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Event:
TOF 91
Date: Mar 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Magabi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Lucaerys Strong has been cut.
Magabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strong scores with a kick to the body.
Magabi blocks a head kick by Strong.
Magabi avoids the head kick by Strong.
Strong lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong throws a lazy head kick
and Magabi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magabi feints and then cracks Strong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strong down.
Lucaerys Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Magabi moves out of range as Strong strikes.
Strong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magabi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Strong misses with a low kick.
Strong thuds a left hand into Magabi 's body.
Magabi misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Magabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong wants to counter the offense by Magabi and move into the clinch position.
Strong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magabi throwing a counter right hand but Strong manages to avoid it.
Magabi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Strong to the canvas! Strong doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Magabi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mombasa Magabi ! |
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Event:
TOF 83
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Magabi slips a jab from Sparks.
Sparks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magabi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks clobbers Magabi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Sparks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sparks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Magabi keeps Sparks at a distance using the push kick.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Magabi moved out of range.
Magabi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sparks just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi scores with a jab.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Magabi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Magabi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magabi with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Sparks throws a body shot but no joy.
Magabi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sparks throws a hook but Magabi blocks it.
Sparks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sparks throws a lazy uppercut
and Magabi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sparks's knee momentarily.
Magabi misses with a low kick.
Magabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
Sparks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magabi counters with a nice body shot.
Magabi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
Magabi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Sparks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparks misses with a hook.#T2#
Magabi is looking to slow Sparks down with leg kicks.
Sparks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Magabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks catches Magabi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
Magabi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magabi slips a jab from Sparks.
Sparks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Magabi .
Sparks throws a poor cross that misses
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magabi connects with the punch.
Sparks misses with a hook
and Magabi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Sparks is rocked!
Magabi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magabi with a nice calf kick.
Magabi throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magabi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Magabi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magabi connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparks misses with a jab to the body
#KD#
and Magabi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sparks! Magabi lets Sparks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sparks is still on wobbly legs! Can Magabi finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magabi shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sparks takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Magabi sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sparks bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mombasa Magabi !
Elton Sparks spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries, I just wanted to see what showed up in my TOTT!'. |
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Event:
TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Dinu throws an off balance right hand
and Magabi counters with a good low kick that Dinu was not able to check.
Dinu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magabi ! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Dinu misses
and Magabi counters with a right hand to the body.
Magabi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dinu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dinu misses with a jab to the body
and Magabi counters with a low kick, right behind Dinu 's knee.
Dinu tries to clinch up but Magabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Dinu lands a head shot.
Dinu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magabi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dinu is looking to clinch but Magabi is avoiding it.
Dinu throws a body punch but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi flicks out a counter leg kick but Dinu steps away.
Dinu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dinu throws a right hand that Magabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Magabi also avoids with ease.
Magabi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magabi thumps Dinu with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Magabi .
Dinu is breathing heavily.
Dinu swings widly with a right hand
and Magabi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Magabi !
Magabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dinu at a distance.
#T1#
Dinu moves in looking to clinch but Magabi pushes him off.
Dinu misses with a body shot.
Dinu misses with a double jab
and Magabi counters with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Magabi slams his shin into Dinu's torso.
Dinu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.#KD2#
Magabi drops Dinu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dinu looks back up at him and smiles so Magabi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magabi throws a shot to the body.
Magabi is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Magabi shuts the power down on Dinu. Lights out, game over! Magabi is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mombasa Magabi ! |
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Event:
TOF 68
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Magabi gets caught napping as Messing dives in and scores a takedown. Magabi manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magabi looking for a sweep. Not yet Magabi , not yet.
Messing postures up in Magabi 's guard and throws a big left but Magabi blocks it.
Messing throws a big right hand that misses.
Messing wants to control from the top but Magabi keeps moving.
Messing stays in close to Magabi 's body and controls the position.
Messing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magabi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Messing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1##SUB#
Messing postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magabi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Messing, into his guard. #REVB#
Messing wants to control the position but Magabi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Messing's coaches at Trials Of Fortitude have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Magabi prevents Messing from improving his position.#T2#
Messing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magabi is working away from the top position though.
Messing is looking to improve his position.
Magabi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Messing is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Messing throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Messing drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Messing wants to control from the top but Magabi keeps moving.
Messing throwing strikes but missing.
Messing trying to control but Magabi is working from the bottom.
Magabi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Messing is one step ahead there. #T4#
Messing scoring with some ground and pound.
Messing throwing strikes but missing.
Messing throws an elbow that misses. Magabi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Messing's guard. Nice move by Magabi !#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Messing is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Messing trying to control but Magabi is working from the bottom. #T5#
Magabi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Messing controls the pace.
Messing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magabi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magabi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Messing trying to control but Magabi is working from the bottom.
Messing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Messing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Messing 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.
Messing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Messing trying to control the position from guard on top but Magabi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messing wants to pass the guard but Magabi is keeping the position.
Magabi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T7#
Messing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magabi keeping moving, preventing Messing from controlling successfully.
Magabi keeping full guard, as Messing tries to pass.
Messing postures up in Magabi 's guard and throws a big left but Magabi blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Messing's corner calls for a 1-2. Messing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magabi slips under a jab.
It seemed like Magabi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mombasa Magabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Messing staying out of range there.
Messing feinted with a counter takedown.#T8#
Messing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magabi pinned against the cage. Magabi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Messing throws a right and a left that Magabi avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Magabi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magabi thuds his right hand into Messing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Messing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Messing shoots in but no luck this time.
Messing misses with a jab to the body
and Magabi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Messing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Messing misses with a body shot.
Magabi looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T9#
Magabi misses with a looping left.
Messing is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magabi misses the jab.
Messing was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messing. Magabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Magabi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Messing.
It seemed like Magabi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magabi moves out of range as Messing strikes.
Messing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messing looks for a takedown but Magabi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Messing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Magabi .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Messing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mombasa Magabi 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Magabi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mombasa Magabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Messing dives in and grabs Magabi 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magabi pushes down on Messing's head and hops out.
Magabi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Messing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Messing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Messing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Messing throwing shots but Magabi is blocking nicely.
Magabi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Messing winds up and cracks Magabi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Messing is looking to take a break and control but Magabi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Messing looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Messing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Messing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Messing is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magabi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Messing.
Magabi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Messing.
Magabi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Messing trying to mount his opponent but Magabi defends it.
Messing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magabi can do to turn this around?#T3#
Magabi is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Messing wants to work for an arm triangle but Magabi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magabi sizes up Messing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magabi throws a hook to the side of Messing's head but Messing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magabi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magabi scores with a jab. Messing acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Gerard Messing has been cut.
A punch combination from Messing misses. #T4#
Magabi misses with a low kick.
Messing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magabi scores with a leg kick.
Magabi misses with a right hand #TD#
and Messing counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Messing throwing strikes but missing.
Messing wants to control from the top but Magabi keeps moving.
Messing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magabi 's head.#CUT#That has opened up Mombasa Magabi 's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messing trying to control but Magabi is working from the bottom. #T5#
Magabi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Messing connects with a couple of short punches.
Messing throwing strikes but missing.
Messing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Messing is working hard here to advance position.#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Messing's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Messing.
Magabi lands with a straight right. Messing didn't see that one coming.
Magabi throws out a loose jab but Messing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Messing looks to score with a jab to the body but Magabi is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magabi ! But no joy.
Magabi wants to land a leg kick but Messing is out of range.
Messing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Messing fails to land with a series of punches.
#T7#
Messing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD#
Messing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Messing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Messing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Magabi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Messing.
Magabi trying to control from the bottom.
Messing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magabi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT#The cut above Mombasa Magabi 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Messing lands strikes from half guard.#CUT#Mombasa Magabi 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mombasa Magabi 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerard Messing!
In his post fight interview, Gerard Messing started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CFC 599
Date: Oct 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Chukwuma lands a nice shot that snaps Magabi 's head back.
#CUT#It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chukwuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Chukwuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magabi cracks Chukwuma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chukwuma wants to land a leg kick but Magabi is out of range.
Magabi throws a leg kick
and Chukwuma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Chukwuma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magabi , pushing him back against the cage.
Magabi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chukwuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magabi takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi is working Chukwuma over against the cage.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Magabi blocking some punches.
Chukwuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma misses with the head strike.
Chukwuma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magabi backwards.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magabi tries to break the clinch but Chukwuma is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Magabi .
#BC2#
Magabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magabi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chukwuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magabi misses with a kick to the body
and Chukwuma counters with a thumping low kick.
Magabi looks winded!
Magabi misses with a left hand
letting Chukwuma counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Mombasa Magabi 's cut even more.#T2#
Chukwuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magabi 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chukwuma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magabi scrambles back to his feet.
Chukwuma misses with a left hand
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Magabi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Magabi tries to avoid it.
Chukwuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chukwuma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
Magabi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chukwuma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
Chukwuma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magabi throws a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Magabi tries a low kick but Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magabi is able to avoid easily.
Chukwuma lands a really nice looking cross but Magabi seems unphased.
#CUT#The cut above Mombasa Magabi 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chukwuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magabi throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the liver by Chukwuma. Beautiful body shot.#T4#
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chukwuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Chukwuma there.#CUT#Mombasa Magabi 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mombasa Magabi 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tinashe Chukwuma!
A relieved looking Tinashe Chukwuma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CFC 591
Date: Sep 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Magabi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magabi counters with a body kick.
Devil throws a sloppy head kick
and Magabi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Devil throws an off balance right hand
and Magabi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Devil throws a poor cross that misses
and Magabi counters with a nice body kick.
Devil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magabi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magabi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Devil is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Devil throws a series of punches but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Devil swings widly with a right hand
and Magabi counters with a left and a right that stings Devil. #KD2#
Magabi sends Devil crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Magabi is motioning to the referee to let Devil up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT2#It looks like Tazmanian Devil has been cut.
Devil is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devil ducks into an uppercut from Magabi and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mombasa Magabi ! |
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Event:
CFC 579
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Nicholas swings for the body but Magabi moves out of range.
Magabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Nicholas avoided it.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
It looked like Magabi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nicholas.
Magabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a big shot that misses.
Magabi blocks a jab.
Magabi misses with a straight right.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Magabi ducks under a wild hook from Nicholas.
Magabi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Nice uppercut lands for Nicholas. That snapped Magabi 's head back.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Nicholas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T1#
Magabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicholas checks a leg kick.
Magabi looks to land a right hand but Nicholas moved out of range.
Nicholas connects with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Magabi staying out of range there.
It looked like Magabi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws out a loose jab but Magabi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicholas misses the target.
Nicholas looks to throw the jab but Magabi is out of range.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi throws a good cross that connects.
Nicholas throws a poor cross that misses
and Magabi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicholas's knee momentarily.
Nicholas connects with the punch.
Nicholas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magabi counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Nicholas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magabi looks to throw the jab but Nicholas is out of range.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Nicholas looks to land a left hand but Magabi moved out of range nicely.
Nicholas misses with a left hand
and Magabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicholas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magabi in his tracks.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magabi .
Nicholas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franz Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicholas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magabi slips under a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicholas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Magabi drops his hands momentarily and Nicholas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicholas looks to score with a jab to the body but Magabi is just out of range.
Magabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicholas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magabi .
Magabi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nicholas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicholas throws an overhand right that lands on Magabi 's shoulder, as Magabi tries to avoid the shot.
Nicholas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magabi .
Magabi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicholas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magabi counters with a leg kick.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Magabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicholas.
Nicholas 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.
Nicholas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicholas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicholas misses the jab.#T4#
Magabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicholas throws out the jab.
Nicholas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
Magabi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicholas misses with an uppercut.
Nicholas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magabi staying out of range there.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
As Nicholas looks to move away, Magabi throws a big counter combo but Nicholas just gets out of the way.
Magabi takes a swing at Nicholas's ribcage but misses.
Magabi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#Mombasa Magabi 's cut is getting worse.
Magabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicholas throws the left hand but Magabi avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Nicholas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mombasa Magabi 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Magabi . Nicholas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franz Nicholas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magabi slips under a jab.
Magabi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicholas to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicholas scores with a jab to the head.
Nicholas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magabi moves out of range as Nicholas strikes.
Magabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicholas misses with a hook. Magabi ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nicholas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi misses the body punch
and Nicholas counters with a stiff right hand.
Magabi keeps Nicholas at a distance using the push kick.
Nicholas staying out of range there.
Magabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Nicholas throws a hook to the side of Magabi 's head but Magabi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magabi throws an overhand right that lands on Nicholas's shoulder, as Nicholas tries to avoid the shot.
Magabi slips a jab from Nicholas.
Magabi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magabi clobbers Nicholas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Magabi finds it's way through Nicholas's defenses.
Magabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholas manages to avoid it.
Magabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicholas.
Nicholas throws a right hand that misses
and Magabi counters with a big right hand! Oh Nicholas is in trouble here! Magabi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mombasa Magabi ! |
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