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Event:
SUPREME 16
Date: Mar 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Lin lunges at Marsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsh's hand.
Van Der Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Marsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsh misses with a left hand
and Van Der Lin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Lin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marsh counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Lin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Der Lin moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
We've been told by Van Der Lin's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Der Lin misses with a combination
and Marsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Van Der Lin avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Van Der Lin moved out of range.
Van Der Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Van Der Lin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Van Der Lin throws a sloppy body shot
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh scores with a nice head shot.
Marsh cracks Van Der Lin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Marsh clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Marsh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Van Der Lin controls the action.
Van Der Lin digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Lin.
Marsh taking a breather.
Van Der Lin blocking some punches.
Van Der Lin lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
Van Der Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Der Lin prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Van Der Lin back against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Lin prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Van Der Lin digs a right hand underneath Marsh's ribcage. Marsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Marsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Der Lin.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Lin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Marsh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Der Lin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marsh can turn it around.
Van Der Lin working aggressively here.
Van Der Lin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Der Lin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Van Der Lin lands an uppercut.
Marsh effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Marsh.
Van Der Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Marsh taking a breather.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Der Lin lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin misses with some punches.
Marsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Van Der Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Marsh tries to work over Van Der Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Der Lin or not. #T4#
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Van Der Lin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Van Der Lin working aggressively here.
Van Der Lin lands a left hand.
Marsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Marsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsh lands a shoulder strike.
Marsh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Der Lin lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marsh.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Lin misses with a wild body shot.
As Van Der Lin backs off Marsh throws a huge counter combo but Van Der Lin manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dutch Van Der Lin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Marsh tries to clinch
and Van Der Lin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Der Lin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marsh looks to land a combination but Van Der Lin avoids it well.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Van Der Lin throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Van Der Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Der Lin in his tracks. #CL2#
Marsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Lin, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Der Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Der Lin.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Der Lin lands a nice uppercut.
Van Der Lin scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Van Der Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Der Lin lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Van Der Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Lin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Lin tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Van Der Lin back against the cage.
Marsh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Marsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Der Lin.
Marsh stalling in the clinch.
Van Der Lin lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Van Der Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
Good body shot from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Lin digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Der Lin.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Der Lin tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Van Der Lin back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
A short right from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Lin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Der Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Van Der Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Van Der Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Van Der Lin digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Marsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Lin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Der Lin is keeping busy.
Marsh being controlled against the cage.
Van Der Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Marsh lands a nice uppercut.
Van Der Lin is working Marsh over against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Der Lin.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Lin prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Van Der Lin lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Van Der Lin.
Marsh lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin with a knee to the head.
Van Der Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Der Lin has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marsh throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Der Lin as Marsh tries to tie him up.
Van Der Lin digs a right hand underneath Marsh's ribcage. Marsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Van Der Lin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Van Der Lin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marsh's head.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Van Der Lin.
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Van Der Lin's head but Van Der Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Marsh is predictable there
and Van Der Lin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Lin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marsh backs up against the cage.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Der Lin is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Marsh only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Lin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh lands a shoulder strike.
Marsh tries to stall but Van Der Lin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Lin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Der Lin.
Van Der Lin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
Van Der Lin tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Van Der Lin back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Der Lin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marsh is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Lin has the dominant position.
Dutch Van Der Lin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Der Lin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Marsh.
Van Der Lin lands a shoulder strike.
Van Der Lin scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Van Der Lin blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Lin scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Marsh has Van Der Lin pressed against the cage.
Marsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Van Der Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Der Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Marsh.
Van Der Lin misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Van Der Lin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Marsh tries a body shot but Van Der Lin blocks it.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Van Der Lin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Der Lin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Der Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Lin.
Marsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T3#
Van Der Lin avoids the elbow strike from Marsh, against the cage.
Van Der Lin tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Van Der Lin back against the cage.
Marsh is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Der Lin gets an underhook and turns Marsh into the cage.
Van Der Lin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Der Lin.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch but Van Der Lin keeps him there for the moment.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Der Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Lin avoiding damage as Marsh throws knees to the body.
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Marsh blocks with his arms.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Der Lin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Der Lin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Van Der Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh is struggling to control the position.
Van Der Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
A short body shot lands from Marsh as the two fighters clinch.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Lin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Der Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Marsh blocks with his arms.
Van Der Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Van Der Lin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsh! But no joy.
Marsh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Lin to score with a decent uppercut.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh tries to counter with a clinch but Van Der Lin shakes him off and moves away.
Dutch Van Der Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dutch Van Der Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Lin slips a jab from Marsh.
Van Der Lin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Van Der Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Lin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Van Der Lin!
Dutch Van Der Lin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE???????
I AM!!!!!!! Dutch then proceeds by throwing the microphone.'. |
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Event:
SUPREME 11
Date: Feb 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Quarto looks to land a body kick but Marsh moved away.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quarto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Quarto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Quarto misses its target.
Donk. Marsh catches Quarto right on the button with a cross.
Marsh cracks Quarto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quarto misses with a hook
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh misses with a hook. Quarto ducked under it nicely.
Quarto misses with the combination.
Quarto misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsh! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body. Quarto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quarto.#CL#
Quarto forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Quarto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quarto looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Quarto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Quarto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quarto throws a lazy body kick
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quarto under the eye.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Quarto scores with a jab to the head.
Quarto misses with an uppercut. Marsh saw that one coming.
Quarto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Quarto.
Quarto throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Marsh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quarto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsh! But no joy.
Marsh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Quarto throws a body shot but no joy.
Quarto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Quarto misses the body punch
and Marsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Quarto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quarto lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Quarto.
Quarto throws a nice looking combination but Marsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quarto misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Marsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marsh misses with a wild combination.
Quarto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quarto.
Pedro Quarto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Marsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quarto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Quarto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh throws a leg kick but Quarto moved away.
Marsh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Quarto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Quarto's head but Quarto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quarto counters with a series of strikes. Marsh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Quarto misses with a head kick.
Marsh misses with a low kick.
Quarto lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsh misses the jab.#T4#
Marsh lands a jab to the head.
Quarto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quarto lands a jab.
Quarto slips a straight right by Marsh.
Quarto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Marsh clinches.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Quarto is looking to break free of the clinch but Marsh has double underhooks.
Quarto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quarto wants to break free but Marsh has control.
Quarto avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsh.
Quarto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marsh.
Quarto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh gets through Quarto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quarto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Quarto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quarto throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Quarto 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#
Marsh ducks right into an uppercut from Quarto. #CL#
Quarto forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
Quarto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Quarto avoids the elbow strike from Marsh, against the cage.
Quarto has had enough of the clinch but Marsh keeps him there for the moment.
Quarto tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage.
Quarto working aggressively here.
Quarto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Marsh - that landed with a thud.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Marsh.
Marsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quartos head.
Quarto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Quarto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Marsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quarto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsh is defending well for now.#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Quarto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quarto misses with some punches.
Quarto avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsh.
Quarto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marsh is defending well for now.
Quarto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quarto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#BC2#
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh tries to work over Quarto's front leg with a kick but Quarto checks it.
Marsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quarto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quarto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quarto ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quarto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#Quarto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quarto throws an off balance right hand
and Marsh counters with a huge right that knocks Quarto out cold! Marsh is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Marsh! |
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Event:
SCF 5: Rhodes v. Joe
Date: Jan 13, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Marsh has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
Graves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Marsh.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Graves trying to stall but Marsh improves his position.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsh prevents Graves from breaking the clinch.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves blocks a jab.#CL2#
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh taking a breather.
I was talking to Marsh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marsh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab. #CL2#
Graves closes the distance and pushes Marsh back into the cage.
Graves tries to circle away but Marsh has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Marsh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards. #BC#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Graves closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.#T2##CL2#
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Graves lands a right hand. #BC#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves working aggressively here.
Marsh tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Marsh back against the cage.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3##CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Marsh lands with a light punch inside.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Marsh gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsh is pushing Graves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Marsh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Marsh.
#BC#
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4##CL#
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Marsh. Marsh maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Graves stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
A short left from Marsh.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graves's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marsh misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves works on Marsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves trying to stall but Marsh improves his position.
Graves lands a right hand.
Marsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves pushes Marsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
#CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Marsh missing with knees to the body.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Marsh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Graves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Graves. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range. #CL2#
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
Graves wants to clinch.#CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Graves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graves is trying to stall.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marsh.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Marsh. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh misses with the head strike.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marsh with a body shot.
Randy Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graves's efforts to push away.
Graves blocking some punches.
Marsh blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Graves avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Marsh misses.
Graves is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Graves rushes Marsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsh takes a shot to the head.
Marsh lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
It looked like Marsh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Marsh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Graves darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body.
Graves is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves looking to slow down the pace here.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devon Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Marsh rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsh misses with a knee strike.
#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marsh as Graves tries to tie him up.
Graves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Graves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Marsh 's knee.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh misses with a left hand
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh misses with a body punch
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.#CL2#
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Graves pushes off an throws an elbow but Marsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Graves can't break the clinch.
Marsh stalling the fight.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh stalling against the cage.
Graves is trying to break free.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Marsh is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marsh has his back to the cage.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh. #BC2#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devon Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Graves tries to clinch
and Marsh counters with a left to the body.
Graves tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
#CL2#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards. #BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsh throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Graves tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.#CL2#
Graves has Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Graves.
I've got Graves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Graves!
Devon Graves 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Kovacs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh is trying to stall.
Kovacs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovacs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.#BC#
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Kovacs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kovacs lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Kovacs scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kovacs slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovacs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovacs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovacs prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Kovacs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Kovacs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Kovacs moves into range and clinches up with Marsh.#BC#
Kovacs manages to break the clinch.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovacs.#CL#
Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Kovacs. Kovacs maintains the clinch.
Marsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovacs's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kovacs.
Kovacs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marsh prevents it.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovacs.
#T2#
Kovacs is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kovacs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Kovacs - that landed with a thud.
Come on Marsh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kovacs lands with a right to the head.
Kovacs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Kovacs has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Kovacs's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marsh throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range. #CL#
Kovacs clinches. #T3#
Kovacs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marsh throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Kovacs.
Marsh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling him.
Kovacs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsh's efforts to push away.
Kovacs avoids a wild elbow strike from Marsh.
Kovacs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh misses with a hook
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovacs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Kovacs gets a clinch.
Marsh gets underhooks to prevent Kovacs's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Kovacs. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Kovacs leaning against his opponent.
Marsh looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kovacs - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Marsh fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh tries to break free but Kovacs pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Kovacs.
Kovacs lands a nice elbow.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovacs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Stalling in the clinch from Marsh.
#BC#
Kovacs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovacs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovacs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Kovacs clinches. #BC#
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Kovacs clinches with his opponent.
Marsh controlling the action here for a moment.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovacs works on Marsh's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Kovacs.
Kovacs avoiding damage as Marsh throws knees to the body.
Kovacs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marsh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.#T1#
Kovacs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Kovacs drags the fight down to the ground.
Kovacs 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#
Kovacs throwing shots but Marsh is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovacs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marsh!
Marsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovacs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovacs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kovacs 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.#SUB#
Marsh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kovacs. #T2#
Kovacs throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kovacs looking to ground and pound but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Kovacs throws some wild stikes that Marsh manages to avoid easily.
Kovacs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
#SUB#
Kovacs has hold of Marsh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marsh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kovacs punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T3#
Kovacs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kovacs thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kovacs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
Kovacs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marsh is surviving well by controlling Kovacs's body position as best he can.
Kovacs content just to control the position here.
Kovacs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Kovacs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marsh is surviving well by controlling Kovacs's body position as best he can. #T4##SUB#
Kovacs wants to finish this one by submission but Marsh is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kovacs.
Kovacs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kovacs manages to capitalize on a mistake by Marsh to take his back!
I really don't envy Marsh right now.
Kovacs controlling the position well here. Marsh rolled but Kovacs kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Kovacs is persistently looking for the submission but Marsh is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovacs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#TD#
Kovacs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet but Kovacs is dominant here and he's now got Marsh's back!#SUB#
Kovacs has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Marsh is in real trouble here. Kovacs gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Marsh is tapping out! Kovacs wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andor Kovacs!
Andor Kovacs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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