaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arishima on the side of the head.
Yaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yaga takes a swing at Arishima's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaga misses the target.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaga tries to bum rush Arishima with a series of wild strikes but Arishima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima unleashes a big counter combination but Yaga bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yaga lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Yaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arishima's head.
Nice defenses there by Arishima.
Some wild striking there from Yaga.
Arishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yaga is looking to counter punch.
Yaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Arishima misses.
Yaga loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
Arishima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Yaga.
Yaga misses with a wild body shot.
Yaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Arishima throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Yaga as he connects with a hook.
Yaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arishima.#T2#
Arishima slips under a jab from Yaga.
Yaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaga throws the left hand but Arishima avoids the punch easily.
Yaga throws a lazy right hand but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaga cracks Arishima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaga jabs Arishima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaga misses with a hook.
Arishima is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Yaga misses.
Arishima defending well as Yaga loads up on a big left hand.
Arishima unleashes a big counter combination but Yaga bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Arishima.
As Yaga backs off Arishima throws a huge counter combo but Yaga manages to avoid it all.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Arishima throws a leg kick that misses.
Yaga throws a series of punches but Arishima avoids them all with ease.
Arishima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaga appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Arishima.
Arishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaga is looking to counter punch.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Yaga.
Arishima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yaga throws a hook to the side of Arishima's head but Arishima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arishima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arishima throws a series of punches but Yaga moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yaga checks a leg kick.
Yaga scores with a hook to the body. Arishima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arishima moves away.
Yaga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arishima misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Yaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yaga scores with a hook.
Arishima throws a series of strikes that have Yaga backpedaling.
Arishima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arishima moves away.
Arishima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaga scores with a jab to the body.
Yaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yaga dips to his left and cracks Arishima with an uppercut!
Arishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arishima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaga.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Yaga throws out a loose jab but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baba Yaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Yaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arishima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yaga tries to land a leg kick but Arishima saw it coming and moves away.
Yaga misses with a double jab.
Yaga scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Arishima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arishima checks a leg kick.
Yaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arishima is out of range.
Arishima lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arishima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaga misses with an uppercut
and Arishima counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Yaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Ikuma Arishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arishima slips under a jab from Yaga.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaga throws out the jab. #T1#
Yaga looks to land a left hand but Arishima moved out of range nicely.
Yaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaga misses with a looping left.
Arishima throws a right and a left that Yaga avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Yaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaga. Arishima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba Yaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arishima throws a chopping leg kick but Yaga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaga looks to throw the jab but Arishima is out of range.
Arishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Yaga misses.
Arishima tries a quick counter leg kick but Yaga is wise to it.#T2#
Arishima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arishima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yaga checks a low kick from Arishima.
Yaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yaga scores with a hook to the body. Arishima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arishima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaga misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Yaga misses.
Nice jab there from Yaga.
Arishima misses with a low kick.
Arishima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Yaga throws a body punch but Arishima moves out of range.
Arishima throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Yaga.
Yaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arishima throws a low kick but Yaga avoids it.
No joy there for Yaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arishima throws an overhand right that lands on Yaga's shoulder, as Yaga tries to avoid the shot.
Yaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaga throws a looping overhand right but Arishima ducks down to avoid it.
Arishima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big left from Yaga misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Arishima might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yaga has got the better of the exchanges.
Arishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaga.
Yaga misses with an uppercut
and Arishima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arishima. #T4#
Arishima misses with a kick to the body.
Arishima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaga.
Arishima takes one to the side of 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!
Yaga throws a lazy right hand but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaga misses the shot to the body.
Yaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaga.
Arishima throws a low kick, looking for Yaga's leg but Yaga calmly moves out of range.
Yaga throwing a counter right hand but Arishima manages to avoid it.
Yaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yaga misses the shot to the body.
As Yaga backs off Arishima throws a huge counter combo but Yaga manages to avoid it all.
Yaga looks to land a left hand but Arishima moved out of range nicely.
Arishima tries to land a leg kick but Yaga saw it coming and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baba Yaga dominated that second round.
That's time! Yaga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Arishima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Yaga.
Arishima throws a leg kick but Yaga moved away.
Yaga lands a head shot.
Yaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaga throws a right hand that Arishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Arishima also avoids with ease.
Arishima throws a combination. Yaga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yaga throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
Arishima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arishima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arishima staying out of range there.
Arishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaga misses with a hook.#T1#
Arishima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yaga.
Yaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yaga throws an off balance right hand
and Arishima counters with a three punch combo that has Yaga backing up. Yaga nods at Arishima to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arishima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arishima has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
A good leg kick by Yaga.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
Arishima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Arishima misses. #T2#
Yaga is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Yaga. Those never looked like landing.
Yaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Yaga tenderised Arishima's leg. Arishima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arishima can do to turn this around?
Arishima moves out of range as Yaga strikes.
Arishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arishima walks into a straight right hand from Yaga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arishima.
Yaga blocks a low kick nicely.
Yaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Yaga misses with a hook. Arishima ducked under it nicely.
Arishima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arishima misses with the combination.
Yaga throws a lazy right hand but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arishima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arishima takes one to the side of the head.
Arishima misses with a double jab
and Yaga counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yaga. That's going to slow Arishima down.
Yaga misses with an uppercut.
Arishima moves forwards but Yaga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yaga lands with a good body shot.#T4#
A jab from Yaga misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaga misses the target.
Arishima throws a leg kick that misses.
Yaga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arishima on the side of the head.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yaga looks to land a right hand but Arishima moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Arishima's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yaga scores with a leg kick.
Yaga lands with a cross.
Yaga loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
Arishima was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yaga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yaga takes a swing at Arishima's ribcage but misses.
Yaga works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baba Yaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaga 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baba Yaga! |
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Event:
SMASH: Cobb vs Bartz
Date: Jun 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Killer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arishima throws a leg kick but Killer moved away.
Arishima misses with a two punch combination.
Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buzz Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima dodges the punch combination from Killer.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer throws a combination. Arishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.#KD#
Killer cracks Arishima with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Arishima looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Killer finish him?
#ROC#Arishima is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Arishima's head, knocking him out cold! Killer is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buzz Killer!
Buzz Killer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R8
Date: Apr 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Harvey.
Arishima slips a straight right by Harvey.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Arishima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Arishima misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Arishima. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arishima.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arishima doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Arishima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Harvey misses with a hook.
No joy there for Arishima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Arishima takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey scores with a jab. Arishima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arishima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Harvey dodges the punch combination from Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey lands the left hand.
Arishima misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arishima manages to avoid it.
Arishima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arishima. Arishima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arishima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T3#
Harvey lands with a hook. Arishima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Arishima. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been told by Arishima's head coaches at Liminal MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arishima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey with a hook.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Arishima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima misses with a few strikes there.
Arishima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.#T4#
Harvey jabs Arishima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey throws a jab when Arishima was well out of range.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Arishima misses with a combination
and Harvey counters with a two punch combo.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Arishima avoids them all with ease.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
Arishima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arishima there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a jab. Arishima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
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#
Arishima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Arishima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arishima swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Harvey.
Arishima moves away from the strike by Harvey.
A punch combination from Arishima misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey jabs at Arishima's body.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Arishima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target. #T1#
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey swinging wildly here.
Arishima misses with a series of wild punches.
Arishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arishima misses with a wild combination.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arishima misses with the combination.
Harvey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Arishima is out of range. #T2#
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body. Arishima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arishima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ikuma Arishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Arishima.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvey lands a two punch combo.
Arishima slips a straight right by Harvey.
Arishima is looking to counter punch.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arishima at a distance.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Arishima ducks down to avoid it.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey scores with a jab.#T3#
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Arishima misses.
Arishima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arishima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey throws a hook but Arishima avoids it easily.
Arishima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arishima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey clobbers Arishima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Arishima is out of range.
It looked like Arishima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Harvey.
Arishima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arishima throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arishima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey lands a really nice looking cross but Arishima seems unphased.
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Arishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Arishima throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arishima on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Harvey.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey connects with a right hand. Arishima shakes it off.
Harvey misses with a hook.
Arishima is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey lands with a cross.
Arishima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Arishima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arishima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arishima fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Arishima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Arishima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Arishima slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Arishima tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Harvey.
Arishima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Arishima's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Arishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
Harvey misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Arishima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arishima tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey throws the left hand but Arishima avoids the punch easily.
Arishima takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Arishima looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Harvey lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Arishima misses.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Arishima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
A big left from Arishima misses.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harvey duly obliges. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Arishima's belly button to the back.
Arishima throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Harvey stalks Arishima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arishima's face. Arishima staggers backwards, shaken.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Arishima walks into a jab.
Arishima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Harvey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
Alec Harvey thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Highland 218
Date: Dec 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Arishima.
Berge takes a swing at Arishima's ribcage but misses.
Arishima is looking to counter punch.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Berge drops his hands momentarily and Arishima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arishima circles away from the clinch attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Berge 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Arishima as he connects with a hook.
Berge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berge looks to land a combination but Arishima avoids it well.
Berge tries for a takedown but Arishima circles away easily
and Arishima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Arishima's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Berge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arishima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berge scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berge tries to clinch but Arishima is having none of it.
It looked like Arishima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Berge.
Berge misses with an uppercut
and Arishima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1##KD#
Arishima drops Berge with a beautiful combination! Berge stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arishima is looking for the KO!#ROC#Berge is rocked!
Arishima finds Berge's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Berge flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Arishima lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Berge will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
A determined Ikuma Arishima didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Tobias Berge was interviewed post fight and said 'It's whatever man. I'm gonna go smoke some weed after I get home and forget this ever happened.'. |
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Event:
Highland 210
Date: Nov 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.#TD#
Arishima gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Arishima manages to retain guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Arishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arishima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Arishima blocks nicely.
Slater engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slater throws an elbow that misses. Arishima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slater's guard. Nice move by Arishima!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard. #T1#
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arishima is one step ahead there.
Arishima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slater pulls Arishima in close to his closed guard and prevents Arishima from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arishima looking to pass the guard.
Arishima stopping the sweep attempt from Slater.
Slater controlling Arishima's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slater wants to sweep here but Arishima controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Arishima throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
A combination from Arishima does no damage.
Arishima throws a shot to the body.
Arishima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
Arishima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Slater pushes Arishima up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Arishima manages to break the clinch.
Slater dives in and grabs Arishima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arishima pushes down on Slater's head and hops out.
Slater tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arishima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arishima sprawls well. Arishima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
Arishima doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Slater takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Arishima leaning against his opponent.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arishima is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arishima down to the mat. Arishima avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Arishima.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arishima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima misses with a straight left.
Arishima thuds a left hand into Slater's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arishima counters with a straight right hand.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Arishima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuma Arishima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Arishima punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Slater tries for a takedown but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slater closes the distance but Arishima moves to the side
and Arishima counters with a right hand to the body.
Slater moves forwards but Arishima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arishima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Arishima tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arishima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Slater does no damage.
Arishima scores with a decent looking hook.
Arishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater throws a poor cross that misses
and Arishima counters with a three punch combo that has Slater backing up. Slater nods at Arishima to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
A left and a right from Arishima both land. Nice combination. #ROC2#Slater is rocked!
Arishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater misses with a takedown #KD2#
and Arishima counters with a nice right hand that sends Slater toppling to the canvas! Slater scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Arishima finish him?!
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slater wants to clinch up but Arishima keeps it at a distance.
Arishima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Arishima counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater misses with a left hand
and Arishima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slater moves to clinch but Arishima breaks away
and Arishima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arishima is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Arishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Arishima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arishima scores with a jab.#T2#
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD2#
and Arishima counters with a nice right hand that sends Slater toppling to the canvas! Slater scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Arishima finish him?!
Arishima lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Arishima.
Arishima lands a head shot.
Slater is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Arishima moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima 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:
Highland 207
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima dips to his left and cracks Einstein with an uppercut!
Arishima misses with a hook.
Arishima misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Einstein counters with a single leg into guard. Arishima didn't expect that.
Einstein's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Einstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Einstein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Einstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arishima is keeping the position for now.
Einstein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Einstein scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Arishima keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Einstein wants to pass the guard but Arishima is keeping the position.
Arishima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Einstein wants to control from the top but Arishima keeps moving.
Einstein with a nice head shot there.
Einstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Einstein looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arishima can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Einstein pushes down on Arishima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Einstein wants to free his trapped foot but Arishima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Einstein 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.
Arishima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Einstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Einstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Arishima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Einstein scores with a couple of nice shots.
Einstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Einstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Einstein controlling the action here.
Einstein throwing shots but Arishima is blocking nicely.
Einstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Einstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arishima is not content to let Einstein control the position.
Einstein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
Arishima is looking to control Einstein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arishima avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Einstein misses with a wild body shot.
Arishima misses with a hook
#TD#
and Einstein counters with a single leg into guard. Arishima didn't expect that.
Arishima wants to get back to his feet but Einstein passes into half guard.
Arishima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Einstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#REVB#
Arishima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arishima is looking to improve his position.
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. Einstein connects with a nice short shot to Arishima's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Arishima slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Arishima releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ikuma Arishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Einstein slips under a jab from Arishima.
Einstein takes a swing at Arishima's ribcage but misses.
Einstein misses the shot to the body.
Einstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Einstein tries to counter with a takedown but Arishima is quick to defend against it.
Arishima misses with a body shot.
Arishima lands with a straight right. Einstein didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arishima.
Einstein tries to counter with a takedown but Arishima is quick to defend against it.
Arishima lands a lovely overhand right.
Arishima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Einstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Arishima throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Einstein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Einstein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Einstein is taking a breather. Arishima 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.
Einstein 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.
Arishima won't allow Einstein to pass to mount.
Einstein is looking to take a break and control but Arishima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Einstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Einstein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Albert Einstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Einstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arishima can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Einstein passes to side control.
Einstein in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Einstein passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Arishima! #T3#
Einstein landing strikes, looking to finish!
Einstein looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Einstein looking to secure an arm triangle but Arishima defends it well.
Einstein breaks from Arishima's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Einstein landing punches.
Arishima is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Einstein trying to control but Arishima is having none of it.
Einstein controlling his opponent. #T4#
Einstein raining down shots from the mount!
Einstein landing strikes from the mount.
Einstein throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arishima because Einstein loaded up on that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einstein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arishima hang on?#ROC#Arishima is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
Einstein unloading with bombs!
Arishima is still in real trouble! Can Einstein finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Einstein! Arishima is hurt baaadly! Einstein is firing away with more strikes - Arishima is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Einstein!
Albert Einstein thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Highland 201
Date: Oct 21, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Slater clinches up with Arishima and pushes him back against the cage.
Slater tries for a takedown but Arishima manages to get underhooks.
Slater drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Arishima breaks from the clinch.
Arishima tests Slater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Arishima tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arishima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ikuma Arishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Arishima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Arishima to counter with a crisp jab.
Arishima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arishima defends well and Slater ends up having to push Arishima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Slater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Arishima counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Arishima's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slater looks winded!
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Slater has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arishima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arishima scores with a three punch combo!
#KD#
Arishima lands a left and a right that send Slater crashing to the mat, dazed. Arishima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Slater is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater ducks into an uppercut from Arishima and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
A pretty intense looking Ikuma Arishima took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
Highland 192
Date: Sep 18, 2022 |
#R1##KD#
Arishima lands a left and a right that send Roberts crashing to the mat, dazed. Arishima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Roberts is rocked!
Arishima is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Roberts flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Roberts is out cold! Arishima holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Beast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arishima misses with an uppercut.
Arishima works the jab nicely.
Arishima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Beast darts in and clinches Arishima up against the cage.
Beast tries to pull guard but Arishima won't allow it.
Beast fails to pull guard.
#TD#
Beast pulls guard. #SUB#
Arishima is posturing up here but Beast has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Arishima tries to roll out but it's too tight and Arishima has to tap! Slick submission there by Beast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Beast! |
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Event:
VFC 80 Hall vs Brown
Date: May 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Lorentz takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#It looks like Hendrik Lorentz has been cut.
Arishima looks to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
Lorentz lands a damaging elbow.
Arishima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz misses with the head strike.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lorentz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside that Arishima shrugs off.
Arishima avoids the elbow strike from Lorentz, against the cage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Lorentz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lorentz.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
Lorentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorentz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land. #T2#
Lorentz lands a left hand.
Lorentz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima takes an elbow to the temple.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lorentz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arishima's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Ikuma Arishima's cut even more.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arishima scores with a hook to the body.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorentz.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima. #T3#
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima misses with a body punch.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arishima lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lorentz. #BC#
Lorentz breaks the clinch.
Lorentz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lorentz.
Jab from Lorentz.#CL2#
Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lorentz or not.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Lorentz pushes Arishima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Lorentz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arishima misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Lorentz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Arishima tries to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a straight right hand.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL2#
Arishima clinches.
Lorentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arishima can do to turn this around?
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Hendrik Lorentz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
Lorentz lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorentz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz blocking some punches.
#T1#
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorentzs head.
Arishima lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorentz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz misses with some punches.
#BC#
Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lorentz thuds a left hand into Arishima's body.
We've been told by Lorentz's head coaches at Monkey Business that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arishima.
Arishima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lorentz.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lorentz delivers a nice body kick.
Arishima throws a right hand that misses
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arishima misses with a wild body shot.
Arishima throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arishima walks into a jab.
Lorentz misses the shot to the body.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz looks to land a left hand but Arishima moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Lorentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lorentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendrik Lorentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorentz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC#Arishima is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Ikuma Arishima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arishima misses with a looping right.
Arishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorentz finish him?
Arishima loads up on a big right hand but Lorentz slips the punch.
Arishima seems to have recovered his senses.
Lorentz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arishima jabs Lorentz right on the nose. Lorentz blinks but takes it well.
Lorentz is looking to land body kicks.
Arishima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arishima connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima misses with a hook
and Arishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Arishima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arishima misses with a body shot
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lorentz misses with a body shot.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz punishes Arishima's body with a nice straight punch.
Arishima misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
letting Lorentz counter with a right hand.
Arishima wants to clinch
and Lorentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima darts in trying to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Lorentz tries to keep at a distance but Arishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Lorentz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Lorentz lands a glancing blow to the side of Arishima's head.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lorentz pushes off an throws an elbow but Arishima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocks an elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz gets through Arishima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima. #BC#
Lorentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Arishima forces Lorentz back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima pushes Lorentz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz working aggressively here.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A short right from Lorentz on the inside.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Arishima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arishima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arishima tries to counter with a clinch but Lorentz shakes him off and moves away.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Lorentz cracks a nice hook into Arishima's ribs.
Lorentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arishima.
#CL2#
Arishima darts in and clinches Lorentz up against the cage.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Lorentz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lorentz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arishima's brow. #BC#
Lorentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Lorentz. That snapped Arishima's head back.
Ikuma Arishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorentz misses with a kick to the body.
Arishima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorentz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lorentz misses with a body kick.
Arishima moves to clinch but Lorentz breaks away
and Lorentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arishima slips a straight right by Lorentz.
Arishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arishima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#Lorentz is rocked!
BOOM! Arishima lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lorentz. Lorentz tries to recover but Arishima is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lorentz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
VFC 71 Dancer vs Lorent
Date: Apr 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Nantz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arishima swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Nantz has Arishima up against the cage in a clinch.
Arishima blocks a body shot from Nantz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishima.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
A right hook to the body lands for Arishima.
Nantz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Nantz tries to throw a body punch but Arishima avoids it by throwing Nantz back against the cage.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Nantz's head.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima lands with a right to the head.
Arishima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Nantz's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
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!
Nantz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arishima lands a body punch. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Arishima.
Nantz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arishimas head.
Nantz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Arishima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Nantz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nantz.
A short uppercut from Arishima.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Arishima 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!
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nantz misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nantz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Nantz.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arishima.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nantz.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nantz blocking some punches.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nantz or not.
Nantz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arishimas head.
Nantz throws a head punch that misses.
Arishima gets through Nantz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Arishima.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Nantz.
Nantz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nantz blocks a body shot from Arishima.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima blocks a body shot from Nantz.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arishima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nantz.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nantz misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nantz can't find room to land a body shot as Arishima controls the action.
Nantz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nantz blocks an uppercut.
Arishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arishima can't find room to land a body shot as Nantz controls the action.
Arishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nantz lands with a light punch inside.
Arishima pushes Nantz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima lands a body punch. #T4#
Nantz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nantz lands an uppercut.
Arishima tries to work over Nantz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
A short right from Arishima on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima.
Nantz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arishima or not.
Nantz blocks a body shot from Arishima.
Good body shot from Nantz.
Arishima misses with a body punch.
Arishima tries a body shot but Nantz blocks it.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Nantz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nantz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arishima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nantz backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Arishima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Nantz fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuma Arishima dominated that round.
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#
Nantz clinches up against the cage.
Nantz tries to throw a body punch but Arishima avoids it by throwing Nantz back against the cage.
Arishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nantz has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Nantz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nantz blocks an uppercut.
Ikuma Arishima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nantz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nantz misses with the head strike.
Nantz blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima struggles to land a body shot inside as Nantz controls his hands.
Arishima is looking to control Nantz's arms but Nantz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arishima has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nantz.
Nantz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arishima backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Nantz tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
#T1#
Arishima working aggressively here.
A short right from Nantz on the inside.
Nantz has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Arishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nantz misses with some punches.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Nantz.
Arishima pushes Nantz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Nantz.
Nantz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Nantz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nantz.
Arishima lands a hook that snaps the head of Nantz backwards.
Nantz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nantz scores with a shot to the side of Arishima's head.
Nantz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arishima scores with a hook to the body.
Nantz has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
#T2#
Arishima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nantz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nantz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nantz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to work over Nantz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arishima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arishima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nantz backwards.
Arishima tries to work over Nantz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nantz digs a right hand into Arishima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arishima's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Arishima.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nantz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nantz.
Nantz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
A head punch on the inside from Nantz fails to land.
Arishima can't find room to land a body shot as Nantz controls the action.
Nantz presses Arishima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arishima is breathing heavily.
Nantz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nantz throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Arishima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nantz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nantz can't find room to land a body shot as Arishima controls the action.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nantz's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nantz.
Nantz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nantz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima tries a body shot but Nantz blocks it.
Nantz lands with a light punch inside.
Nantz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Nantz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nantz works on Arishima's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Nantz scores with a shoulder strike.
Nantz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Nantz.
Arishima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nantz.
Arishima works on Nantz's body with a couple of short punches.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Nantz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Nantz on the inside.
Nantz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arishima can't find room to land a body shot as Nantz controls the action.
Nantz lands an uppercut.
Nantz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Nantz tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Arishima looking to stall.
Nantz has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Nantz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Nantz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Nantz.
Nantz misses with some punches.
Nantz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nantz working aggressively here.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima.
Arishima struggles to land a body shot inside as Nantz controls his hands.
Nantz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arishima backwards.
Nantz struggles to land a body shot inside as Arishima controls his hands.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Nantz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nantz leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nantz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nantz.
Arishima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Nantz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nantz scores with a shoulder strike.
Nantz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima can't find room to land a body shot as Nantz controls the action.
Nantz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nantz's elbow.
Nantz blocking some punches.
Nantz misses with the head strike.
Nantz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nantz lands a nice uppercut.
Nantz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nantz or not.
Nantz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Nantz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima. #T2#
Nantz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nantz backwards.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Nantz's head.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nantz tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Nantz blocks a body shot from Arishima.
Nantz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arishimas head.
Nantz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Nantz presses Arishima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nantz tries to work over Arishima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nantz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Nantz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima struggles to land a body shot inside as Nantz controls his hands.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Arishima pushes Nantz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nantz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Nantz.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Nantz throws a head punch that misses.
Arishima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nantz lands a shot to the body.
Nantz tries to work over Arishima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nantz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arishima's elbow.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Nantz working aggressively here.
Arishima prevents a body shot from Nantz.
Arishima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Nantz tries to work over Arishima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nantz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nantz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Arishima.
Nantz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Arishima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nantz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nantz lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Nantz.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nantzs head.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Nantz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nantz 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Clint Nantz!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Ikuma Arishima!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Clint Nantz!
Clint Nantz wins by split decision! |
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Event:
VFC 64 Tartakov vs Isle
Date: Apr 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima blocks a jab.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crunch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arishima lands with an overhand left.
Crunch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crunch throws out the jab.
Arishima takes a swing at Crunch's ribcage but misses.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arishima.
Crunch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arishima wants to clinch up but Crunch keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Arishima. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crunch.
Crunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arishima.
Crunch misses the jab.
Crunch tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arishima.#T1#
Arishima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch throws out a loose jab but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch wants to counter with a clinch but Arishima pushes him away.
Arishima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arishima lands with a nice body punch.
Crunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arishima.
Arishima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crunch.
A lazy left from Arishima finds it's target.
Arishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crunch.
Crunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arishima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arishima tries to clinch but Crunch is having none of it.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crunch.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Nice jab there from Crunch. #CUT2#It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima throws a nice looking combination but Crunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crunch moves away from the strike by Arishima.
Arishima sets himself, and Crunch steps forward looking for the clinch! Arishima avoids it this time.
Crunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arishima jabs Crunch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch ducks under a wild hook from Arishima.
Some wild striking there from Arishima.
Crunch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arishima lands with a right hand.
Arishima swings for the body but Crunch moves out of range.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crunch.
Crunch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arishima.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Crunch tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Arishima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Crunch misses.
Arishima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arishima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crunch works Arishima's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Crunch.
Arishima throws a hook but Crunch avoids it easily.
Arishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Crunch misses.
Crunch lands with an overhand left.
Arishima throws a hook but Crunch blocks it.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Crunch.
Arishima lands with a straight right. Crunch didn't see that one coming.
Arishima just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Arishima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crunch's head backwards.
Arishima misses with a looping left.
Crunch sizes up Arishima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Arishima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arishima walks into a stiff left hand from Crunch.
Crunch clobbers Arishima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arishima wants to clinch up but Crunch keeps it at a distance.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arishima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crunch scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Crunch has Arishima up against the cage in a clinch.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crunch.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swiss Crunch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikuma Arishima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Crunch tries to close the distance and clinch but Arishima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arishima moves forwards but Crunch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arishima is looking to clinch.
Crunch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch wants to clinch up but Arishima keeps it at a distance.
Crunch throws a good cross that connects.
Crunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Crunch.
Crunch tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arishima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crunch scores with the left hand. Arishima knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch scores with the left hand. Arishima knows he should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Arishima is rocked!
Arishima is looking to clinch but Crunch is avoiding it.
#T1#
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arishima staying out of range there.
Crunch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arishima feints a jab promting Crunch to slip. Arishima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crunch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch cracks Arishima with a good jab.
Crunch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Arishima does it's job there.
Crunch throws a looping overhand right but Arishima ducks down to avoid it.
Arishima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch looks to land a right hand but Arishima moved out of range.
Arishima feints a jab promting Crunch to slip. Arishima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crunch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC#Crunch is rocked!
Arishima tries to clinch up.
Crunch is still on wobbly legs! Can Arishima finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Crunch. That snapped Arishima's head back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crunch 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch lands a lovely overhand right.
Crunch seems to have recovered his senses.
Crunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Crunch scores with a jab.
Crunch tries to clinch there but Arishima circles away.
Crunch misses with an uppercut.
Swiss Crunch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one.
Arishima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Arishima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch connects with a jab.
Crunch tries to clinch but Arishima moves out of range.
Arishima lands a really nice looking cross but Crunch seems unphased.
Arishima seems to have got his legs back now.
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch misses with a body shot.
Crunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arishima moves away.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crunch throws out the jab.
Arishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arishima misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Arishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arishima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crunch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arishima scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crunch connects with a nice looking jab.
Arishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crunch was well out of range. Poor timing from Arishima.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crunch.
Arishima wants to clinch.
Crunch lands a jab to the nose.
Arishima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arishima tries to clinch up but Crunch circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arishima takes a swing at Crunch's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Arishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crunch tries to move into range but Arishima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arishima in his tracks.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Crunch missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch misses the jab.
Crunch takes one to the chin there.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch misses with a looping right.
Arishima throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL2#
and Crunch counters by moving into the clinch.
Arishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arishima tries a body shot but Crunch blocks it.
Arishima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arishima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Crunch blocks an uppercut.
Crunch misses with a punch to the body.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swiss Crunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ikuma Arishima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Crunch lands with an overhand left.
Crunch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arishima misses with an uppercut.
Crunch lands with a cross.
Crunch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arishima momentarily.
Crunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arishima.
Arishima is looking to clinch.
Crunch throws a series of punches but Arishima avoids them all with ease.
Arishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arishima lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by Crunch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arishima.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arishima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Arishima's head but Arishima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Crunch.
Crunch jabs Arishima right on the nose. Arishima blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Arishima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crunch has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Crunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Crunch avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Crunch lands a nice uppercut.
Crunch lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crunch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swiss Crunch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Crunch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crunch prevents a body shot from Arishima.
A shot in the inside from Crunch.
Crunch has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Crunch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arishima backwards.
Crunch presses Arishima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crunch lands a right hand.
Crunch misses with a body punch.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crunch.
Crunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crunch.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
Crunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Arishima as the two fighters clinch.
Crunch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crunch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Crunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Arishima.
Crunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Crunch scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Crunch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch lands with a light punch inside.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Crunch misses with a punch to the body.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Crunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Crunch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to work over Crunch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch lands a left hand.
Crunch tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Crunch blocks a body shot from Arishima.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Crunch avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Crunch lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swiss Crunch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima digs a right hand underneath Crunch's ribcage. Crunch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Swiss Crunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crunch 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swiss Crunch!
During a confident post fight interview, Swiss Crunch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warnock has time to react.#CL2#
Arishima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Warnock looking to slow down the pace here.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warnock lands a left hand.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warnock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima gets through Warnock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warnock looking to stall.
Warnock misses with some punches.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Warnock misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warnock is breathing heavily.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima pushes Warnock 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!
Arishima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1##BC#
Warnock breaks the clinch.
Fergus Warnock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima drops Warnock with a big left hand! Warnock is injured, injured bad! Arishima jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Stevi Ray has been cut.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevi Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Arishima's ribs.
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Ray really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#CL2#
Arishima has closed the distance and engaged Ray in a clinch.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arishima.
Ray really is a fat lump.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima blocks a body shot from Ray.
A short right from Arishima on the inside.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arishima's elbow.
Arishima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Arishima presses Ray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head.
Arishima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Arishima. #ROC2#Ray is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Arishima.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arishima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray. #T2#
Arishima gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arishima lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ray to his knees! Arishima keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Arishima lands with a nice combination. Ore backs away looking to recover.
Arishima connects with a looping right hand.
Arishima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ore. Ore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arishima misses with a looping left.#KD#
Arishima lands a big uppercut and Ore crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ore looks OK. Arishima waves Ore back to his feet!#ROC#Ore is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Khan Ore has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arishima fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ore square on the jaw! Damn, Ore is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Saeroyi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arishima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arishima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arishima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saeroyi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arishima misses with a double jab.
Saeroyi tries to bum rush Arishima with a series of wild strikes but Arishima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arishima lands a really nice looking cross but Saeroyi seems unphased.
Saeroyi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arishima counters with a nice body shot.
Arishima avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Saeroyi gets tackled into the cage by Arishima. Arishima maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saeroyi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Arishima.
Saeroyi takes a shot to the head.
Saeroyi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arishima has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Arishima.
Arishima lands a left hand.
Saeroyi wants to get back to striking at distance but Arishima won't allow it.
#T1#
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saeroyi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saeroyi tries to break free but Arishima pushes him back against the cage.
Saeroyi wants to get back to striking at distance but Arishima won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Arishima.
Arishima lands with a short shot to the head.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saeroyis head.
A right hand to the body from Arishima.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Saeroyi looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Arishima as the two fighters clinch.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saeroyi or not.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Saeroyi's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima lands a body punch. #T2#
Saeroyi is trying to break the clinch but Arishima has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arishima.
Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Saeroyi's head.
A short uppercut from Arishima.
A left hand lands to the body for Arishima.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards.
Arishima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Arishima.
Arishima pushes Saeroyi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Arishima.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Arishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
A short right from Arishima on the inside.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Arishima.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arishima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arishima.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishima is leaning against Saeroyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishima lands with a right to the head.
Arishima gets through Saeroyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saeroyi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arishima is working Saeroyi over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Arishima.
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Arishima.
Arishima pushes Saeroyi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arishima digs a right hand into Saeroyi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saeroyi's gas tank.
Arishima lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Arishima.
Arishima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Arishima.
Arishima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Arishima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Arishima.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saeroyis head.
Arishima 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.
Ikuma Arishima dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Arishima takes the fight into the clinch.
Arishima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saeroyi is trying to push Arishima away but Arishima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saeroyi is looking to break free of the clinch but Arishima has double underhooks.
Arishima has Saeroyi pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Arishima.
A short body shot lands from Arishima as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Arishima.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saeroyi is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishima.
Saeroyi is trying to force a seperation but Arishima has the dominant position.
A short right from Arishima on the inside.
Arishima presses Saeroyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Saeroyi is trying to force a seperation but Arishima has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishima.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arishima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arishima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arishima digs a right hand underneath Saeroyi's ribcage. Saeroyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saeroyi tries to circle away but Arishima has him pinned against the cage.
Arishima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saeroyi can do to turn this around?
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arishima is working Saeroyi over against the cage.
Arishima lands with a right to the head.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Arishima.
#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arishima lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Arishima.
Arishima is working Saeroyi over against the cage.
Arishima works on Saeroyi's body with a couple of short punches.
Arishima pushes Saeroyi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima digs a right hand underneath Saeroyi's ribcage. Saeroyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Arishima digs a right hand into Saeroyi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saeroyi's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Arishima.
Arishima lands a right hand.
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arishima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Arishima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards. #T3#
Arishima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saeroyi or not.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Arishima.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Arishima lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Arishima.
Arishima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arishima is leaning against Saeroyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Arishima on the inside. #T4#
Arishima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saeroyi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Arishima.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima works on Saeroyi's body with a couple of short punches.
Arishima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Arishima.
Arishima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saeroyi backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Arishima.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Arishima cracks Saeroyi with a nice body shot.
Arishima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Arishima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuma Arishima 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Saeroyi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saeroyi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saeroyi throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Arishima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arishima lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arishima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arishima is leaning against Saeroyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima digs a right hand into Saeroyi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saeroyi's gas tank.
Arishima lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Arishima.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saeroyis head.
Arishima pushes Saeroyi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Arishima.
Saeroyi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arishima cracks Saeroyi with a nice body shot.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saeroyi or not.
Arishima lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arishima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arishima lands a shoulder strike.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arishima lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#Saeroyi is rocked!
Arishima lands an uppercut.
Saeroyi is still on wobbly legs! Can Arishima finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Arishima.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arishima pushes Saeroyi against the cage. Arishima is working some dirty boxing. Arishima pushes off with a quick right hook! Saeroyi goes down! Saeroyi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Arishima moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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