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Event:
GFC 43: Darrow vs Johnson
Date: Oct 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Haverford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michaels tries to clinch but Haverford is having none of it.
Haverford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Michaels shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haverford eats them both and turns towards Michaels to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Michaels blocks a leg kick.
Haverford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haverford .
Haverford shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Haverford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Haverford .
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Haverford taking a breather.
Haverford tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Haverford avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haverford 's efforts to push away.
Haverford blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Michaels avoiding damage as Haverford throws knees to the body.
Haverford tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Michaels is struggling to control the position.
Haverford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haverford .
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Haverford taking a breather.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
Michaels throws an elbow that misses.
Haverford taking a breather.
Haverford takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Haverford scores a nice knee to the body.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haverford swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haverford in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels landing knees to the body.
Haverford is breathing heavily.#T2#
Michaels stalling the fight.
#BC#
Haverford breaks the clinch.
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!
Haverford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Haverford is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haverford can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haverford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Haverford trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haverford into the cage.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Haverford shrugs off. #BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Haverford 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.
Sean Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels scores with a one two! Haverford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haverford misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
Haverford throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Haverford in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Michaels. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tom Haverford 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Michaels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Michaels!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Michaels thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GFC 38: Carter vs Laine
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michaels.#CUT2#
It looks like Adlet Mayer has been cut.
A shot to the body from Mayer misses #CL2#
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayer dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Mayer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Mayer .
Michaels controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Mayer .
Still in the clinch, Mayer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Mayer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayer gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.#T1##BC2#
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Mayer moves out of range easily.
Mayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayer cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick
and Mayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Mayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayer rushes Michaels with punches - Michaels moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Michaels goes down! Mayer follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlet Mayer !
After winning the bout, Adlet Mayer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GFC 32: Rampage
Date: Aug 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Hathaway rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hathaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hathaway.
Hathaway connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Hathaway misses #CL2#
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Hathaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hathaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hathaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely. #T1#
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combo that has Michaels backing up. Michaels nods at Hathaway to acknowledge the strikes.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Hathaway rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Hathaway tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CL#
Hathaway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Hathaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Hathaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Hathaway was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand. #CL#
Hathaway instigates a clinch. #BC#
Hathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hathaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Hathaway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Hathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T4#
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Michaels unleashes a big counter combination but Hathaway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Michaels scores with a four punch combination!
Hathaway lands a big right hook! Michaels looks hurt but is still standing! Hathaway lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Michaels falls down and Hathaway dives in with a huge hammer fist! Michaels's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Hathaway runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Hathaway!
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Event:
GFC 27: Versus
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Batts scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michaels.
Batts scores with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Batts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Batts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Batts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batts misses with an uppercut.
Batts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
Batts lands a nice shot that snaps Michaels's head back.
A head kick misses from Batts.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michaels's waist but Michaels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batts off to one side.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
letting Batts counter with a right hand.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Batts misses its intended target. #TD#
Batts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michaels on his heels. He'll look to pass Michaels's guard now, I'm sure.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Batts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1##SUB#
Batts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Batts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Batts tries to stand but Michaels is controlling from the bottom.
Batts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Batts isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Batts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Batts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batts trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Batts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Batts has gone for a leg lock! Michaels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Batts's guard.#REVB#
Michaels being controlled here momentarily.
Batts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michaels's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Batts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Batts forces his way into half guard.#T3##ES2#
Michaels has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Batts is on him like a limpet, forcing Michaels back against the cage.
Michaels tries to stall but Batts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Batts manages to break the clinch.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batts lands the left hand.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Batts scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Batts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts is looking for a counter combo.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batts is defended easily by Michaels.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Batts avoids it well.
Batts slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels misses with a hook
and Batts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Batts misses with a straight left. #TD#
Batts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Batts throws a big elbow that misses.
Batts is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batts slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Batts is working for a kimura but Michaels is defending it quite comfortably.
#ES2#
Michaels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Batts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Batts misses the target.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Batts circles away.
Batts appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Batts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Batts closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batts throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Batts breaks from the clinch.
Batts slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michaels avoids it really well and circles away.
Batts lands a head kick. Michaels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Batts is avoiding it.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Batts misses with a double jab.
Batts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batts can pounce on him.
Batts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Batts connects with a jab.
A jab from Batts does it's job there.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Batts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts works the jab nicely.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Batts is looking for a counter combo.
Michaels throws a body punch but Batts moves out of range.
Batts scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Batts lands a jab to the nose.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Peter Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Batts throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2##CL#
Batts rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Batts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batts blocks the elbow strike.
#TD#
Batts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Batts manages to end up in side control.#SUB#
Batts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michaels, who protects the arm well.
Batts 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.
#SUB#
Batts is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Michaels looks calm but he's in trouble here. Batts gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Michaels is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Batts lets go of the hold and Michaels can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Batts!
A victorious Peter Batts 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:
GFC 10: Colosseum
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Michaels. #CUT2#
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Price's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
As Michaels tries to get set, Price tries to push him back and clinch up but Michaels manages to avoid the attempt.
Price tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Price's legs.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Price misses.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price trying to stall but Michaels improves his position.
Michaels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Price misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels misses with the combination.
#T2#
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Price blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Michaels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Price tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels throws a head kick that Price semi-blocks.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
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!
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Price has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels lands an uppercut.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses. #BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Price.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels misses with the combination.
Price seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Michaels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michaels misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Price counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Michaels.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Price misses.
Michaels is looking for the big counter here.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Price wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Price misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
Nice shot by Price.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Price works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
Price dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!#CL2#
Michaels instigates a clinch. #T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
#T3#
Nice body punch from Price.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
Price stalling.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
#BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
#T4##CL2#
Michaels darts in and clinches Price up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Michaels.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off. #CUT2#
Sean Price's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price misses with some punches.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels looking to stall.
Price looking to stall.
Price taking a breather.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels wants to break free but Price has control.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
A jab from Price misses.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Price.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels slips a straight right by Price.
As Price backs off Michaels throws a huge counter combo but Price manages to avoid it all.
Michaels tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels unleashes a big counter combination but Price bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Price avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Price counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Price misses with some punches.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michaels is keeping busy.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
Price pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Michaels scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Michaels seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price working aggressively here.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T3#
Michaels slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price misses with some punches.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T4#
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michaels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Price tries to stall but Michaels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Price.
I think Price 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Price!
A victorious Sean Price 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:
GFC 6: Horse vs Halko
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
The Convict swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and The Convict counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michaels taking some punishment here, with The Convict in his half guard.
The Convict working Michaels over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michaels looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Convict winds up and cracks Michaels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Convict throwing shots but Michaels is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Convict throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
The Convict wants to work for an arm triangle but Michaels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Convict is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
The Convict takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Convict seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Convict slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
The Convict lands with a punch from half guard.
The Convict lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Convict landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Convict working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michaels is trying to stand up here but The Convict is controlling him well.
The Convict scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
The Convict takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michaels is refusing to be controlled, as The Convict sits in half guard.
The Convict working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Convict lands strikes from half guard.
The Convict drops an elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels tries to push off, looking to stand up, but The Convict manages to move to mount!
Michaels wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by The Convict.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
The Convict unloading with bombs!
The Convict lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Michaels hang on?#ROC#
Michaels is rocked!
The Convict working Michaels over with strikes here.
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can The Convict finish him?
The Convict postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Michaels badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of The Convict around the waist but The Convict pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! The Convict is the winner by TKO! The Convict jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
Our winner, Kezz The Convict, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
GFC 3: Collision Course
Date: May 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Pekka cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Pekka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekka.
Pekka keeps Michaels at a distance using the push kick.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Pekka misses.
Pekka cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Pekka.
Nice uppercut there from Pekka.
We've been informed that Pekka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That kick from Pekka tenderised Michaels's leg. Michaels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels closes the distance but Pekka moves to the side
and Pekka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pekka.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Pekka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekka connects with the punch.#T1#
Michaels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pekka connects with a body shot that sends Michaels's belly button to the back.
Michaels walks into a left hand.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pekka cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Pekka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pekka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Michaels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A good leg kick by Pekka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekka lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Pekka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pekka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pekka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pekka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pekka connects with a jab.
Pekka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Michaels on the side of the head.#T2#
Pekka lands with a nice body punch.
Pekka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pekka connects with a body shot.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michaels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekka.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Pekka throws out a counter right but Michaels avoids it with no problem.
Pekka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pekka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pekka scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick from Pekka.
Pekka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michaels's hands.
Pekka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pekka can pounce on him.
#T3#
Nice body punch from Pekka.
Pekka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michaels 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.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Pekka counters with a left to the body.
Pekka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#TD2#
Pekka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pekka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pekka is continuing to stall.#T4#
Pekka working some strikes from top position.
Pekka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pekka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pekka on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pekka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michaels tries to bum rush Pekka with a series of wild strikes but Pekka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pekka works the jab nicely.
Pekka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pekka, right into the meat.
Pekka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pekka cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pekka slips under a jab from Michaels.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Pekka cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Pekka moves out of range easily.
Pekka cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pekka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pekka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Pekka moves out of range. #T1#
A left lands for Pekka.
Pekka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pekka lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pekka connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Michaels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC2#
Michaels is rocked!
Michaels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pekka scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekka drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Michaels right on the button. Michaels goes down! Pekka follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pekka gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutaali Pekka!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Pekka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Michaels leaves Kvasir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kvasir shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Kvasir has his takedown stuffed
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Djin Kvasir has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Djin Kvasir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kvasir stumbling backwards into the cage! Kvasir bounces back off the cage towards Michaels, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Michaels lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Michaels celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Michaels!
A relieved looking Sean Michaels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Djin Kvasir had this to say: 'next time is the time'.
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