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Event:
TFL:1 New Era
Date: Nov 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Buakaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartolo blocks a jab.
Buakaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartolo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartolo with a jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Buakaw's coach down at Cozad MMA Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buakaw's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Buakaw moves into the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartolo tries to work over Buakaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo can't break the clinch.
Buakaw blocks a body shot from Bartolo.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Bartolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Buakaw won't allow it.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw pushes Bartolo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buakaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartolo's efforts to push away.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartolo.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartolo.
Bartolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo tries to circle away but Buakaw has him pinned against the cage.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
A short uppercut from Buakaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartolo.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartolo is trying to push Buakaw away but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw lands a nice uppercut.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buakaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
Bartolo is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling him.
Buakaw lands with a right to the head.
Bartolo misses with a body punch.
Buakaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartolo backwards.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Buakaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Bartolo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolo scores with a jab. Buakaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Bartolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buakaw.
Bartolo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Buakaw lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bartolo. Buakaw pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozaki Buakaw! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1122 Round 3
Date: Oct 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Bartolo slips under a jab from Schwartz.
Bartolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartolo throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Schwartz counters by moving into the clinch.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schwartz has him pressed against the cage.
Schwartz goes for a takedown attempt but Bartolo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bingham Schwartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwartz looks for a takedown but Bartolo sprawls well.
Schwartz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bartolo pinned against the cage. Bartolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Bartolo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwartz.
Sonny Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bingham Schwartz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartolo throws a looping overhand right but Schwartz ducks down to avoid it.
Schwartz with the counter takedown but Bartolo avoids it easily.#CL2#
Schwartz has managed to clinch.
Bartolo is pressed up against the cage. Schwartz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bartolo down to the mat. Bartolo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schwartz shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Schwartz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bartolo counter with a right hand.
Schwartz shoots and misses
and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartolo looks to throw the jab but Schwartz is out of range.
Bartolo misses the jab.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schwartz. Schwartz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bartolo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schwartz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Schwartz pushes Bartolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schwartz wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Bartolo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Bartolo scores with a punch to the head.
Schwartz slips under a jab from Bartolo.
Sonny Bartolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schwartz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bartolo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolo connects with a crisp jab.
Schwartz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartolo throws a jab when Schwartz was well out of range.
Schwartz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schwartz throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Bartolo throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Schwartz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwartz.
Bartolo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schwartz has passed into side control.
Schwartz wants to control but Bartolo is keeping him busy.
Bartolo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Schwartz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schwartz won't let Bartolo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bartolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Schwartz controlling his opponent.
Bartolo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Schwartz lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwartz lands a couple of good shots and Bartolo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bartolo is in bad spot here.
Schwartz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bartolo trying to control the hands but Schwartz won't let him. #SUB2#
Bartolo has hold of Schwartz's leg, trying to break free but it's let Schwartz lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Bartolo is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Schwartz throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bingham Schwartz! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1122 Round 2
Date: Oct 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Waters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartolo.
Waters misses with a looping left.
Bartolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Waters drives through and clinches with Bartolo against the cage.
Bartolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Waters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartolo with a nice cross.
Bartolo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartolo jabs at Waters's body.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Bartolo.
Bartolo catches Waters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waters moves out of range as Bartolo strikes.
Waters attempts a counter takedown but Bartolo avoids it well and moves away.
Bartolo lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Waters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waters dives in and grabs Bartolo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartolo pushes down on Waters's head and hops out.
Waters fails with the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Bartolo does it's job there.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartolo. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters fails with the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Bartolo.
Bartolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Waters tries for a takedown but Bartolo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartolo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Waters with a body shot.
Bartolo lands a body shot.
Waters staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartolo tries to sprawl out of it but Waters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartolo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Waters clinches up with Bartolo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartolo tries to break free but Waters pushes him back against the cage.
Bartolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Waters controls his hands.
Bartolo tries to circle away but Waters has him pinned against the cage.
Bartolo stops a takedown attempt from Waters.
Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Waters has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Bartolo.
Waters prevents Bartolo from breaking the clinch.
Bartolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waters's elbow.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Waters has double underhooks.
Bartolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waters keeps control of Bartolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch but Waters keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Waters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartolo throws out the jab.
Waters doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bartolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonny Bartolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Bartolo coming out on top.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bartolo to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
The fighters circling - Bartolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bartolo is trying to buck Waters off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters wants to control but Bartolo is keeping him busy.
Bartolo pushes Waters away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Waters gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bartolo tries to buck Waters off but Waters is having none of it.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartolo keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Bartolo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD#
Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bartolo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Waters off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bartolo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waters.
Bartolo stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bartolo! But no joy.
Bartolo scores with a jab.
Sonny Bartolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Waters walks into a jab.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Bartolo had a free shot at his head there.
Waters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waters shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo shows good takedown defense.
Bartolo throws out a counter right but Waters avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Bartolo tries to sprawl but Waters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartolo tries to kick Waters off but Waters keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolo is trying to control but can't.
Bartolo wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Bartolo is trying to stand back up but Waters is controlling him
Waters winds up and cracks Bartolo with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Waters seems to be working for a kimura but Bartolo defends the submission attempt.
Bartolo is looking to improve his position.
Bartolo pushes Waters off looking to stand but Waters dives back in and keeps control.
Bartolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bartolo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Waters working Bartolo over with strikes. #ES2#
Bartolo kicks off Waters and gets to his feet.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Bartolo misses with a straight left.
Waters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bartolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waters looks for a takedown but Bartolo sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters with a poor takedown
and Bartolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartolo looks to throw the jab but Waters is out of range.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.
Waters moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Bartolo misses its intended target.
Todd Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab. #T3#
Bartolo lands with an uppercut that bounces Waters off the cage and back into range.
Waters's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartolo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Waters scrambles back to his feet.
Waters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waters moves away from the strike by Bartolo.
Waters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bartolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Bartolo.
A big right from Bartolo misses. #T4#
A jab from Bartolo finds it's way through Waters's defenses.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Bartolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waters shoots and misses
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waters shoots in for a double leg but Bartolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Bartolo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waters doesn't seem bothered though.
Waters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Bartolo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bartolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo avoids it really well and circles away.
Waters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Waters somewhat.
A slow jab from Bartolo misses its intended target.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Waters.
Waters moves away from the strike by Bartolo.
Waters drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bartolo sprawls and moves away.
Bartolo misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Waters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bartolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartolo.#T1#
Bartolo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartolo throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waters is looking to counter the offense by Bartolo and move into the clinch.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartolo throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartolo.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Bartolo.
Waters takes one on the button.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartolo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Todd Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Bartolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartolo.
Waters swings for the body but Bartolo moves out of range.
Waters misses with a right hand
and Bartolo counters with a straight right hand.
Bartolo jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartolo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bartolo lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Waters feints and as Bartolo raises his hands in defense, Waters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bartolo wriggles free and stands up.
Bartolo throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters tries to counter with a takedown but Bartolo is quick to defend against it.#T3#
Bartolo throws out a loose jab but Waters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartolo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartolo connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Bartolo.
Bartolo connects with a right hand. Waters shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Bartolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Bartolo.
Bartolo tests Waters's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters misses with an uppercut
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waters momentarily.
Waters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Waters throws a sloppy body shot
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters misses with a left hand
and Bartolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartolo 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.
Nice shot by Bartolo.
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waters throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Waters's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bartolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartolo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Sonny Bartolo wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1122 Round 1
Date: Oct 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Bartolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Indra misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bartolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Indra has his takedown stuffed
and Bartolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartolo lands a jab.
Indra darts in trying to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartolo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bartolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Bartolo. No joy for Indra on that attempt.
Sonny Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dono Indra.#T1#
Indra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sonny Bartolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Indra tries to clinch but Bartolo is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Bartolo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartolo is looking to counter punch.
Bartolo connects with a crisp jab.
Indra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bartolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Indra with that takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Bartolo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartolo.
Bartolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Indra was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartolo.
Indra tries to counter with a clinch but Bartolo shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Nice shot by Bartolo.
Indra throws a head kick that misses
and Indra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartolo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bartolo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartolo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Indra fails to land the takedown.
Indra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartolo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartolo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Indra looks winded!
Bartolo lands a nice hook to Indra's body. Indra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bartolo cracks Indra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bartolo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Indra shoots in but Bartolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
Indra looks to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a nice body shot.
Indra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Indra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartolo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Indra dives in for a single leg takedown but Bartolo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bartolo lands with a right hand.
Indra walks into a straight right hand from Bartolo.
Indra misses with an uppercut
and Bartolo counters with a straight right hand.
Bartolo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bartolo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Indras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Indra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Indra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Bartolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bartolo lands with a straight right. Indra didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Bartolo misses.
Bartolo looks to land a right hand but Indra moved out of range.
Indra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolo is fending him off so far but Indra persists. Nope, Bartolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartolo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartolo jabs Indra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartolo connects with a looping right hand.
Indra lands a head kick. Bartolo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bartolo digs a good hook to Indra's body.
Bartolo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bartolo 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#
Indra looks to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a nice uppercut.
Dono Indra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolo stuffs the takedown attempt from Indra. Indra gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartolo misses its target.
Bartolo lands with an uppercut that bounces Indra off the cage and back into range.
Indra swinging wildly here.
Indra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartolo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bartolo misses with a looping right.
Bartolo sizes up Indra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartolo looks to land a left hand but Indra moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Indra fails with the takedown
and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Indra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartolo.
Despite the aggression on Indra's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Indra with a poor takedown
and Bartolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonny Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dono Indra.
Indra tries to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Indra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bartolo has got the better of the exchanges.
Decent striking displayed by Bartolo there.
Bartolo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Indras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bartolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartolo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Indra's head backwards.
Bartolo lands a nice shot that snaps Indra's head back.
Indra darts in looking for a takedown but Bartolo gets double underhooks and turns Indra into the cage.
It looked like Bartolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Indra is breathing heavily.
Indra fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Indra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartolo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Indra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Indra with a poor takedown
letting Bartolo counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bartolo lands.
Indra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Indra.
A head kick by Indra misses
and Bartolo counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Bartolo misses with an uppercut.
Dono Indra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Indra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Indra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy body kick from Indra
and Indra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Indra has his takedown stuffed
and Bartolo counters with a straight right hand.
Bartolo throws a hook to the side of Indra's head but Indra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Indra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartolo.
A big right from Bartolo misses.
Indra wants to counter the offense by Bartolo and move into the clinch position.
A big left from Bartolo misses.
Bartolo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Indra can do to turn this around?
Bartolo throws a jab when Indra was well out of range.#T4#
Bartolo connects with a body shot.
Bartolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Indra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartolo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Indra on the side of the head.
Bartolo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Indra.
Bartolo lands an overhand right.
Bartolo scores with a nice head shot.
Indra blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bartolo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bartolo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bartolo works Indra's body with a nice hook.
Indra tries to clinch up but Bartolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Indra is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Bartolo coming out on top.
Indra throws a lazy body kick
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Indra throws a body punch but Bartolo moves out of range.
Indra misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bartolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Indra tries to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartolo throws the left hand but Indra avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Bartolo swings for the body but Indra moves out of range.
Indra doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartolo circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartolo misses its target.
Indra shoots in for a takedown but Bartolo shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Bartolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Indra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonny Bartolo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartolo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Indra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bartolo.
Indra has his takedown stuffed
and Bartolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonny Bartolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dono Indra.
A jab from Bartolo misses.
Indra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartolo misses its target.
Sonny Bartolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Indra tries to clinch
and Bartolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartolo jabs at Indra's body.
Indra dives in for a single leg takedown but Bartolo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bartolo with a hook.
Indra slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartolo throws an overhand right that lands on Indra's shoulder, as Indra tries to avoid the shot.
Indra misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartolo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartolo scores with a nice right hand.
Bartolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Indra.
Indra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bartolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartolo scores with a jab to the head.
#T3#
Indra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bartolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Indra tries to clinch
enabling Bartolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Indra is looking for the big counter here.
Indra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bartolo counter with a right hand.
Indra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bartolo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Indra.
Jab by Bartolo.
Bartolo connects with a body shot.
Bartolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Indra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bartolo throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Bartolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartolo jabs Indra right on the nose. Indra blinks but takes it well.
Bartolo connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Indra doesn't seem bothered though.
Indra slips under a jab.
Indra unleashes a big counter combination but Bartolo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Indra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Indra defending well as Bartolo loads up on a big left hand.
Bartolo lands a head shot.
Indra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartolo connects with a jab.
Bartolo scores with a jab to the body.
Dono Indra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Indra misses with a combination
and Bartolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bartolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartolo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sonny Bartolo!
Sonny Bartolo wins by unanimous decision! |
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