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Event:
RSE 39: Homicidal Ecstacy
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Spooner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spooner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laurez finds it's way round the side to connect with Spooner's head.
Spooner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurez feints a jab promting Spooner to slip. Laurez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spooner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Junior Spooner has been cut.
Laurez connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurez .
Laurez scores with a jab to the body.
Laurez with a nice cross.
Crunch! Laurez slams his shin into Spooner's torso.
Laurez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Laurez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spooner on the side of the head.
Laurez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spooner.
Spooner misses the shot to the body.
Spooner misses with a few strikes there.
Laurez with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Laurez .
Spooner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spooner throws a hook but Laurez blocks it.
Laurez lands an overhand right.#T1#
Laurez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spooner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurez lands a body shot.
Spooner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spooner takes a swing at Laurez 's ribcage but misses.
Laurez slips under a jab from Spooner.
Spooner throws a series of punches but Laurez avoids them all with ease.
Spooner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laurez .
Spooner missing with a left hand there. Laurez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laurez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spooner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurez .
Spooner throws a jab when Laurez was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laurez .
Laurez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spooner's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spooner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurez to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#Spooner is rocked!
Laurez connects with a solid leg kick.
Laurez thuds a left hand into Spooner's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Laurez as he connects with a hook.
Oh Spooner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laurez scores with a hook to the body. Spooner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Laurez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spooner seems to have got his legs back now.
Good shot there by Laurez .
Laurez with the inside leg kick.
Laurez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laurez lands a jab to Spooner's midsection.
Laurez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spooner throws an off balance right hand
and Laurez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laurez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spooner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spooner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Laurez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Spooner misses.
Laurez tests Spooner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laurez lands the left hand.
Laurez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spooner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurez throws out a counter right but Spooner avoids it with no problem.
Spooner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laurez . That one must have hurt.
Laurez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spooner eats them both and turns towards Laurez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laurez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spooner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T3#
Laurez thows a body kick. Spooner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Teofomo Laurez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurez tries to close the distance and clinch but Spooner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spooner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurez .
Spooner cracks Laurez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laurez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spooner misses with a hook. Laurez ducked under it nicely.
Laurez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spooner.
Laurez drops Spooner with a huge uppercut! Spooner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Laurez is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teofomo Laurez ! |
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Event:
RSE 28: Legions
Date: Dec 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Spooner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
Russo scores with a jab to the body.
Russo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spooner lands a slapping body shot.
Spooner takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Russo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spooner but Spooner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Spooner lands.#CUT2#It looks like Lil Russo has been cut.
Spooner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spooner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spooner. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russo shoots in for a double leg but Spooner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Russo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russo thows a huge punch but Spooner dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Spooner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
Spooner is looking to escape.
Russo stalling.
Russo prevents Spooner from standing back up.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo throwing shots but Spooner is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Russo. #ROC#Spooner is rocked!
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Spooner is still in real trouble! Can Russo finish him?
Russo scores with a big shot! Spooner's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Spooner! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Russo!
An out of breath Lil Russo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
RSE 21: Rise
Date: Nov 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Crunch! Takahashi slams his shin into Spooner's torso.
Kenji Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spooner looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Spooner loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Takahashi with the counter takedown but Spooner avoids it easily.
Spooner loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Spooner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spooner cracks Takahashi with an open hand slap.
Takahashi misses with a left hand
and Spooner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Takahashi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Takahashi stands up over Spooner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takahashi chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takahashi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takahashi prevents Spooner from getting back to his feet.
Spooner can't keep his opponent in guard - Takahashi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Takahashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Takahashi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spooner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takahashi lands a nice short elbow.
Spooner looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T1#
Takahashi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Spooner is rocked!
Takahashi scores with a big shot! Spooner's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Spooner! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Takahashi!
A relieved looking Kenji Takahashi 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:
RSE 16: Tyrants
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Spooner misses with a double jab
and Dahlgren counters with a nice uppercut.
Spooner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Dahlgren.
Spooner 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.
Dahlgren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spooner at a distance.
Dahlgren moves out of range as Spooner strikes.
Junior Spooner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spooner throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and Dahlgren counters with a crisp one two that drops Spooner! Dahlgren thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Spooner to his feet! Spooner is in big trouble!#ROC#Spooner is rocked!
Spooner throws a jab when Dahlgren was well out of range.
Spooner is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahlgren finish him?
Dahlgren lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Spooner - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dahlgren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Dahlgren! |
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Event:
RSE : Just Some Fights 7
Date: Sep 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Spooner connects with a nice looking jab.
Warren looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Warren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Spooner coming out on top.
Warren gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Spooner gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Spooner! |
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Event:
RSE : Just Some Fights 5
Date: Aug 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Zakrov throws a combination that misses
and Spooner counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Spooner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zakrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Spooner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zakrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spooner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spooner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zakrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spooner counters with a straight right hand.
Junior Spooner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Zakrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spooner with a body punch. A glancing blow. #KD#
Spooner lands a left and a right that send Zakrov crashing to the mat, dazed. Spooner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Zakrov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spooner steps in with a hook that catches Zakrov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Spooner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Zakrov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Spooner! |
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Event:
RSE 5: Fights For The Devil
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Suraman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spooner on his heels. He'll look to pass Spooner's guard now, I'm sure.#SU#
Suraman stands up and waves to Spooner to follow him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spooner.
Suraman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spooner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#It looks like Maman Suraman has been cut.
Spooner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
so Suraman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suraman stays in close to Spooner's body and controls the position.
Suraman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Suraman controls the position from side control.#SUB#
Suraman has hold of Spooner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Spooner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Suraman cranks the arm and Spooner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Spooner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maman Suraman! |
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