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Event:
RSE 70:
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murray misses with a hook to the body
#TD#
so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gold trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray can't keep his opponent in guard - Gold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray 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.#T1#
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold throwing shots but Murray is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gold misses with a head shot. Murray uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold controlling from the top position.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #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.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gold wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Gold throws out a powerful jab.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold lands with a cross.
Murray darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold misses with a hook.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold avoids the body shot from Murray .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murray misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Jab from Gold.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Gold counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray !
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold throws an elbow but Murray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gold 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.
The ground and pound from Gold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gold throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray 's head but Murray avoids it well.
Gold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gold throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray 's head but Murray avoids it well.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gold tries to score with some ground and pound. Murray controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gold shoots and misses
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Gold seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kai Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Murray counters with a thumping low kick.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Murray 's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray throws a fast counter high kick but Gold manages to duck under it in time.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Gold lands.
Lee Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Murray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murray 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murray scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
Murray scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Gold appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Murray misses.
Murray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T3#
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Gold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murray defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#Kai Gold's cut is getting worse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gold misses with a looping left.#TD#
Gold feints and as Murray raises his hands in defense, Gold changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Murray has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
Murray wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kai Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gold stands and throws Murray 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gold.
Gold looking to control but instead Murray has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Murray keeping hold of Gold's head, controlling as best he can. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold drops an elbow to the side of Murray 's head.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murray defending well though.
Gold with the ground and pound but Murray uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3#
Gold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold chips away with some ground and pound.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold postures up in Murray 's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Murray is trying to control the position but Gold postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murray 's head backwards.
Gold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Murray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Gold steps away.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gold 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Gold!
A very excited looking Kai Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
RSE 60: Burn In Hell
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold moves out of range as Rauta throws a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice cross by Gold.
Gold throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta staying out of range there.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauta counters with a body kick.#T1#
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rauta to the mat! Rauta manages to get full guard.
Rauta scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Rauta slips a jab from Gold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Rauta counters with a body kick.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rauta 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rauta staying out of range there.#T3#
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a nice body shot.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rauta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gold misses the jab.
Rauta throws out a counter right but Gold avoids it with no problem.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Gold goes for a double leg but Rauta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rauta continues to drive forward.#T4##BC2#
Rauta breaks the clinch.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and Rauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
Gold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gold takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Gold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Rauta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gold blocks it well.
Rauta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauta. #T1#
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gold misses.
Rauta staying out of range there.
Rauta thinks about the counter body kick.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Rauta counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rauta's head.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Rauta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Rauta throws a counter combo.#T3#
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Rauta staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Gold with a poor takedown
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauta can do to turn this around?
Gold swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Rauta counters with a nice right hand that sends Gold toppling to the canvas! Gold scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rauta finish him?!#ROC2#Gold is rocked!#CUT2#Kai Gold's cut is getting worse.#T4#
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!
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Rauta counters with a huge left! Gold is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rauta isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gold from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rauta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RSE 47: Unleashed
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray staying out of range there.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kai Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
Murray tries a quick counter leg kick but Gold is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Gold bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Murray is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Gold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murray prevents Gold from moving into mount.
Gold 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.
Murray defending against the ground and pound.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murray tries to improve position but can't.
Gold working the ground and pound but Murray is defending the strikes. #T2#
Gold working the ground and pound but Murray is defending the strikes.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murray is avoiding damage well.
Murray dodges the ground and pound from Gold.
Gold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#CUT#It looks like Lee Murray has been cut.
Gold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murray 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.
Gold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gold wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Gold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T3#
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murray is avoiding damage well.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold scores with punches from side control.
Gold throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Murray works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murray 's head.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murray defending well though.
Gold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray taking shots to the head. #T4#
Gold scoring with strikes but Murray is staying in there. #ROC#Murray is rocked!
Murray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murray is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Gold unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Murray wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gold celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
A very excited looking Kai Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
RSE 36: Graveland
Date: Jan 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Smeshomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smeshomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Smeshomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smeshomedov.
A big left from Gold misses. #CL2#
Smeshomedov moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gold prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Gold is fighting off a takedown attempt but Smeshomedov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gold to the mat. Gold regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gold pulls Smeshomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Smeshomedov wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving. #T1#
Smeshomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
Smeshomedov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smeshomedov.
Gold wants to sweep here but Smeshomedov controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gold holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smeshomedov slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Smeshomedov as Gold shoots in.
Smeshomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold shoots in for a takedown but Smeshomedov shows good takedown defense.
Smeshomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smeshomedov throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold misses with a hook to the body
and Smeshomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smeshomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smeshomedov tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
Gold throws the left hand but Smeshomedov avoids the punch easily.
Smeshomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold throws a body punch but Smeshomedov moves out of range.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smeshomedov.
Gold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smeshomedov misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Smeshomedov throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Smeshomedov slips the punch.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Smeshomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smeshomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smeshomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smeshomedov's hands.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gold throws a good cross that connects.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smeshomedov looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Smeshomedov tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
#TD2#
Smeshomedov gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold is trying to control Smeshomedov's posture but Smeshomedov avoids it.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Smeshomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB2#
Smeshomedov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gold has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smeshomedov but great work by Gold.
Smeshomedov is trying to improve his position.
Gold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smeshomedov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gold's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gold is stalling here. Smeshomedov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gold seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smeshomedov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smeshomedov working away.
Smeshomedov lands an elbow.
Smeshomedov working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smeshomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Gold thows a leg kick but Smeshomedov checks it #TD2#
and Smeshomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gold's guard.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smeshomedov.
Gold is pulling down on Smeshomedov's head to control his posture.
Smeshomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smeshomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smeshomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Gold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smeshomedov's guard. #REVR#
Smeshomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Smeshomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Gold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smeshomedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gold has managed to get both his arms back between Smeshomedov's legs - danger averted.
Gold postures up.
Gold looking to pass the guard.
Smeshomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smeshomedov's head.#T2#
Gold looking to pass the guard.
Smeshomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mike Smeshomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Gold is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Smeshomedov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gold is looking to defend but Smeshomedov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gold! Smeshomedov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gold taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Smeshomedov!
Mike Smeshomedov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
AFC #27
Date: Oct 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Nostraa stalks Gold and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gold's face. Gold staggers backwards, shaken.
Nostraa takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Nostraa misses with a left hand #TD#
and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nostraa on the ground.
Nostraa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Gold postures up and lands a big shot to Nostraa's brow.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold won't allow Nostraa to get back to his feet.
Nostraa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nostraa is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Gold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gold advances to half guard.
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!
Gold winds up and cracks Nostraa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Nostraa's hands, connecting with Nostraa's forehead.
Ground and pound from Gold.
Gold lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Gold trying to control from half guard but Nostraa is working away.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nostraa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Gold connects with a nice short shot to Nostraa's temple. #ROC#Nostraa is rocked!
Gold lands a big elbow - Nostraa is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
A victorious Kai Gold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AFC #20
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Kulku misses.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a thumping low kick.
Kulku looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Kulku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kulku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.#TD2#
Gold shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kulku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulku defending well though.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kulku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold. #T1#
Gold is working Kulku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kulku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold works over Kulku with some ground and pound from guard.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kulku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kulku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulku trying to control the position.
Kulku seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold moves out of range as Kulku strikes.
Kulku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulku.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulku. #T2#
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Gold lands the left hand.
Kulku misses with a low kick.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
A little feinted left hand from Kulku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Kulku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Gold.
Kulku lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Kulku.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Kulku connects with a body shot.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice leg kick.
Kulku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws out a counter right but Kulku avoids it with no problem.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulku.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulku.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Gold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulku doesn't seem phased though.
Kulku with a nice calf kick.
Kai Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold scores with a body shot.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Kulku ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulku throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T4#
Nice takedown defense from Kulku. No joy for Gold on that attempt.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulku is just out of range.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulku throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kulku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold walks into a jab.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Gold will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Kulku sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aki Kulku is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Kulku down.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Kulku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulku, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Kulku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Kulku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#Gold is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Kulku.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulku slips under a jab from Gold.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold moves away from the strike by Kulku.
Aki Kulku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold drops his hands momentarily and Kulku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kulku digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kulku looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.#T2#
Kulku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Kulku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold misses with a looping right.
Kulku loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Kulku avoids the body shot from Gold.
Kulku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulku ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Kulku feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kulku misses the shot to the body.
Gold works Kulku's body with a nice hook.
Kulku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Kulku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulku misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Gold misses the jab.
Kulku lands a high kick!
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kulku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulku momentarily.
Gold misses with a straight left.
As Gold backs away, Kulku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Kulku does no damage.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulku misses with a body shot.
Gold jabs at Kulku's body.
Kulku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Kulku takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice body shot.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Kulku fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulku counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Good leg kick by Kulku.
A solid body kick from Kulku.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulku manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's time! Kulku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold misses with a shot to the body
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Kulku's shoulder, as Kulku tries to avoid the shot.
Gold throws a hook but Kulku avoids it easily.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulku counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold misses with a hook. Kulku ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Kulku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Gold lands with a straight right. Kulku didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulku manages to avoid it.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Kulku slips a straight right by Gold.
Kulku with a nice calf kick.
Kulku lands with a cross.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Kulku slips the punch.
A jab from Gold misses.
Kulku scores with a kick to the body.
Kulku slips under a jab from Gold.
Kulku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Kulku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Kulku ducks down to avoid it.
Kulku slips a straight right by Gold.#T2#
Gold lands with a straight right. Kulku didn't see that one coming.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Kulku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Kulku is out of range.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kulku counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold staying out of range there.
Kulku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulku. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold misses the jab.
Kulku is looking to counter punch.
Gold misses with a body punch
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku tried to counter with a leg kick but Gold avoided it.
Kulku scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one. #T3#
Kulku sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Nice shot lands for Kulku.
Kulku scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold jabs at Kulku's body.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Gold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kulku quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold tries to pass to full mount but Kulku defends it.
Gold winds up and cracks Kulku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold drops an elbow to the side of Kulku's head.
Gold working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kulku's thigh. Kulku counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T4#
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold postures up in Kulku's guard and throws a big left but Kulku blocks it.
Kulku seems keen to control Gold's posture.
Kulku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold postures up in Kulku's guard and throws a big left but Kulku blocks it.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulku is retaining full guard.
Gold chips away with some ground and pound.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aki Kulku did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kulkus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulku as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Kulku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulku.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gold lands with a nice body punch.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Kulku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulku lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku scores with a hook.
Kulku defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kulku lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulku scores with a leg kick.
Kulku throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Kulku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Kulku is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Gold looks to land a left hand but Kulku moved out of range nicely.
Kulku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gold on the side of the head.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Kulku misses with a low kick.
Kulku connects with a leg kick.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Kulku slips under a jab.
It looked like Kulku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gold.
Gold scores with a jab. Kulku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulku throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Kulku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulku finish him?
Kulku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Kulku swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kulku. That's going to slow Gold down.
Kulku feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulku moves away.
Kulku scores with a nice head shot.
Kulku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulku.
#T4#
Gold throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold tries for a takedown but Kulku circles away easily
and Kulku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Kulku misses with a kick to the body.
Gold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kulku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold swings for the body but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku had his way with Kai Gold in that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Gold misses with a low kick as Kulku jumps back.
Kulku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Gold misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulku.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Kulku saw that one coming.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Kulku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick there by Kulku.
Kulku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulku counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kulku.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kulku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Kulku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kulku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulku is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Kulku circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulku as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Kulku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gold.
Kulku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold misses with a left hand
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulku moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gold misses the jab.
As Gold backs away, Kulku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kulku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Kulku misses. #T3#
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Kulku had a free shot at his head there.
Gold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Kulku connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulku.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold misses with a hook.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulku counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice body kick.
Gold is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulku.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Kulku slips the punch.
Kulku connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Gold - just one landing.
A left lands for Kulku.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Kulku digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Kulku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kulku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Kulku!
Aki Kulku retains his middleweight title! |
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Event:
AFC #15
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Gold avoids the head kick by Cloud.
Cloud connects with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cloud throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Cloud has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab by Gold.#CL#
Gold clinches up against the cage.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cloud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gold or perhaps it was just good defense by Cloud, which made it look bad.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gold duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Red Cloud has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Red Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Cloud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gold.
Cloud tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold takes one to the side of the head.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Cloud's head back.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Cloud moved out of range.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Cloud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cloud lands a nice shot to the body.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold lands a right hook to the body.
Cloud jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Cloud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Cloud.
Red Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Cloud throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Cloud wants to stand but Gold is controlling the position.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloud wants to get back to his feet but Gold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cloud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Gold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gold works over Cloud with some ground and pound from guard.
Cloud is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold wants to control from the top but Cloud keeps moving.
Cloud keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.
Gold with a nice head shot there.
Gold pushing down on Cloud's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cloud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold is nestled in close to Cloud, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gold is nestled in close to Cloud, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cloud taking some punishment here, with Gold in his half guard. #T4#
Cloud tries to kick Gold off but Gold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Gold.
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. Gold connects with a nice short shot to Cloud's temple. #ROC#Cloud is rocked!
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cloud's head.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
Cloud is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Gold winds up and cracks Cloud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
Gold is looking to advance position but Cloud won't allow it.
Gold controlling the action here.
Cloud seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gold wants to clinch up but Cloud keeps it at a distance.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cloud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cloud in his tracks.
Gold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gold avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Cloud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Cloud scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold moves forwards but Cloud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cloud slips a jab from Gold.
Cloud lunges at Gold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gold's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Gold scores with a four punch combination!
Gold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Cloud ducks down to avoid it.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cloud tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cloud walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cloud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Cloud's head but Cloud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Cloud lands a nice shot to the body.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Cloud moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Cloud.
Gold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Cloud slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cloud throws a series of strikes that have Gold backpedaling.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloud can do to turn this around?#T3#
Cloud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold misses with a hook.
Gold swings for the body but Cloud moves out of range.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Cloud slips the punch.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown. Cloud tries to sprawl out of it but Gold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cloud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold stuns Cloud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloud is just out of range.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Cloud throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Cloud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cloud duly obliges.
Cloud throws a combination that misses
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Cloud counters with a crisp 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!
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold moves away from the strike by Cloud.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Gold.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kai Gold will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Gold takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Cloud ducks down to avoid it.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Cloud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gold takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Gold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands with a shot to the body.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
As Cloud looks to move away, Gold throws a big counter combo but Cloud just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold scores with a jab.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud slaps away a takedown attempt from Gold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cloud cracks Gold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Gold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
A big left from Cloud misses.
Cloud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cloud scrambles back to his feet.
Kai Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloud throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Cloud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cloud slips a jab from Gold.#T2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Gold or perhaps it was just good defense by Cloud, which made it look bad.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cloud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloud lands an overhand right.#TD#
Gold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cloud tries to kick Gold off but Gold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Gold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloud keeps working. #T3#
Cloud is trying to stand.
Cloud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold thows a huge punch but Cloud dodges it nicely.
Cloud on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gold prevents Cloud from standing back up.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Red Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gold loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cloud scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gold land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gold stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
Kai Gold opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
AFC #12
Date: Jul 01, 2023 |
#R1##KD2#
Violence lands a big uppercut and Gold crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gold looks OK. Violence waves Gold back to his feet!#ROC2#Gold is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
A big left from Gold misses.
Violence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Violence moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Violence knocks out Gold with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Violence before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Violence picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Violence!
Tim Violence was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
AFC #6
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Gold connects with a jab.
Spence punishes Gold's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Spence closes the distance and pushes Gold back into the cage.
Spence gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gold.
Spence with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gold tries to work over Spence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Spence.
Spence misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Gold tries to stall but Spence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gold wants a takedown but no success here.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spence backwards. #CUT2#It looks like Nicholas Spence has been cut.
Spence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spence lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#TD2#
Gold has picked Spence up - he's going for a ride! Gold dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spence with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spence is doing well to control the position and prevent Gold from advancing to side control.
Gold misses with a head shot. Spence uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gold trying to control but Spence is working from the bottom.
Spence looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spence tries to get out of the position.
Gold works over Spence with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Spence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Spence has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spence's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold tries to pass to full mount but Spence defends it.
Spence is trying to maintain the position but Gold is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold drops an elbow to the side of Spence's head. #T3#
Gold throwing shots but Spence is blocking nicely.
Spence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold throwing shots but Spence is blocking nicely.
Gold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.
Spence is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold thows a huge punch but Spence dodges it nicely.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spence's head.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gold looking to finish Spence with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spence!#T4#
Gold lands a big elbow - Spence is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Spence is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kai Gold!
A pretty intense looking Kai Gold took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Nicholas Spence was interviewed post fight and said 'Destiny is that which we are drawn towards and fate is that which we run into'. |
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Event:
AFC #3
Date: Apr 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Kai Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold lands a jab.#CUT#It looks like Dave Cross has been cut.
A big right from Cross misses. #CL#
Cross gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cross blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross looks winded!#TD#
Gold manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold managing to control the position.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but Cross is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
Gold pulls Cross in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Gold clinches.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Cross's ribcage. Cross let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD#
Gold successfully pulls guard.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Cross is staying active underneath Gold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #CUT#That has opened up Dave Cross's cut even more.
Cross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Cross is rocked!#T3#
Gold lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cross quite badly. Cross pulls Gold in close trying to recover. Gold postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cross on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cross doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
Kai Gold bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Gold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Mulumbu's hands, connecting with Mulumbu's forehead.
Mulumbu is looking to improve his position.
Mulumbu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold is looking to advance position but Mulumbu won't allow it.
Gold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulumbu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Gold. #ROC#Mulumbu is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Mulumbu is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mulumbu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold is nestled in close to Mulumbu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Mulumbu is hurt! He's hurt bad - Gold fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Mulumbu from any more punishment! Congratulations to Gold! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
Kai Gold was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Hyka misses with a few strikes there.
Hyka lands a jab.#TD2#
Gold shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hyka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gold in side control lands a decent elbow. #ROC2#Hyka is rocked!
Gold lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Hyka! Gold senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Hyka out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
In his post fight interview, Kai Gold started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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