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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Leofwine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leofwine cracks Laar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Leofwine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leofwine avoids the head kick by Laar.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leofwine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leofwine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar looks winded!
Nice uppercut there from Leofwine.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leofwine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leofwine lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leofwine digs a good hook to Laar's body.
Leofwine scores with a one two! Laar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leofwine grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Laar takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Leofwine cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taskill Leofwine!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Frazier throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT2#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar wants to slow Frazier down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar tries a low kick but Frazier avoids it.#CL2#
Frazier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Frazier.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frazier leaning against his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frazier.
Laar is trying to break free.
Frazier stalling the fight.
Laar tries to break free but Frazier pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frazier has Laar pressed against the cage, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frazier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Frazier keeps him there for the moment.
Frazier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar takes a shot to the head.
Frazier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Frazier.
Frazier lands an uppercut.
Frazier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Frazier.
Frazier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Frazier scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#
Laar is rocked!
A short uppercut from Frazier.
Oh Laar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#KD2#
Frazier drops Laar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Frazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar seems to have got his legs back now.
Frazier slowing the pace effectively.
Laar takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Frazier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Frazier as the two fighters clinch.
Frazier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frazier avoiding damage.
Frazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Nice body punch from Frazier.
Frazier lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frazier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frazier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laar up against the cage.
Frazier lands a right hand.
Frazier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar wants to break free but Frazier has control.
#KD2#
Frazier drops Laar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right from Frazier. #T3#
Frazier works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Frazier lands a right hand.
A short right from Frazier on the inside.
Frazier drops Laar with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Laar is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Frazier!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar thows a leg kick but Germano checks it #TD2#
and Germano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laar won't be happy with that.
Germano scoring with punches and elbows.
Laar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Germano connects with a decent elbow.
Laar is trying to improve his position.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Germano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laar is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Germano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Laar is trying to get back to his feet.
Germano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Laar is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Germano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Germano is putting a hurting on Laar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Germano scoring with punches and elbows. #T2#
Laar is looking to regain half guard here but Germano keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germano working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've been hearing good reports from Laar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Germano landing a few strikes.
Germano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Germano working the body and head with strikes.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Germano trying to control the position but Laar is working away.
Germano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Germano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Germano has hold of Laar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Laar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Germano cranks the arm and Laar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Laar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rui Rodrigo Germano!
Our winner, Rui Rodrigo Germano, 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karamyenyan can pounce on him.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Karamyenyan is out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laar's head.#CUT#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar cracks the inside of Karamyenyan's front leg.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karamyenyan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Laar falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vahan Karamyenyan!
An out of breath Vahan Karamyenyan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Graham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graham cracks Laar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Graham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Graham clobbers Laar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graham lands with a cross.
Graham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Graham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Graham blocks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Laar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Graham is out of range.
Laar is looking to chop away at Graham's legs.
Graham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laar back to the cage. Graham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar throws a looping overhand right but Graham ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Graham jabs Laar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Graham scores with a shot to the body.
Laar walks into a straight right hand from Graham.#T1#
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Graham checks a low kick from Laar.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Graham coming out on top.
Graham checks a leg kick nicely.
Laar tries a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Graham avoids the head kick by Laar.
Graham throws a combination. Laar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graham punishes Laar's body with a nice straight punch.
Laar looks winded!
Laar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laar takes one on the button.
Graham lands a glancing blow to the side of Laar's head.
Graham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T2#
Laar throws out a leg kick but Graham moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Graham cracks Laar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham cracks Laar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham cracks a nice hook into Laar's ribs.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Graham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Laar is rocked!
Graham blocks a leg kick.
Graham lands a right hook to the body.
Graham lands with a straight right. Laar didn't see that one coming.
Graham lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Graham does it's job there.
Laar is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Graham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laar seems to have recovered his senses.
Graham is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graham to score with a decent uppercut.#KD#
Graham lands a big uppercut and Laar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laar looks OK. Graham waves Laar back to his feet!
Graham lands a brutal uppercut that launches Laar off his feet! Laar tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glenn Graham!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Irhin blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Irhin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick but Irhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Irhin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laar doesn't seem bothered though.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Irhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar throws a leg kick #KD#
and Irhin counters with a nice right hand that sends Laar toppling to the canvas! Laar scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Irhin finish him?!#ROC#
Laar is rocked!
Laar looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar tries to get into range but Irhin steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Laar! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Irhin scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artem Irhin!
Artem Irhin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar walks into a left hand.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten sizes up Laar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Laar with an uppercut!
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rutten - the referee stops the clock and Laar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rutten. Laar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rutten scores with a three punch combo!
Laar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#KD2#
Rutten drops Laar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laar looks back up at him and smiles so Rutten waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Laar is rocked!#CL2#
Rutten gets a clinch.
Oh Laar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutten is muscling Laar up against the cage and as Laar bounces back off, Rutten cracks him with a huge right hand! Laar crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Handsome Rutten!
An out of breath Handsome Rutten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar throws a right hand that Roddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Roddick also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roddick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roddick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roddick unleashes a big counter combination but Laar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roddick. That's going to slow Laar down.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roddick lands with a nice combination. Laar backs away looking to recover.
Roddick jabs Laar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar throws a head kick but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar. #T1#
Roddick lands with a kick to the temple. Laar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roddick missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a leg kick
enabling Roddick to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Laar misses
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roddick's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Roddick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roddick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roddick.
Roddick lands a two punch combo.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Roddick ducks under a wild hook from Laar.#T2#
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a nice body kick.
Roddick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laar is looking to chop away at Roddick's legs.
Laar throws a head kick but Roddick moves out of range.
Roddick moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar takes a swing at Roddick's ribcage but misses.
Roddick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roddick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a left and a right that stings Laar.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roddick.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Roddick throws a half hearted mid kick.#T3#
Roddick misses with a hook.
Laar throws a body punch but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar misses with a shot to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roddick throws a sloppy head kick and Laar moves out of range easily.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Roddick counters with a body kick.
Roddick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
enabling Roddick to counter with a crisp jab.
Laar thumps Roddick with a low kick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Roddick down.
Laar is looking to slow Roddick down with leg kicks. #T4#
Laar is looking to chop away at Roddick's legs.
Roddick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar throws a leg kick but Roddick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar tries to bum rush Roddick with a series of wild strikes but Roddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar tries to land a leg kick but Roddick saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar throws a series of punches but Roddick moves out of range.
Laar moves out of range as Roddick strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Roddick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Roddick is looking to land body kicks.
As Roddick backs away, Laar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar slips under a jab from Roddick.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a two punch combo.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a good low kick that Laar was not able to check.
Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Roddick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roddick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar misses with a hook to the body
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Roddick tenderised Laar's leg. Laar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roddick throws out a counter right but Laar avoids it with no problem.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1#
A low kick from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roddick. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Laar misses the body punch
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar is looking to slow Roddick down with leg kicks.
Laar misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laar misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Roddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roddick avoids the head kick by Laar.
Nice defenses there by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Roddick's leg but Roddick calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky Roddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Roddick throws a hook to the side of Laar's head but Laar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laar throws a low kick but Roddick avoids it.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar throws a leg kick but Roddick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roddick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Roddick misses its intended target.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but Roddick avoided it.
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roddick misses with a head kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Roddick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roddick. That did some damage!#T3#
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar misses with a body punch
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Roddick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Roddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roddick jabs Laar right on the nose. Laar blinks but takes it well.
Laar blocks a head kick by Roddick.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T4#
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roddick manages to avoid it.
Roddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Roddick as he checks the leg kick.
Roddick throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Roddick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roddick.
Laar is looking to wear down Roddick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a series of strikes. Laar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roddick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Roddick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Roddick blocks a leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roddick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick
and Roddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Roddick misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Roddick misses. #T1#
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roddick. Laar shrugs it off though.
Laar wants to slow Roddick down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Roddick misses.
Roddick checks a leg kick.
Roddick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laar throws a leg kick
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Roddick moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Roddick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laar scores with a head kick. Roddick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Roddick misses the jab.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Laar misses
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Roddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roddick.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Roddick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Roddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laar misses with a leg kick
letting Roddick counter with a right hand.
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Roddick counters with a two punch combo. #T3#
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roddick is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Roddick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Roddick counters with a straight right hand.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Roddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Roddick's leg but Roddick calmly moves out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roddick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Roddick.
Roddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laar's head.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roddick checks a low kick from Laar.
A countering left hand to the body from Roddick misses.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar thows a leg kick but Roddick checks it
and Roddick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roddick.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Rocky Roddick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Roddick checks it.
Roddick throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roddick is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Roddick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roddick lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Roddick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roddick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Roddick!
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Event:
AFC #7
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laar throws a leg kick but Dowiyogo checks it.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Laar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowiyogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar misses with a low kick as Dowiyogo jumps back.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Dowiyogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Dowiyogo checks a low kick from Laar.#CL2#
Dowiyogo instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Laar taking a breather.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Laar tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laar avoids it.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Laar is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laar.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Laar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dowiyogo.
#T2#
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Laar shrugs off.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
We've been informed that Dowiyogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo presses Laar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.#T4#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laar 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.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Laar.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo just leaning against Laar, taking a breather.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T1#
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Laar shrugs off.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar being controlled against the cage.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laar's defenses.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands with a right to the head.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laar looking to slow down the pace here.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Laar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dowiyogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Dowiyogo.
Crunch! Dowiyogo slams his shin into Laar's torso.
Laar lands a jab-cross combination.
Good work by Dowiyogo as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dowiyogo lands a high kick!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowiyogo is just out of range.
Dowiyogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Dowiyogo rushes Laar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Laar is trying to break free.
Laar avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Laar missing with knees to the body.
Laar misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Laar. #T1#
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage.
Dowiyogo effectively controlling the action here.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Laar stalling.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Laar throws a head punch that misses.
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
Dowiyogo works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laar.
Dowiyogo stalling the fight.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T4#
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dowiyogo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
TWGC 22 (265lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Aug 03, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 5080 p4p, 628 weight class). Laar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Jigoro Kane had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jigoro Kane! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 8 losses; Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Laar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laar moves to clinch but Kane breaks away
and Kane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kane (2) vs (0) Laar
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
Kane has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Kane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is trying to control but Kane manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (5) vs (0) Laar
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar tries to control Kane's body but Kane pushes him off. Laar squirms to his side and now Kane has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kane (8) vs (0) Laar
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is hanging on to Laar's back as he tries to escape.
Laar trying to control the position but Kane manages to sink in the hooks.
Laar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane has the hooks in. Laar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Kane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laar for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Laar right now.
What can Laar do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Laar wants to escape the position.
Kane is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laar rolls, trying to escape but Kane keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kane.
Laar tries to roll but Kane sticks to his back.
Kane has good solid back control here.
Kane has the hooks in. Laar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar keeps trying to improve his position.
Kane controlling from the back.
Laar wants to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control the position but Kane manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Laar trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Laar turns into Kane and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (8) vs (2) Laar
Laar looking to sit in guard and control but Kane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kane (10) vs (2) Laar
Laar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laar. Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (13) vs (2) Laar
Laar is trying to work for a sweep but Kane has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kane (15) vs (2) Laar
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kane trying to control the pace.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.
Kane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kane (18) vs (2) Laar
Kane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laar is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kane content just to control the position here.
Laar tries to reverse the position but Kane maintains control.
Kane controlling the pace for now.
Laar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kane (21) vs (2) Laar
Laar is trying to break free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laar looks winded!
Kane trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laar doesn't escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar can't escape the position.
Kane just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Laar tries to break free.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control but not successfully.
Kane has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Laar's body.
Kane avoiding Laar 's attempts to control his hands.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to roll but Kane sticks to his back.
Kane is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Laar wants to escape the position.
Kane really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Laar.
Laar tries to escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kane controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar tries to escape but Kane has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane takes the fight on points by 21 to 2. |
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Event:
TWGC 22 (265lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 5089 p4p, 626 weight class) and Jeremy Locastro (ranked 3941 p4p, 334 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 8 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Jeremy Locastro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Locastro moves into the clinch.
Laar fails to pull guard.
Locastro prevents the takedown attempt.
Locastro is trying to trip Laar. He has hold of a leg but Laar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Locastro persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laar (0) vs (2) Locastro
Laar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laar has his foot on Locastro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Locastro works his way back into a safe position though.
Laar looking for a sweep. Not yet Laar, not yet.
Laar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Locastro defends it easily.
Locastro passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is pressing down on Locastro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locastro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Locastro content to stall in guard here.
Laar is looking for a triangle but Locastro pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar has his foot on Locastro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Locastro works his way back into a safe position though.
Locastro wants to pass the guard but Laar is keeping the position.
Locastro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Locastro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Locastro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Locastro is pushing down on Laar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laar is fighting to maintain full guard but Locastro has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Locastro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Locastro is pressing down on Laar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laar is holding on for now.
Laar wants to get back to full guard.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
Locastro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Locastro moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (5) Locastro
Laar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laar is not content to let Locastro control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Locastro taking a breather here.
Locastro trying to control the position but Laar is working away.
Locastro controlling from side mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Laar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Locastro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Locastro trying to control the position but Laar is working away.
Locastro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Locastro advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Laar (0) vs (7) Locastro
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Laar tries to hold on but Locastro pushes him away.
Laar prevents Locastro from taking his back.
Laar is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Locastro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Locastro fails to move to back control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Locastro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (7) Locastro
Locastro trying to control the position.
Laar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Locastro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (9) Locastro
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Locastro is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Laar has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Locastro is looking to defend but Laar has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Locastro! Laar pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Locastro taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arvo Laar!
After the fight, Arvo Laar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
ORC Submission Grappling 4
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 4920 p4p, 466 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 14512 p4p, 674 weight class). Laar comes into the arena with some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube blaring out of the sound system. Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. Katuro Tisoaka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 5 losses; Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Tisoaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Laar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tisoaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tisoaka has managed to clinch.
Tisoaka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tisoaka has clasped his hands together around Laar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Laar (0) vs (4) Tisoaka
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tisoaka working away.
Laar's coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Laar looks to move to half guard but instead Tisoaka has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Laar (0) vs (6) Tisoaka
Tisoaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laar is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka looking to control but Laar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka controlling his opponent.
Laar tries to improve his position but Tisoaka has taken his back! Tisoaka has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Laar tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Tisoaka pushes Laar away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katuro Tisoaka!
Katuro Tisoaka thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ORC Submission Grappling 1
Date: May 18, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 6610 p4p, 563 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 4614 p4p, 463 weight class). Mankowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kękę -Wyjebane. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Borys Mankowski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mankowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Laar tries to clinch but Mankowski moves away
so Mankowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mankowski (2) vs (0) Laar
Laar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mankowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mankowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mankowski has Laar in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mankowski (2) vs (2) Laar
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski has his foot on Laar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laar works his way back into a safe position though.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Mankowski is keeping the position.
Mankowski looking for a guillotine here but Laar defends easily.
Mankowski keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
My spies in Xtreme Fighting Systems inform me that Laar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Mankowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mankowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laar defends it easily.
Laar wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (2) vs (5) Laar
Laar tries for a kimura but Mankowski is defending well.
Mankowski tries to buck Laar off but Laar is having none of it.
Laar works to advance to full mount. Mankowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mankowski (2) vs (7) Laar
Mankowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laar looking to secure an arm triangle but Mankowski defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mankowski is squirming around, avoiding Laar's attempts to control the action.
Mankowski tries to hold on but Laar pushes him away.
Mankowski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mankowski (4) vs (7) Laar
Laar keeping moving, preventing Mankowski from controlling successfully.
Mankowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laar is looking for a triangle but Mankowski pushes his legs off easily.
Laar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mankowski (4) vs (9) Laar
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mankowski wants to improve his position but Laar is controlling well.
Laar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mankowski is just riding it out for now. Laar eventually gives up the hold.
Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mankowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mankowski is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Mankowski is keeping the position.
Mankowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laar defends it easily.
Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Laar pushes his legs off easily.
Laar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mankowski looking for a guillotine here but Laar defends easily.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Mankowski is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar pushes down on Mankowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mankowski is refusing to be controlled, as Laar sits in half guard.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
Laar passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (4) vs (12) Laar
Laar advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mankowski (4) vs (14) Laar
Laar prevents Mankowski from getting the reversal.
Laar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mankowski is surviving well by controlling Laar's body position as best he can.
Mankowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mankowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laar wants to free his trapped foot but Mankowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
Laar is looking for a kimura here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mankowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laar is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mankowski is just riding it out for now. Laar eventually gives up the hold.
Mankowski gets back to full guard.
Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Laar pushes his legs off easily.
Mankowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Mankowski is retaining full guard.
Laar passes Mankowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laar trying to pass the guard but Mankowski defending well.
Laar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Laar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laar is trying to work for a kimura but Mankowski is defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
Laar wants to take a breather but Mankowski is having none of it.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laar wants to pass to mount but Mankowski is defending the position.
Mankowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mankowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mankowski actively working from the bottom here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski is looking to get back to full guard here but Laar has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (4) vs (17) Laar
Mankowski wants to control but Laar postures up.
Laar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mankowski keeps working.
Laar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laar tries for a kimura but Mankowski is defending well.
Laar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mankowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski manages to get back to half guard.
Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mankowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laar wants to free his trapped foot but Mankowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mankowski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Laar jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (4) vs (20) Laar
Mankowski is looking to regain half guard here but Laar keeps moving and retains side control.
Mankowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laar is pressing down on Mankowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mankowski is holding on for now.
Mankowski looking for submissions off his back.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mankowski gets back to full guard.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Mankowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mankowski is looking for a triangle here but Laar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mankowski (4) vs (23) Laar
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laar trying to control the action but Mankowski is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Laar trying to control the position but Mankowski is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mankowski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Laar is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Mankowski (4) vs (25) Laar
Laar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mankowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mankowski wants to hold on but Laar pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laar wins on points by 25 to 4.
Arvo Laar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Drogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drogo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Laar tenderised Drogo's leg. Drogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laar scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT2#
It looks like Tom Drogo has been cut.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar throws a right hand that Drogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogo also avoids with ease.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar thumps Drogo with a low kick.
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar. #KD2#
Laar lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Laar takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Drogo is rocked!#T1#
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laar connects with a leg kick. Drogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Drogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar punishes Drogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar thumps Drogo with a low kick.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Laar cracks the inside of Drogo's front leg.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Drogo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo 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.#T2#
Drogo blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drogo.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drogo. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Drogo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar thumps Drogo with a low kick.
Laar feints and then cracks Drogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drogo down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#KD2#
Laar lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Laar takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Drogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Drogo tries to avoid it.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drogo.#T4#
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar throws a shot to the body.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drogo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar thumps Drogo with a low kick.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar cracks the inside of Drogo's front leg.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laar scores with a head kick.
#CUT2#
Tom Drogo's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
#T1#
Laar is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drogo rather than just go for the knockout.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laar jabs at Drogo's body.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tom Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts.
Drogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Laar punishes Drogo's body with a nice straight punch.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws out a powerful jab.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drogo.#T3#
Laar scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drogo's calf.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts.
Laar digs a good body shot into Drogo's ribs.
Laar jabs Drogo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Laar. Those never looked like landing.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
Laar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drogo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Laar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Drogo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laar stuns Drogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Drogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Drogo 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.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks.
Laar is looking to slow Drogo down with leg kicks.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drogo. That did some damage!
Laar thuds a left hand into Drogo's body.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Drogo off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts. #T3#
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drogo's calf.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Laar looks to move away, Drogo throws a big counter combo but Laar just gets out of the way.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Laar tenderised Drogo's leg. Drogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar scores with a hook.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Laar.
Drogo is looking for a counter combo.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
As Laar looks to move away, Drogo throws a big counter combo but Laar just gets out of the way.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Tom Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
SNCC 1
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 7100 p4p, 698 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 5699 p4p, 617 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Pentacost has chosen Code Blue Coma/ Downset as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stacker Pentacost has the eye of the tiger tonight.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laar closes the distance and clinches.
Laar can't get the takedown.
Pentacost pulls guard successfully.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pentacost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Laar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Laar trying to control but Pentacost is working from the bottom.
Laar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pentacost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Our spies down at at AREA 51 inform us that Pentacost has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pentacost is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (0) vs (2) Pentacost
Laar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pentacost stacks Laar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pentacost! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (5) Pentacost
Laar is looking for a sweep.
Laar is trying to control Pentacost's posture but Pentacost avoids it.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to bench press Pentacost off him but Pentacost keeps the position.
Laar sneaks back into half guard.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
Pentacost moves into full mount! Laar won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (8) Pentacost
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pentacost controlling his opponent.
Laar is desperately trying to improve his position but Pentacost has a good base and remains in mount.
Pentacost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laar tries to hold on but Pentacost postures up.
Pentacost looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pentacost controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost is continuing to stall.
Laar tries to control Pentacost's body but Pentacost pushes him off. Laar squirms to his side and now Pentacost has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (11) Pentacost
Good control from Pentacost.
Laar is trying to break free.
Pentacost doesn't have the hooks in and Laar manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (11) Pentacost
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar trying to control but Pentacost is working from the bottom.
Laar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Pentacost is retaining full guard.
Laar is pushing down on Pentacost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pentacost is fighting to maintain full guard but Laar has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to work for an arm triangle but Pentacost is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laar in particular looking to stall.
Pentacost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentacost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar looking to sit in guard and control but Pentacost gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (13) Pentacost
Laar has Pentacost pulled in close to control his posture.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pentacost passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (2) vs (16) Pentacost
Laar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost just content to control the position.
Laar is looking to regain half guard here but Pentacost keeps moving and retains side control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laar is trying to escape the position but Pentacost is controlling the position.
Laar is looking to regain half guard here but Pentacost keeps moving and retains side control.
Well,Laar is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar is trying to get back to half guard.
Pentacost controls the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to improve his position.
Pentacost content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentacost wins on points by 16 to 2.
After winning the bout, Stacker Pentacost 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:
EMP 6
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 7137 p4p, 707 weight class) and Vasilli Drakov (ranked 6646 p4p, 683 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. This should be fireworks!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 3 losses; Vasilli Drakov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar closes the distance and clinches.
Drakov has Laar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laar manages to pull guard.
Drakov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar is trying to control the position but Drakov postures up.
Laar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drakov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Drakov stacks Laar on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Drakov! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (3) Drakov
Drakov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laar's coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Drakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
Drakov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drakov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laar tries to roll over but Drakov keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drakov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laar gets full guard.
Drakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laar is keeping the position for now.
Drakov advances to half guard.
Drakov is pressing down on Laar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laar is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakov passes into side control, despite Laar's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (6) Drakov
Drakov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laar tries to bench press Drakov off him but Drakov keeps the position.
Drakov trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar prevents Drakov from moving into mount.
Drakov advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Laar (0) vs (8) Drakov
Drakov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is controlling an arm, preventing Drakov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Drakov working for a submission but Laar is keeping him at bay.
Laar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (11) Drakov
Drakov is looking for the choke from the back position but Laar is controlling his hands well.
Laar tries to escape but Drakov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Drakov is looking for the choke from the back position but Laar is controlling his hands well.
Drakov tries to keep control of the position but Laar is staying busy.
Laar wants to escape the position.
Drakov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar fending off the submission attempt from Drakov.
Drakov controlling well, preventing Laar from escaping the position.
Drakov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Laar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drakov fails to move to back control.
Laar is squirming around, avoiding Drakov's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar stops Drakov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Laar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drakov.
Drakov prevents Laar from getting the reversal.
Drakov wants to finish this one by submission but Laar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drakov.
Laar is squirming around, avoiding Drakov's attempts to control the action.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Drakov looking to secure an arm triangle but Laar defends it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drakov looking to control but Laar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drakov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Laar is surviving well by controlling Drakov's body position as best he can.
Drakov avoids the attempt from Laar to control.
Laar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drakov working for a submission but Laar is keeping him at bay.
Laar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drakov is stalling here but it's allowed Laar to get half guard.
Laar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laar is looking for a sweep. Drakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laar is controlling Drakov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Drakov is pressing down on Laar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laar is holding on for now.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Drakov tries to pass to full mount but Laar defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drakov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drakov is working for a kimura but Laar is defending it quite comfortably.
Laar trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (14) Drakov
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Drakov avoids the attempt from Laar to control.
Drakov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laar is looking to escape.
Laar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (17) Drakov
Laar wants to escape the position.
My spies in School of Hard Knocks inform me that Drakov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
Laar is keeping busy.
Drakov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Drakov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Laar has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Laar is trying to break free.
Well, with Drakov on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Laar is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Laar prevents Drakov from getting a body triangle.
Drakov looking to break Laar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Laar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Drakov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Laar can't escape the position.
Laar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Drakov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Laar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Laar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Laar is trying desperately to improve position.
Drakov mounts Laar! Really nice guard pass there!
Laar wants to control but Drakov is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking to get to half guard.
Laar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (17) Drakov
Drakov working for a triangle but Laar defends it easily.
Drakov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Drakov is retaining full guard.
Laar wants to control from the top but Drakov keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar stands and throws Drakov's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (5) vs (17) Drakov
Laar is looking to take a break and control but Drakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Drakov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drakov gets back to half guard.
Drakov looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drakov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drakov wins on points by 17 to 5.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vasilli Drakov waved his t-shirt featuring Fatty's 's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
UFC 8-Ferreira v De Villefort
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Laar motions for Angar to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar cracks the inside of Angar's front leg.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and Angar counters with a crisp one two that drops Laar! Angar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Laar to his feet! Laar is in big trouble!
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Angar is able to avoid easily.
Laar scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laar misses with a jab to the body
and Angar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Angar drops Laar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laar looks back up at him and smiles so Angar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Laar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Angar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laar is still on wobbly legs! Can Angar finish him?
Angar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar seems to have recovered his senses.
Laar wants to slow Angar down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar throws a right and a left that Angar avoids nicely.
Angar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laar misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Angar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Angar down. #T1#
Angar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Angar with a body shot.
Angar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laar moves away.
Laar throws a head kick but Angar moves out of range.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Angar is looking for a counter combo.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Angar's front leg but catches the back leg as Angar tries to avoid it.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Angar checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Angar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Angar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Angar is out of range.
Laar throws a body punch but Angar moves out of range.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Angar moves out of range easily. #KD#
Angar lands a left and a right that send Laar crashing to the mat, dazed. Angar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Angar counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Laar off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Angar follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Laar was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Artimus Angar!
Artimus Angar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
UFC 6-The Horror Show
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Laar and move into the clinch position.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wetness checks a leg kick.
Laar throws a body punch but Wetness moves out of range. #CL2#
Wetness closes the distance and pushes Laar back into the cage.#BC#
Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laar misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wetness blocks the leg kick.
Wetness tries to counter by closing the distance.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wetness tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Wetness moves his leg out of the way.
Wetness tries to counter with a clinch but Laar shakes him off and moves away.
Laar thows a leg kick but Wetness checks it #CL2#
and Wetness holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wetness is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
Laar tries to break free but Wetness pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Laar breaks from the clinch.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Wetness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Wetness drives through and clinches with Laar against the cage.
Laar managing to block the knees to the body from Wetness.
Laar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
Laar misses with some punches.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Wetness has double underhooks.
Wetness missing with knees to the body.
Wetness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Laar can't break the clinch.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Wetness blocks a body shot from Laar.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laar up against the cage.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wetness blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Wetness.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Wetness has double underhooks.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
#BC#
Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wetness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Wetness blocks the low kick.
Laar swings for the body but Wetness moves out of range.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wetness is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Wetness pushes Laar up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar letting Wetness take a breather here.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wetness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laar up against the cage.
Laar digs a right hand into Wetness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wetness's gas tank.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Wetness has the dominant position.
Laar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wetness avoids it.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Wetness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laar wants to break free but Wetness has control.
Wetness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Wetness stalls. #T4#
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wetness scores with a knee to the head.
Wetness stalling against the cage.
Wetness pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laar up against the cage.
Laar can't find room to land a body shot as Wetness controls the action.
Wetness has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Laar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wetness can turn it around.
Laar can't break the clinch.
Laar tries to circle away but Wetness has him pinned against the cage.
Wetness stalling in the clinch.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.
Wetness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Laar breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splash Wetness dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Wetness throws a series of punches but Laar avoids them all with ease.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wetness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar motions for Wetness to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Wetness does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Wetness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laar, pushing him back against the cage.
Wetness lands a knee to the head.
Wetness misses with a body punch.
Wetness scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
Wetness has Laar pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laar misses with a punch on the inside.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laar.
Laar misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T1#
Laar misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wetness or not.
Laar prevents a body shot from Wetness.
Wetness prevents a body shot from Laar.
Splash Wetness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wetness is stalling here.
Laar tries to work over Wetness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wetness prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wetness scores a nice knee to the body.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
#T2#
Laar taking a breather.
Wetness avoiding damage as Laar throws knees to the body.
Wetness keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Wetness controls his hands.
Laar tries to work over Wetness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wetness blocks an uppercut.
Wetness scores with a hook to the body.
Wetness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laar's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wetness stalling.
Wetness landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wetness connects with a knee to the head.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wetness.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wetness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
Wetness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Wetness is controlling the position.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Wetness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laar prevents a body shot from Wetness.
Wetness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Laar manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Wetness gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4#
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wetness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laar up against the cage.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Wetness keeps him there for the moment.
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Wetness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Wetness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laar's face.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
Wetness presses Laar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wetness stalling.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splash Wetness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Wetness clinches with his opponent.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Wetness lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wetness.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laar's elbow.
Laar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wetness just leaning against Laar, taking a breather. #BC#
Laar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Wetness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
Wetness taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wetness digs a right hand underneath Laar's ribcage. Laar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wetness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wetness.
Wetness leaning against his opponent.
Wetness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wetness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wetness is leaning against Laar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Wetness effectively controlling the action here.
Wetness lands a nice knee to the body.
Wetness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wetness.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Wetness works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wetness.
Wetness is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Wetness.
Wetness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
#T3#
Laar misses with a body punch.
Wetness connects with a knee to the head.
Wetness trying to land knees to the body.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar can't find room to land a body shot as Wetness controls the action.
Wetness scores with a knee to the head.
Wetness scores with a knee to the head.
Laar misses with some punches.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Wetness to work.
Wetness blocks a body shot from Laar.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Wetness misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Wetness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Wetness stalls.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wetness lands a knee to the head.
Splash Wetness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Wetness misses with a knee strike.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Wetness keeps him there for the moment.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Splash Wetness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wetness 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Splash Wetness!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Splash Wetness!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Splash Wetness!
Splash Wetness wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Splash Wetness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 04, 2017 |
#R1#
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
The Tall slips a jab and a cross from Laar.
Laar thuds a left hand into The Tall's body.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Tall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall misses with a few strikes there.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar jabs at The Tall's body.
A leg kick checked by The Tall.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but The Tall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar misses with a head kick.
The Tall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar throws out a leg kick but The Tall moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
The Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Laar throws a low kick but The Tall moves out of range easily.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body punch from Laar.
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Laar backs off The Tall throws a huge counter combo but Laar manages to avoid it all.
The Tall connects with a single shot there.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Tall checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Tall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laar tries a low kick but The Tall avoids it.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar defending well as The Tall loads up on a big left hand.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Tall.
The Tall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
The Tall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
The Tall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by The Tall as he checks the leg kick.
Laar misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.
The Tall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Tall's calf.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow The Tall down.
The Tall lands with an overhand left.
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
The Tall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall 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.
The Tall blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by The Tall as he connects with a hook.
The Tall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Tall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall unleashes a big counter combination but Laar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Tall scores with a three punch combo!
Laar wants to slow The Tall down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it.
Laar misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
The Tall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall moved away.
The Tall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Tall takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
The Tall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
The Tall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for The Tall's leg but The Tall calmly moves out of range.
The Tall throws a nice looking combination but Laar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The Tall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Tall.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Tall moves away.
It seemed like The Tall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
Laar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Tall is able to avoid easily.
Laar 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.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but The Tall checks it.
The Tall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laar moves away.
Laar misses the body punch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duncan The Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Tall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.#T1#
The Tall checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and The Tall moves out of range easily.
The Tall swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
Laar throws a head kick that misses
and The Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Laar.
Laar lands a jab to The Tall's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
The Tall scores with a shot to the body.
Laar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Tall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar throws a shot from downtown. The Tall moves away and avoids it.
Duncan The Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar tries a low kick but The Tall avoids it.
The Tall cracks Laar with an open hand slap.#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
The Tall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
The Tall fails to land with a series of punches.
The Tall jabs at Laar's body.
The Tall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Tall.
The Tall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Tall.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar throws a body punch but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar throws a series of punches but The Tall avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall is working the combinations to good effect here.
Laar misses with a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a two punch combo.
Laar walks into a jab.#T3#
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Tall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Tall misses with the combination.
Laar fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Tall just manages to avoid it.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
The Tall throws a counter combo.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at The Tall's knee but The Tall avoids it well.
The Tall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Tall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laar on the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Tall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but The Tall moves his leg out of the way.
The Tall checks a low kick from Laar.
A bone on bone clash there as The Tall blocks the leg kick.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall moved away.
Laar throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Tall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Laar misses the target.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall looks to land a combination but Laar avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
A low kick from Laar misses
and The Tall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Tall catches Laar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Tall throws a right and a left that Laar avoids nicely.
The Tall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Tall is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
The Tall throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The Tall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Tall.
The Tall scores with a jab.
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laar manages to avoid it.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Tall scores with a jab. Laar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Tall connects with a nice looking jab.
The Tall checks the leg kick.
The Tall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Tall lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar throws a leg kick but The Tall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laar misses with a body punch
and The Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laar thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Tall 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.
The Tall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Laar digs a good body shot into The Tall's ribs.
The Tall cracks Laar with an open hand slap.
The Tall with a nice cross.
Laar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for The Tall.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Tall checks the leg kick.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Tall scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar is looking to wear down The Tall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Tall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but The Tall is out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Laar moves forwards but The Tall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Tall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Laar misses
letting The Tall counter with a right hand.
The Tall moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but The Tall avoided it.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Despite the aggression on The Tall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Laar motions for The Tall to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Tall lands a jab-cross combination.
The Tall lands with a shot to the body.
The Tall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Tall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Tall lands a jab.
The Tall looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
The Tall scores with a jab to the head.
#T3#
Laar throws a front kick aimed at The Tall's knee but The Tall avoids it well.
Laar swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Laar walks into a straight right hand from The Tall.
Laar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but The Tall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
The Tall checks a leg kick.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and The Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laar misses with a low kick.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laar thows a leg kick but The Tall checks it
and The Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
Laar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laar throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and The Tall counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#
Laar is rocked!
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Tall.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
The Tall lands a left and a right that send Laar crashing to the mat, dazed. The Tall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Laar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Tall counters with a straight that turns Laar's legs to rubber! The Tall pushes forward with more strikes and Laar goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan The Tall!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan The Tall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
TWGC 19 (265+lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 3907 p4p, 472 weight class) and Prana Halo (ranked 21948 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Prana Halo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar rushes Halo and presses him up against the cage.
Laar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Halo uses from the top position.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo postures up.
Laar looking to control but Halo passes into half guard.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Laar defends it.
Laar is not content to let Halo control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Halo is working for a kimura but Laar is defending it quite comfortably.
Laar won't allow Halo to pass to mount.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Laar won't allow Halo to pass to mount.
Halo prevents Laar from improving his position.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Laar is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laar tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laar is just riding it out for now. Halo eventually gives up the hold.
Halo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar has his foot on Halo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halo works his way back into a safe position though.
Halo wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laar is keeping the position for now.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo slips nicely into half guard.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Laar is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Laar is working away.
Halo controlling the pace.
Halo seems to be working for a kimura but Laar defends the submission attempt.
Halo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Halo.
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Halo has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
Halo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Halo prevents Laar from improving his position.
Laar wants to get back to full guard but Halo has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (3) Halo
Halo fails to take his opponent's back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (6) Halo
Laar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Laar staying busy and making it hard for Halo to control.
Halo is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Laar has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Halo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Laar taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Halo doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Prana Halo! |
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Event:
MMMA 49 Kelly vs James
Date: Nov 12, 2017 |
#R1#
A low kick from Laar misses
letting Brandon counter with a right hand.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Brandon checks it.#TD2#
Brandon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laar wants to stand and escape but Brandon is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laar can't keep his opponent in guard - Brandon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T1#
Brandon wants to pass to mount but Laar is defending the position.
Laar is trying to stand.
Brandon thows a huge punch but Laar dodges it nicely.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Brandon is controlling him
Laar tries to kick Brandon off in order to stand up. Brandon Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandon has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laar to see if he's OK.#ES#
Laar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandon is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Laar misses #TD2#
and Brandon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandon.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laar's guard.
Brandon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandon. #T3#
Ground and pound from Brandon.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Brandon prevents Laar from improving his position.
Laar tries to kick Brandon off but Brandon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brandon drops an elbow to the side of Laar's head.
Laar tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laar trying to control here.
Laar is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Laar pushes Brandon off looking to stand but Brandon dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Laar looking for submissions off his back.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
Brandon moves into the clinch.
Brandon slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Brandon scores with a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brandon.
Laar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandon to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandon lands a high kick!
Laar tries to work over Brandon's front leg with a kick but Brandon checks it.
That kick from Laar tenderised Brandon's leg. Brandon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Brandon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laar won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brandon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Laar tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Laar regains half guard.#T1#
Brandon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #ES#
Laar has one foot on Brandon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Brandon moves into the clinch successfully.
Laar taking a breather.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Laar manages to get underhooks.
Brandon has Laar pressed against the cage, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar missing with knees to the body.
Brandon blocks a body shot from Laar.
Brandon is looking for a takedown.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Laar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.#BC2#
Brandon breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandon is defended easily by Laar.
Brandon misses with a looping right.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laar misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Brandon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brandon is standing up over Laar. Laar looks to escape but Brandon dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!#REVR#
Laar is pushing Brandon's head away, looking to escape. Brandon manages to hold on to the position though.
Laar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Buddy Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laar struggling a bit here.
Brandon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T3#
Brandon is staying tight to Laar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Laar is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Laar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brandon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brandon is putting a hurting on Laar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Laar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Brandon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandon.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandon manages to avoid it.
Brandon avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar thows a leg kick but Brandon checks it #TD2#
and Brandon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandon.
Brandon looking to sit in guard and control but Laar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Laar wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Brandon is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Brandon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Brandon pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brandon keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass. #SUB#
Laar has gone for a leg lock! Brandon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laar's guard.#REVB#
Brandon stands and throws Laar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brandon lands some shots froms side control.#T2#
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Brandon drags him back down.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet here but Brandon is keeping cool and he's managed to take Laar's back.
Laar tries to break free.
Laar trying to get back to his feet but Brandon is in full control for now.
Brandon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#T3#
Laar staying busy and making it hard for Brandon to control.
Laar is trying to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Laar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brandon is trying to stick to Laar's back but Laar is turning into Brandon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brandon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Laar.
Brandon has control of Laar's left arm, preventing Laar from doing any damage.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Brandon trying to control the position here. #T4##SUB2#
Brandon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buddy Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar trying to move into half guard but instead Brandon has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brandon passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Brandon!
After winning the bout, Buddy Brandon 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:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 19, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brodie Grundy (ranked 3660 p4p, 436 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 2712 p4p, 393 weight class). Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Brodie Grundy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Laar closes the distance and pushes Grundy back into the cage.
Grundy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Laar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Grundy uses from the top position.
Laar keeping full guard, as Grundy tries to pass.
Grundy slips nicely into half guard.
Laar tries to roll over but Grundy keeps him under control.
Grundy is looking to advance position but Laar won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy is taking a breather. Laar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is trying to maintain the position but Grundy is very close to passing his half guard.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Grundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grundy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Laar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar is still trying to improve position.
Grundy trying to control the pace.
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grundy pulls his head out easily.
Grundy content to control rather than advance.
Grundy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Grundy (3) vs (0) Laar
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grundy controlling the position easily from mount.
Grundy continues to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grundy content just to control the position here.
Laar is looking to improve his position but Grundy isn't that keen on the idea.
Grundy controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar is desperately trying to improve his position but Grundy has a good base and remains in mount.
Grundy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laar has given up his back here. Will Grundy look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Grundy (6) vs (0) Laar
Grundy has good solid back control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grundy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grundy gets his hands free as Laar looks to control.
Grundy has good solid back control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grundy keeps control of the position as Laar tries to break free.
Laar just trying to survive but Grundy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Laar wants to escape the position.
Laar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Grundy.
Grundy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Grundy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Grundy.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Grundy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar is in bad spot here.
Grundy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Laar trying to control the position but Grundy manages to sink in the hooks.
Laar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Grundy.
I really don't envy Laar right now.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Grundy has good solid back control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar breaks Grundy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Grundy (6) vs (2) Laar
Grundy keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grundy holds on and takes a little breather.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Grundy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is pulling down on Laar's head. It's preventing any offense from Laar, at least for the moment.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Grundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grundy takes the fight on points by 6 to 2.
Brodie Grundy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
TWGC 18 (265lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 18, 2017 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pablo Dominguez (ranked 18915 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 2698 p4p, 393 weight class). Dominguez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Change by The Deftones. Laar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Pablo Dominguez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Laar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laar wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laar successfully pulls guard.
Dominguez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Laar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dominguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is looking for a triangle but Dominguez pushes his legs off easily.
Laar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laar being controlled here, momentarily.
Laar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dominguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laar for as long as he can get away with.
Dominguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dominguez continues to stall.
Laar looking for a sweep. Not yet Laar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
More hug and hope from Dominguez.
Dominguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dominguez stays in close to Laar's body and controls the position.
Laar has his foot on Dominguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dominguez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez won't allow Laar to sweep him here.
Dominguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dominguez is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dominguez is stalling in the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Dominguez.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Dominguez is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dominguez defends well.
Laar wants to control but Dominguez passes easily into half guard.
Laar tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dominguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dominguez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laar looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
Dominguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar has his foot on Dominguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dominguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Dominguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dominguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dominguez won't allow Laar to sweep him here.
Dominguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominguez controlling from the top position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dominguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dominguez.
Dominguez continues to hold on tight.
Laar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dominguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Laar gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Laar wins on points by 1 to 0.
A very excited looking Arvo Laar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Pablo Dominguez had this to say: 'I'm telling you right now, these people that fuckin do steroids, you know what I mean? I'm like, I wish everything was legal, because that would give them the chance to go out there and make their mark and then burn the fuck out. And that's when I come in with my consistency, because I'm coming.'. |
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Event:
MMMA 38 Steve vs Legstrong
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Araujo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Araujo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araujo thuds a left hand into Laar's body.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Araujo's knee but Araujo avoids it well.
Araujo throwing a counter right hand but Laar manages to avoid it.
Laar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Araujo.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Araujo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar misses with a low kick as Araujo jumps back.#TD#
Araujo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laar sprawls well initially but Araujo persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Araujo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Araujo is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Araujo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Araujo pulls his head out easily.
Araujo wants to free his trapped foot but Laar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Araujo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Araujo is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Laar looking for subs from the bottom but Araujo mounts him!#T2#
Araujo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laar is looking to escape.
Laar is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Araujo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Laar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Laar!
Araujo lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Araujo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Laar advances position into side control!
A control attempt from Araujo but he's now mounted!
Araujo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Araujo regains half guard.
Araujo lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Araujo is trying to get back to full guard.
Araujo is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Laar is working for a submission of some sort.
Araujo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laar's back!#T4##SUB#
Araujo tightening his grip on Laar, looking for the choke.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet but Araujo has full control of the position and if anything, Laar has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Araujo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Laar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Araujo struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luiz Araujo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Araujo is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Laar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araujo. Laar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Araujo shoots in and bounces Laar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Araujo forces his way into half guard.
Laar tries to roll over but Araujo keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo is nestled in close to Laar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Araujo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working. #T1#
Laar has a hand on Araujo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Araujo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Araujo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Luiz Araujo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laar is trying to stand.
Araujo lands with some strikes.
Araujo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Araujo looking to control but Laar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Laar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Araujo.
Araujo lands a couple of good shots and Laar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T2##SUB#
Laar is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Araujo manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luiz Araujo!
Luiz Araujo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 11, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and Jacques La Haine. Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. La Haine has chosen Cut Killer - Nique La Police as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Jacques La Haine!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Haine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Laar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Laar has La Haine up against the cage in a clinch.
La Haine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Laar is trying to drag La Haine to the mat but La Haine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
La Haine goes for a takedown attempt but Laar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laar takes the fight into the clinch.
La Haine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques La Haine.
Laar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but La Haine is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar wants a takedown but no success here.
La Haine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laar gets tackled into the cage by La Haine. La Haine maintains the clinch.
Laar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but La Haine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laar is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
La Haine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laar.
La Haine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. La Haine just stands there and leans against the cage.
La Haine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Laar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. La Haine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
La Haine moves into the clinch.
La Haine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laar tries to clinch but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine closes the distance and clinches.
Laar tries to score a body lock takedown but La Haine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
La Haine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
La Haine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
La Haine is working for takedown but Laar is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine has picked Laar up - he's going for a ride! La Haine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laar (0) vs (2) La Haine
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laar is trying to get back to full guard.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but La Haine pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
La Haine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of La Haine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take La Haine's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laar (4) vs (2) La Haine
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, La Haine has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here.
Laar has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, La Haine has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Laar looking for the choke but no joy.
Laar is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. La Haine is defending well though. Laar let's go of the attempt for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar is looking for the choke from the back position but La Haine is controlling his hands well.
La Haine preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Laar.
Laar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. La Haine defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
La Haine is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Laar is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. La Haine is defending well though. Laar let's go of the attempt for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar tightening his grip on La Haine, looking for the choke.
Laar looking for the choke from the back.
Laar is persistently looking for the submission but La Haine is defending it well.
Laar working for a choke but La Haine reverses nicely into Laar 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (4) vs (4) La Haine
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar keeping full guard, as La Haine tries to pass.
Laar working a defensive guard here.
Laar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! La Haine has picked Laar up and slammed him! Laar can't keep hold of the triangle and La Haine manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (4) vs (7) La Haine
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with La Haine in particular looking to stall.
Laar is looking to control La Haine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laar avoid being mounted?
Laar is positioning himself well to prevent La Haine advancing to mount.
Laar wants to sweep but La Haine has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (4) vs (10) La Haine
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
La Haine is staying tight to Laar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Laar manages to get back to half guard.
La Haine passes into side control, despite Laar's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (4) vs (13) La Haine
Laar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
La Haine is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Laar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar is trying to work for a sweep but La Haine has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Laar (4) vs (15) La Haine
La Haine prevents Laar from getting the reversal.
La Haine manages to capitalize on a mistake by Laar to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Laar (4) vs (18) La Haine
Laar tries to escape but La Haine has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Laar manages to reverse the position and now he's in La Haine's guard. Nice work there by Laar.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (18) La Haine
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now La Haine is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (20) La Haine
Laar wants to control the position but La Haine says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Laar wants to improve his position but La Haine is controlling well.
Laar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laar.
Laar wants to sweep here but La Haine controlling him for the moment.
Laar wants to hit a switch here but La Haine passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Laar there! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (6) vs (23) La Haine
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
La Haine controlling from the full mount.
Laar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Laar has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, La Haine escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by La Haine! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (6) vs (26) La Haine
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La Haine takes a little break here. Laar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Laar can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
La Haine wins on points by 26 to 6.
Jacques La Haine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 03, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and Baby Boy Harris. Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris tries to pull guard but Laar won't allow it.
Laar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Laar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Laar clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Laar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pulls Laar into guard.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harris is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris pulls Laar in close to prevent any damage.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Laar off! Laar jumps back into Harris's guard.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris managing to control the position.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laar slips nicely into half guard.
Laar wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laar is working away from the top position though.
Laar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Laar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris moves into full guard.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Laar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris managing to control the position.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar forces his way into half guard.
Laar trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Laar is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Laar is looking to stall here but Harris recovers full guard.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris pulls Laar in to control the position.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to keep Laar in close.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris pulls Laar in close to his closed guard and prevents Laar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris is controlling Laar's posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris controlling the position.
Laar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Harris managing to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Laar gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Laar takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
TWGC 17 (205lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017 |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and DJ Augustus . Laar comes into the arena with some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube blaring out of the sound system. DJ Augustus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Laar closes the distance and clinches.
Laar has hold of one of Augustus 's legs. Augustus is fighting the takedown attempt but Laar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (0) Augustus
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Augustus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laar's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (2) vs (2) Augustus
Laar looking for subs off his back but Augustus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Augustus not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is looking for a sweep. Augustus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Augustus is controlling the pace.
Laar tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Augustus in particular looking to stall.
Augustus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (2) vs (5) Augustus
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus content just to control the position here.
Augustus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Augustus controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustus controlling from mount.
Augustus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Laar turns into him and now he's in Augustus 's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (4) vs (5) Augustus
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar drops back looking for a leg! Augustus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Augustus manages to kick Laar off! Laar jumps back into Augustus 's guard.
Laar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laar trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to sweep here but Laar controlling him for the moment.
Laar wants to pass the guard but Augustus is keeping the position.
Augustus controlling the position.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Augustus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laar is looking to pass into half guard but Augustus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Augustus is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (4) vs (7) Augustus
Augustus preventing the sweep.
Augustus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Augustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar being controlled here, momentarily.
Augustus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Augustus has managed to get both his arms back between Laar's legs - danger averted.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Augustus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Augustus manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (7) Augustus
Laar advances to half guard.
Laar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Augustus is looking for a sweep. Laar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Augustus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Let's hope that Augustus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Augustus gets back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Augustus has control of Laar's left arm, preventing Laar from doing any damage.
Augustus looking to control.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Laar postures up.
Augustus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laar defends it easily.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laar looking to pass the guard.
Augustus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (6) vs (9) Augustus
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking for a sweep. Not yet Laar, not yet.
Augustus content to stall in guard here.
Laar has his foot on Augustus 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Augustus works his way back into a safe position though.
Laar has an active guard here but Augustus has managed to pass into half guard.
Augustus trying to pass the guard but Laar defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Augustus in particular looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Augustus trying to control the pace.
Laar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Augustus trying to mount his opponent but Laar defends it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
Laar is holding on to half guard well.
Augustus controlling the action here.
Laar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Augustus 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Augustus 's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Laar (10) vs (9) Augustus
Augustus wants to escape the position.
Augustus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Augustus trying to control here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is concentrating on defense, preventing Laar from advancing position.
Augustus trying to control but Laar postures up.
Laar tries to pass to full mount but Augustus defends it.
Augustus is trying to control but can't.
Augustus is refusing to be controlled, as Laar sits in half guard.
Augustus won't allow Laar to pass to mount.
Augustus tries to get to full guard but Laar has control of the leg.
Laar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Augustus 's thigh. Augustus counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laar passes Augustus 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laar is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus manages to get to full guard.
Laar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Laar trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus keeping full guard, as Laar tries to pass.
Laar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Augustus is pulling down on Laar's head to control his posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar postures up.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar trying to move into half guard but instead Augustus has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (10) vs (11) Augustus
Augustus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laar is keeping the position for now.
Augustus is looking to pass into half guard but Laar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laar is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laar (12) vs (11) Augustus
Augustus is controlling Laar's posture.
Laar wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully.
Laar advances to half guard.
Augustus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laar stopping the sweep attempt from Augustus .
Augustus trying to control the position.
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustus is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laar takes the fight on points by 12 to 11.
After the fight, Arvo Laar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 13
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Boitsov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boitsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laar defends it nicely.
Boitsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD#
Boitsov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laar on his heels. He'll look to pass Laar's guard now, I'm sure.
Boitsov throwing strikes from guard but Laar blocks nicely.
Boitsov looking to pass the guard.
Laar working a defensive guard here.
Boitsov prevents Laar from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Boitsov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boitsov.
Boitsov throws a big right hand that misses.
Boitsov looking to sit in guard and control but Laar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Laar pushes down on Boitsov's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Boitsov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laar pulls his head out easily. #SU2#
Laar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Boitsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar wants to slow Boitsov down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Boitsov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Boitsov with a hook.
Laar misses with a leg kick #TD#
so Boitsov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Laar pushes Boitsov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Boitsov's leg but Boitsov calmly moves out of range.
Boitsov feinted with a counter takedown.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar cracks the inside of Boitsov's front leg.
Laar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boitsov tries to counter with a takedown but Laar is quick to defend against it.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boitsov.
Boitsov tries to counter with a takedown but Laar is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there #TD#
and Boitsov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boitsov pushing down on Laar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Boitsov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laar defends it well.
Boitsov prevents Laar from standing back up.
#SUB#
Boitsov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laar sees it coming and defends easily.#T3##SUB#
Boitsov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boitsov stops Laar from getting back to his feet.
Laar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laar.
Boitsov looking to pass the guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Boitsov looking to pass the guard.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Boitsov from controlling successfully.
Laar keeping full guard, as Boitsov tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boitsov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laar pushes Boitsov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boitsov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Boitsov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laar, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boitsov's calf.
Boitsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Boitsov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boitsov's sensitive parts.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boitsov's sensitive parts.
Boitsov avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Boitsov moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Boitsov.
Boitsov checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boitsov. #T1##TD#
Boitsov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laar to the mat! Laar manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Boitsov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boitsov, into his guard. #REVB#
Boitsov keeping moving, preventing Laar from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Laar 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.
Laar wanted to stand there but Boitsov had control of the position.
Boitsov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boitsov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Laar wants to get up but he can't break Boitsov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2##SU2#
Laar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boitsov, up you get!
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boitsov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laar thumps Boitsov with a low kick.
A low kick from Laar misses #TD#
and Boitsov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar wants to stand but Boitsov is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Laar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Boitsov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Boitsov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boitsov, into his guard. #REVB##SU2#
Boitsov is working an open guard so Laar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boitsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laar counters with a low kick, right behind Boitsov 's knee.
Boitsov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laar is fending him off so far but Boitsov persists. Nope, Laar circles away and we're back to standing.
Laar throws a fast counter high kick but Boitsov manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boitsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laar.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Boitsov checks it.
Boitsov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Boitsov down. #T4#
Good work by Boitsov as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Boitsov.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar tries a low kick but Boitsov avoids it.
Jab by Boitsov.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar throws a head kick but Boitsov moves out of range.
Boitsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Boitsov avoids the body shot from Laar.
Boitsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar scores with a jab to the body.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Boitsov is out of range.
Boitsov looks to land a right hand but Laar moved out of range.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boitsov moves away.
Boitsov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Boitsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar swings for the body but Boitsov moves out of range.
Laar throws a low kick but Boitsov avoids it.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there #TD#
and Boitsov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laar's guard.#ES2#
Laar pushes Boitsov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Laar thows a leg kick but Boitsov checks it #TD#
and Boitsov counters with a shoot takedown. Laar fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Laar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dmitry Boitsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Laar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boitsov has picked Laar up and slammed him! Laar can't keep hold of the triangle and Boitsov manages to pass to side control!
Boitsov working the ground and pound but Laar is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Boitsov advances nicely into full mount.
Boitsov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Laar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Laar is controlling an arm, preventing Boitsov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Boitsov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boitsov misses with a head shot.
Laar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boitsov avoids the attempt from Laar to control.#SUB#
Boitsov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Laar has worked his arm free - good work by Laar!
#T2#
Laar is pushing Boitsov's head away, looking to escape. Boitsov manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Boitsov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laar is trying to buck Boitsov off.
Sloppy strikes there by Boitsov.
Laar is not content to let Boitsov control the position. #SUB#
Boitsov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Laar tries to bench press Boitsov off him but Boitsov keeps the position.
Dmitry Boitsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Boitsov trying to control.
I really don't envy Laar right now.
#SUB#
Laar showing good submission defense here.
#T4#
Boitsov controlling well, preventing Laar from escaping the position.
Laar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boitsov's guard. Nice work there by Laar.
#SUB#
Boitsov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laar defends well.#SUB#
Boitsov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laar passes Boitsov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It looks like Laar is going to stand back up.
Boitsov is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Boitsov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Artois shoots in for a double leg but Laar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Artois tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laar defends well and Artois ends up having to push Laar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Artois takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Artois on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Laar tenderised Artois's leg. Artois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar thumps Artois with a low kick.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Laar tenderised Artois's leg. Artois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artois.
Artois fails to land the takedown.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stella Artois.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Artois dives in and grabs Laar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laar pushes down on Artois's head and hops out.
Artois looks winded!
Laar thumps Artois with a low kick.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Artois.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Artois has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Stella Artois has been cut.
Artois on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Artois is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Artois shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laar pinned against the cage. Laar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Artois takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar is looking to wear down Artois with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Artois has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Artois takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laar feints and then cracks Artois's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Artois down.
Artois tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artois at a distance.
Laar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Laar throws a shot to the body.
Artois 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.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Laar punishes Artois's body with a nice straight punch.
Laar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Artois's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar works Artois's body with a nice hook.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Artois has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Artois. That did some damage!
Artois fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laar avoids it really well and circles away.
Artois shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laar pinned against the cage. Laar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Artois tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Artois 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.#KD#
Laar lands a big head kick that sends Artois tumbling to the mat! Laar takes a step backwards and waves Artois back to his feet - he wants the finish!#T3#
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Artois looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laar is fending him off so far but Artois persists. Nope, Laar circles away and we're back to standing.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Laar tenderised Artois's leg. Artois is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Laar tenderised Artois's leg. Artois is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Artois off balance momentarily.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#
Artois is rocked!
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!
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Artois is still on wobbly legs! Can Laar finish him?
Laar feints a jab and as Artois dips his head, Laar unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Artois right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Artois falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Laar smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arvo Laar!
A very excited looking Arvo Laar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
T184
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Axelsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axelsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Axelsson misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Axelsson.
Laar can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsson controls the action.
A short right from Laar on the inside.
Laar takes a shot to the head.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsson controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axelsson can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson scores with a jab to the head.
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL#
Axelsson clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar jabs Axelsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Axelsson darts in and clinches Laar up against the cage.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsson.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Axelsson has the dominant position.
Axelsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laar lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Axelsson as the two fighters clinch.
Axelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Axelsson won't allow it.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axelsson.
Laar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Axelsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Axelsson lands a nice uppercut.
Axelsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axelsson lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Axelsson closes the distance and pushes Laar back into the cage.
Axelsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar missing with knees to the body.
Axelsson leaning against his opponent.
Axelsson keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Axelsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Axelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
#BC2#
Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laar thumps Axelsson with a low kick.
Laar is looking to slow Axelsson down with leg kicks. #CL#
Axelsson darts in and clinches Laar up against the cage.
Axelsson keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsson.
Axelsson prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.#T3##BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Axelsson moves his leg out of the way.
Laar throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Axelsson has closed the distance and engaged Laar in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axelsson stalls.
Laar misses with some punches.
Axelsson slowing the pace effectively.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
#CL#
Axelsson moves into the clinch.
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar pushes Axelsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laar tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a nice uppercut.
Laar tries to circle away but Axelsson has him pinned against the cage.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laar is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Laar.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from Laar. #BC#
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axelsson's calf.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Axelsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Axelsson has Laar up against the cage in a clinch.
Laar is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson slows down the pace here.
#BC2#
Laar breaks from the clinch.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Axelsson gets a clinch.
Axelsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Axelsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ansgar Axelsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axelsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards. #T1##BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Laar swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a body shot.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by Laar.
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Laar misses.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axelsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Laar misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Axelsson clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Axelsson stalling.
Axelsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2#
Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Axelsson 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.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axelsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
#CL#
Axelsson darts in and clinches Laar up against the cage.
Axelsson prevents a body shot from Laar.
Axelsson misses with an elbow strike.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Axelsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Axelsson has the dominant position.
Axelsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laar prevents a body shot from Axelsson. #BC2#
Laar manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Axelsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Laar wants to break free but Axelsson has control.
Axelsson connects with a knee to the head.
Axelsson lands with a right to the head.
Laar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laar is trying to break free.
Axelsson lands a left hand.
Axelsson misses with a knee strike.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
#BC#
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
Laar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but Laar circles away and keeps his distance.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Laar throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
It looked like Axelsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laar is looking to score with low kicks.#T4#
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsson.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
Laar misses with a low kick.
#CL#
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laar is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laar.
Axelsson digs a right hand into Laar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laar's gas tank.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Axelsson avoiding damage.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Axelsson is controlling him.
Axelsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Axelsson is controlling the position.
Axelsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Ansgar Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axelsson is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Laar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Axelsson with a body shot.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Axelsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Laar misses the target. #CL#
Axelsson moves into range and clinches up with Laar.
A short uppercut from Axelsson.
Axelsson stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axelsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axelsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsson crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Axelsson. #T1#
A short right from Axelsson.
Laar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Axelsson is defending well for now.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Laar controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Axelsson as Laar tries to tie him up.
Axelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
Laar prevents a body shot from Axelsson. #BC2#
Laar breaks from the clinch.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Axelsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Axelsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Axelsson wants to clinch up but Laar keeps it at a distance.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axelsson checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Axelsson.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Axelsson misses the target.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laar! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Axelsson.
Axelsson gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Axelsson.
A nice left hand lands by Axelsson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axelsson slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsson moves in looking to clinch but Laar pushes him off.
Laar motions for Axelsson to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Axelsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL#
Axelsson pushes Laar up against the cage in a clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axelsson.
Laar tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Axelsson is controlling the position.
Axelsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Laar gets an underhook and turns Axelsson into the cage.#BC#
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axelsson.
Axelsson wants to clinch.#T4#
Laar misses with a low kick as Axelsson jumps back.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
Axelsson tries to bum rush Laar with a series of wild strikes but Laar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Axelsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily. #CL#
Axelsson gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar wants to break free but Axelsson has control.
Laar is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laar letting Axelsson take a breather here.
A short left from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Laar.
Axelsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laars head.
Axelsson trying to control the position but instead, Laar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Axelsson into the cage.
Axelsson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ansgar Axelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axelsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ansgar Axelsson!
Ansgar Axelsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
TWGC 15 (265+lbs, D2): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Arvo Laar and Tyson Speed. Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Laar is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Arvo Laar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Speed closes the distance and clinches.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Speed has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Laar is trying to keep an underhook but Speed manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laar (0) vs (2) Speed
Laar has a hand on Speed's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Speed takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Laar (0) vs (5) Speed
Speed moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Laar (0) vs (8) Speed
Speed controls the position.
Speed looking for the RNC.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Laar fending off the submission attempt from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar rolls, trying to escape but Speed keeps control of the position.
Speed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Laar is defending well though. Speed let's go of the attempt for now.
Speed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Laar is defending well though. Speed let's go of the attempt for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is hanging on to Laar's back as he tries to escape.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Speed looking for the choke from the back.
Laar wants to escape the position.
Speed looking for the choke but no joy.
Speed looking to break Laar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Laar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Speed will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looking to break Laar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Laar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Speed will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Speed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Laar is defending well though. Speed let's go of the attempt for now.
Speed trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Laar doesn't escape.
Speed has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Laar! Can he survive? No! He's out! Speed gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyson Speed!
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Event:
T178: Coath v Legstrong
Date: Feb 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar tries a low kick but Romanov avoids it.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanov is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Laar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romanov misses with a head kick.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar throws a big counter combination but Romanov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice body punch from Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Romanov off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Romanov.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Romanov blocks the low kick.
Romanov lands with an uppercut that bounces Laar off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Romanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov checks the leg kick.
Laar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanov throws out the jab.
Laar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanov is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Romanov throws a big counter head kick but Laar avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov connects with a high kick.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romanov is out of range.
Romanov throws a head kick that half lands.
Romanov lands a jab to the head.
Laar feints and then cracks Romanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanov down.
Romanov connects with a right hand. Laar shakes it off.
Laar misses with a low kick.
A jab from Romanov misses.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Romanov misses. #T2#
Romanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laar's hands.
A leg kick checked by Romanov.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Romanov has knocked Laar down with a huge combo! Romanov steps away and waves a wobbly Laar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Laar is rocked!
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Laar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar seems to have got his legs back now.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Romanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Romanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Romanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Romanov moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Romanov moves his leg out of the way.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Laar throws a combination. Romanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Romanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Laar walks into a stiff left hand from Romanov.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Laar takes a swing at Romanov's ribcage but misses.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Romanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#KD2#
Romanov lands a left and a right that send Laar crashing to the mat, dazed. Romanov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Laar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romanov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandr Romanov!
Alexandr Romanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Death Squad 368:Pablo v Lex
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Vurny off balance momentarily.
Vurny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar thumps Vurny with a low kick.
Vurny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vurny's calf.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Vurny fails with the takedown.
Laar cracks the inside of Vurny's front leg.
No joy there for Laar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laar throws a head kick that misses
and Vurny counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Vurny down.
Vurny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Vurny's ribs.
Vurny checks the leg kick.
Vurny attempts a counter takedown but Laar avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Vurny blocks a leg kick.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vurny slips under a jab.
Vurny throws a solid leg kick but Laar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vurny.
Vurny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vurny doesn't seem bothered though.
Laar swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD#
Vurny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurny showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Vurny prevents Laar from standing back up.
#T2#
Vurny trying to control from half guard but Laar is working away.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Laar is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny. #SUB2#
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Vurny stops Laar from getting back to his feet.
Laar tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.#T3#
Laar has a hand on Vurny's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vurny takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Laar is squirming around, avoiding Vurny's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny unloading with bombs!
We've been informed that Laar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vurny working the ground and pound effectively.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar tries to hold on but Vurny pushes him away.
Laar is bucking up trying to escape but Vurny cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Laar wants to control but Vurny is having none of it.
Laar is in a horrible position here. Vurny smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Vurny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vurny putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar is in a horrible position here. Vurny smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vurny lands a big elbow.
Vurny trying to control but Laar is having none of it.
Vurny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laar really wants to buck Vurny off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo Vurny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vurny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Laar tries to bum rush Vurny with a series of wild strikes but Vurny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Vurny bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vurny landing strikes.
Laar pushes Vurny away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vurny gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Laar is looking to reverse the position.
Vurny lands a few punches from side control.
Vurny trying to control the position but Laar is working away.
Laar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Laar is trying to get back to his feet.
Vurny grinds an elbow into Laar's temple.
Laar is trying to buck Vurny off.#T1#
Laar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vurny 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.
Laar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Laar is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Laar trying his best to control but Vurny has mounted him.
Vurny connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Laar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vurny tries to control but Laar wriggling away.
Laar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laar can't escape the position.
Vurny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
Laar trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T3#
Laar prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Laar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vurny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laar hang on?
Vurny lands with some strikes.
Vurny wants to control the pace but Laar is squirming around nicely.
Vurny lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Laar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vurny landing shots from mount.
Vurny with the ground and pound from mount.
Laar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Vurny landing shots from mount.
Vurny fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vurny lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Laar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vurny is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#ROC#
Laar is rocked!
Laar takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vurny's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Vurny!
After the fight, Aldo Vurny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Death Squad 362:Pablo v Ville
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Laar thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses. #CL#
Butcher pushes Laar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Laar gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the ropes.#BC2#
Laar manages to break the clinch.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Laar scores with a leg kick.
#CL#
Butcher clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laar lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Butcher's leg but Butcher calmly moves out of range.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks. #CL#
Laar gets tackled into the ropes by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Butcher working Laar over with knees to the body.
Butcher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Butcher has been working on his elbows in the gym.#T2#
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Butcher keeps him there for the moment.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butcher. That did some damage!#CL#
Butcher clinches with his opponent.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Laar blocks with his arms.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laar looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Butcher.
#T3#
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laar is keeping busy.
Laar avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Laar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Laar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar lands an uppercut.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Laar just leaning against Butcher, taking a breather.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Butcher.
#T4#
Laar lands a body shot.
Butcher trying to control the position but instead, Laar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butcher into the ropes.#BC2#
Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Laar tries to get set, Butcher tries to push him back and clinch up but Laar manages to avoid the attempt.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laar is out of range and Butcher settles back down.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Butcher tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laar is trying to push Butcher away but Butcher has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Laar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butcher takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Laar.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Laar. #BC2#
Laar breaks from the clinch.
Laar lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
A little feinted left hand from Butcher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Butcher instigates a clinch.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laar lands a right hand.
Laar lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Laar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Butcher checks the leg kick.
Butcher tried to counter with a leg kick but Laar avoided it.
We've been informed that Laar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Butcher is looking to clinch but Laar is avoiding it.
Butcher tries to clinch up.#CL#
Butcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laar blocks it with crossed arms.
Laar dodges an elbow strike from Butcher.
#BC2#
Laar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher wants to clinch.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Butcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butcher at a distance.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Butcher clinches up with Laar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Butcher's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Laar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T4#
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Laar improves position.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Laar.
Laar tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the ropes.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
Laar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher tries to stall but Laar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Butcher stalls.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Laar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laar is trying to stall.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling the position.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes.
#T1#
Butcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Laar manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Butcher moves in looking to clinch but Laar pushes him off.
Butcher 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.#CL#
Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Laar avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to maintain a safe position but Laar gets an underhook and turns Butcher into the ropes.
Butcher has Laar pressed against the ropes, preventing Laar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Laar back against the ropes.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Butcher prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laar tries to break free but Butcher pushes him back against the ropes.
Laar misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Laar swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Butcher prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laar blocks it with crossed arms.
Laar is trying to break free.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
#T3#
Butcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laar as Butcher tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laar eats them both and turns towards Butcher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Butcher down. #CL#
Butcher forces Laar back against the ropes and clinches.
Laar digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Laar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Butcher has double underhooks.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laar is defending well for now.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
Laar blocks the elbow strike.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Butcher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laar lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
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 Billy Butcher.
I think Laar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
A very excited looking Arvo Laar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Death Squad 353:Donnie v Bush
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.#TD#
Yamada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Yamada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamada is stalling in the full guard.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Laar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Yamada passes into half guard.
Yamada passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yamada controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Yamada unloading with bombs!
Yamada with shots to the head and body - Laar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yamada is trying to control here but Laar has managed to regain half guard.
Yamada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Yamada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laar is not content to let Yamada control the position.#T2#
Yamada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laar trying to control but Yamada postures up.
#SUB#
Yamada is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Laar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laar pushes Yamada off looking to stand but Yamada dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamada connects with a nice short shot to Laar's temple.
Yamada is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yamada wants to control but Laar is keeping him busy. #T3#
Laar tries to roll over but Yamada keeps him under control.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him
Laar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yamada passes to full mount!
Yamada tries to control but Laar wriggling away.
Yamada scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T4#
Yamada landing punches.
Yamada 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#
Laar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yamada.
Yamada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yamada working Laar over with strikes here.
Laar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Yamada avoids the attempt from Laar to control.
Yamada controlling his opponent.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Yamada tries to push Laar's head away but Laar is holding on tight.
Yamada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laar is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiichi Yamada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Laar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Laar's head back.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada backing away here, and Laar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamada - that will leave a mark!
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Yamada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yamada won't allow Laar to get back to his feet.
Laar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
Yamada passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T1#
Laar is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Yamada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yamada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laar keeps working.
Yamada lands some shots froms side control.
The referee asks Yamada politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yamada prefers to stall for the moment though.
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T2##ES2#
Laar sneaks out the side door and pushes Yamada away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laar's sensitive parts. #CL#
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laar is working Yamada over against the cage.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Yamada leaning against his opponent.
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!
Laar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laar throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch.
Yamada throws the left hand but Laar avoids the punch easily.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamada checks a low kick from Laar.#CL#
Yamada moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3##BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laar.
Yamada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Yamada drives through and clinches with Laar against the cage.
#BC2#
Laar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Yamada.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamada.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Laar flicks out a counter leg kick but Yamada steps away.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Yamada throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL#
Laar gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada digs a right hand into Laar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laar's gas tank.
Laar is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Yamada. #T4#
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada lands a left hand.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
#TD#
Yamada wants the takedown. Laar is fighting it off but Yamada persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laar's guard against the cage.
Yamada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yamada slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar trying to control from the bottom.
Yamada wants to pass to mount but Laar is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiichi Yamada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamada is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Laar takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laar throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Laar looks to land a combination but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Yamada throws the left hand but Laar avoids the punch easily.
Laar tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada throws a leg kick which misses Laar's front leg but catches the back leg as Laar tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Yamada down.
A left lands for Yamada.#CL#
Yamada forces Laar back against the cage and clinches.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Laar's ribcage. Laar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Yamada gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada cracks Laar with a nice body shot.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
A bit of stalling here from Yamada.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
We've been informed that Laar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yamada pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laar prevents it.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamada presses Laar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Yamada cracks Laar with a nice body shot.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keiichi Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laar wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Laar tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar can't find room to land a body shot as Yamada controls the action.
Laar tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamada avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laar trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Yamada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yamada digs a right hand underneath Laar's ribcage. Laar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamada is working Laar over against the cage.
Laar misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada just leaning against Laar, taking a breather.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada lands a body punch. #T3#
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
Yamada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamada.
Yamada is working Laar over against the cage.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.#ROC#
Laar is rocked!
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
#KD#
Yamada floors Laar with a big punch on the inside! Laar is trying to recover but Yamada dives into side control.
Laar is still in real trouble! Can Yamada finish him?
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!
Yamada scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Laar is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Yamada can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiichi Yamada!
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Event:
Death Squad 346:Todd v Duffy
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Laar throws a head kick but Davison moves out of range.
Laar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laar wants it to stay on the feet.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davison's sensitive parts.
Laar throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Laar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Laar wants to get back to his feet but Davison passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Laar is trying to stand.
Davison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Davison.
Davison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Davison has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Davison prevents Laar from standing back up.
Davison lands strikes from half guard.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laar's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davison lands a nice short elbow.
Davison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laar gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Davison is posturing up here but Laar has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Davison tries to roll out but it's too tight and Davison has to tap! Slick submission there by Laar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Death Squad 340:Karol v Alex
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Muller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Laar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Muller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muller checks it well.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar tries a low kick but Muller avoids it.
Muller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laar on the side of the head.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Laar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar thows a leg kick but Muller checks it
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Laar motions for Muller to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar thumps Muller with a low kick.#T1#
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Laar moved out of range.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laar takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laar takes a step back to recover.
Muller cracks Laar with an open hand slap.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laar wants to slow Muller down by chopping away at his legs.
Laar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Muller counters with a thumping low kick.
Muller looks to land a body kick but Laar moved away.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laar throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Muller counters with a series of strikes. Laar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laar under the eye.
Laar throws a leg kick but Muller checks it.
Muller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar stuns Muller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Muller digs a good hook to Laar's body.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Laar tenderised Muller's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar misses with a low kick as Muller jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Muller misses its target.
Laar swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Muller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laar slips a straight right by Muller.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Muller throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Muller tests Laar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Muller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Laar moves away and avoids it.
Muller checks a leg kick nicely.
Muller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar needs to keep his hands up - Muller had a free shot at his head there.
Laar slips under a jab from Muller.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laar moves away from the strike by Muller.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Muller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laar on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muller rather than just go for the knockout.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Muller scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Muller.
A clash of legs there as Muller blocks the low kick.
Laar thuds a left hand into Muller's body.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Nice straight punches there by Muller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muller.
Muller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Muller checks it.
Muller checks the leg kick.
Laar tries to work over Muller's front leg with a kick but Muller checks it.
Muller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muller's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Laar misses
and Muller counters with a left to the body.
Laar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A big left from Muller misses.
Donk. Muller catches Laar right on the button with a cross.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muller counters with a thumping low kick.
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Muller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laar has time to react.
Muller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Muller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Muller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Laar takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar is looking to chop away at Muller's legs. #T1#
A low kick from Laar is predictable there #TD#
and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Muller wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Laar is wriggling around but Muller manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Muller there.
Laar won't allow Muller to pass to mount.
Muller working Laar over with strikes.
Muller 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.
Laar tries to kick Muller off but Muller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Laar won't allow Muller to pass to mount.
Muller winds up and cracks Laar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Muller slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Muller trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
Muller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Muller trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
Laar has hold of Muller's hands but Muller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Laar taking some punishment here, with Muller in his half guard.
Muller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Muller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muller trying to control from half guard but Laar is working away.
Muller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muller lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laar defends it well.
Muller is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
Muller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Laar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laar.#SUB2#
Laar looking for subs off his back but Muller has passed one foot through into half guard.
Laar is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Laar looking for submissions off his back.
Laar is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard. #SUB#
Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laar defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Muller dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Muller looks to land a left hand but Laar moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muller connects with a leg kick. Laar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Muller.
Nice body kick there by Muller.
Laar blocks the body kick.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laar takes a step back to recover.
Muller throws out a powerful jab.
Muller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laar's calf.
Muller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laar misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Muller counters with a takedown into side control. #T1#
Muller wants to control but Laar is keeping him busy.
Laar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Muller trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Muller taking a break here but Laar is having none of it and regains half guard.
Muller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Muller wants to work for an arm triangle but Laar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
Muller working the head and body with strikes.
Laar tries to roll over but Muller keeps him under control.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Laar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muller working over Laar with some ground and pound. Laar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muller wants to take a breather but Laar is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Muller seems content to control.
Muller trying to mount his opponent but Laar defends it.
Muller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3##SUB#
Muller is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Laar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bode Muller!
Bode Muller 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:
Death Squad 334:Wang v Breaker
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD#
Axelsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Laar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Axelsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Axelsson tries to throw a body punch but Laar avoids it by throwing Axelsson back against the cage. #BC#
Axelsson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
#CL#
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laar lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Axelsson breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Laar tries to keep at a distance but Axelsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Axelsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T1#
Axelsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Axelsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axelsson lands a jab to the head.
Laar checks a leg kick.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Axelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Axelsson closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Laar misses
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Axelsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axelsson lands the left hand.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar swings for the body but Axelsson moves out of range.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axelsson's sensitive parts.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Axelsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laar manages to circle out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Nice jab there from Axelsson.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson checks it. #T3#
Axelsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axelsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laar's head.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Axelsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar wants to slow Axelsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Axelsson is looking to counter punch.
Axelsson throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range.
Laar misses the body punch
and Axelsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Axelsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Laar misses
and Axelsson counters with a nice body kick.
#T4#
Axelsson tries to clinch up.
Laar throws a big counter head kick but Axelsson avoids it with no problem.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Laar stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Axelsson connects with a leg kick. Laar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar tries to work over Axelsson's front leg with a kick but Axelsson checks it.
Axelsson is looking to counter punch.
Axelsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laar sprawls well. Laar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Axelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Laar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Laar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Axelsson checks it.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Axelsson's knee but Axelsson avoids it well.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Axelsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Axelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Axelsson forces Laar back against the cage and clinches.
Axelsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.#BC#
Axelsson manages to break the clinch.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar connects with a body shot.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axelsson rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
Laar tries to land a leg kick but Axelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Laar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axelsson can pounce on him.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Axelsson moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Axelsson's calf.
Laar jabs Axelsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Axelsson checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar avoids the body shot from Axelsson.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson blocks a leg kick.#T2#
Laar misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Axelsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Axelsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Laar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Axelsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Axelsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar works Axelsson's body with a nice hook.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Axelsson off balance momentarily.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Laar circles away.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Danga de danga de dang - Axelsson scores with a four punch combination!
Axelsson misses with a double jab.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar is having none of it.
Laar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
#T4#
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Axelsson connects with the punch.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Axelsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axelsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
A clash of legs there as Axelsson blocks the low kick.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Axelsson.
Laar feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Axelsson checks a leg kick.
Axelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axelsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
A left lands for Axelsson.
Laar throws a leg kick but Axelsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Axelsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axelsson is out of range and Laar settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
That kick from Laar tenderised Axelsson's leg. Axelsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Axelsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Axelsson. Those never looked like landing.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Axelsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a body punch but Axelsson moves out of range.
Laar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Axelsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axelsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson tries to clinch there but Laar circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Axelsson blocks the leg kick.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T2#
A head kick misses from Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Axelsson clinches up with Laar and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Axelsson blocks the low kick.
Laar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axelsson swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Axelsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsson checks the leg kick.
Axelsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Axelsson throws a head kick but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Ansgar Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laar with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Axelsson clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laar is looking to chop away at Axelsson's legs.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Laar moves out of range.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Laar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axelsson.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T4#
Axelsson scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Axelsson darts in looking for a takedown but Laar gets double underhooks and turns Axelsson into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Axelsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Axelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Axelsson is able to avoid easily.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
Laar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laar 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SP-ICON:Viva Las Vegas
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Hendrix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendrix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Hendrix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar is looking to wear down Hendrix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laar misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laar lands with a good body shot.
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!
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendrix checks it well.
Hendrix appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hendrix.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendrix tries to land a front kick but Laar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hendrix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Hendrix is looking to chop away at Laar's legs.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Hendrix checks the leg kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendrix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hendrix is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Hendrix throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar lands with a good body shot.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Laar.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar feints a jab promting Hendrix to slip. Laar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendrix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Hendrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
You can see that Hendrix has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Hendrix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar is looking to score with low kicks.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hendrix at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hendrix just manages to avoid it.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Good work by Hendrix as he checks the leg kick.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Hendrix throws a hook but Laar blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hendrix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laar has got the better of the exchanges.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendrix is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Hendrix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix checks it.
Hendrix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Hendrix's leg but Hendrix calmly moves out of range.
Laar scores with a jab to the body.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Hendrix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hendrix.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendrix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendrix.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Hendrix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Hendrix flicks out a counter leg kick but Laar steps away.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.#T3#
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendrix.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Hendrix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendrix is looking for the big counter here.
Hendrix tries to bum rush Laar with a series of wild strikes but Laar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Laar moves out of range.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.#T4#
Laar throws a nice looking combination but Hendrix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix throws a right hand that Laar ducks under and follows up with a left that Laar also avoids with ease.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendrix lands a nice hook to Laar's body. Laar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Hendrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Hendrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Laar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Hendrix.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Laar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix moved away.
Hendrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Laar scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar throws a head kick but Hendrix moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Laar avoids them all with ease.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but Hendrix avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
#T1#
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLaar.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Laar moved out of range nicely.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akira Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laar is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a shot to the body.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T3#
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar backing away here, and Hendrix unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Hendrix's ribs.
Nice body punch from Laar.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendrix lands a jab to Laar's midsection.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hendrix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendrix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laar 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Laar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hendrix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hendrix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Hendrix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendrix looks winded!
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar is looking to chop away at Hendrix's legs.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hendrix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Laar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2#
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendrix tries to land a leg kick but Laar saw it coming and moves away.
Hendrix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar wants to slow Hendrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Hendrix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar is looking to wear down Hendrix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hendrix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar motions for Hendrix to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendrix.
You can see that Hendrix has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Hendrix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Hendrix lands a jab to the head.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hendrix.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar defending well as Hendrix loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laar takes a swing at Hendrix's ribcage but misses.
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix scores with a body shot.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendrix is able to avoid easily.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar misses with a low kick as Hendrix jumps back.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Hendrix moves his leg out of the way.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Hendrix takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hendrix dodges the punch combination from Laar.
Hendrix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Laar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Hendrix throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Hendrix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Hendrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laar lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Hendrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendrix.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Hendrix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendrix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laar.
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hendrix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laar has got the better of the exchanges.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hendrix works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Hendrix checks it.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar tries a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar slips a jab and a cross from Hendrix.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laar scores with a body shot.
#KD#
Laar lands a big head kick that sends Hendrix tumbling to the mat! Laar takes a step backwards and waves Hendrix back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Hendrix is rocked!
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hendrix is still on wobbly legs! Can Laar finish him?
Hendrix misses with a hook to the body
and Laar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar moves out of range as Hendrix strikes.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laar slips under a jab.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix feints a counter leg kick.
Hendrix misses with a double jab.
Laar digs a good body shot into Hendrix's ribs.
Laar tries to work over Hendrix's front leg with a kick but Hendrix checks it.
Hendrix checks a low kick from Laar.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar blocks a low kick nicely.#T4#
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix 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.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendrix throws a body kick that misses.
Hendrix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#KD#
Laar lands a left and a right that send Hendrix crashing to the mat, dazed. Laar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Laar connects with a body shot that sends Hendrix's belly button to the back.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix tries to work over Laar's front leg with a kick but Laar checks it.
Hendrix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendrix checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Laar.#T1#
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendrix. That did some damage!
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hendrix checks a leg kick nicely.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Laar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Akira Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar checks a leg kick.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Laar throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar thuds a left hand into Hendrix's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.
Hendrix misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a three punch combo!
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Laar avoids the punch easily.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Hendrix throws a body kick that misses.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix flicks out a counter leg kick but Laar steps away.
Hendrix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix throws a big shot that misses.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix cracks Laar with an open hand slap.
Hendrix swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Laar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Hendrix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hendrix takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hendrix throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Laar scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laar 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
SP-ICON:Hoo V.S. Adams
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Bill dives in and grabs Laar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laar pushes down on Bill's head and hops out.
Bill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laar defends it well.
Bill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Bill shoots in looking for a takedown but Laar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bill's sensitive parts.
Bill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bill.
Laar thumps Bill with a low kick.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
Bill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar slaps away a takedown attempt from Bill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laar lands a glancing blow to the side of Bill's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Bill down.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bill's calf.
Bill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Bill shoots for a double leg takedown but Laar sprawls well. He's pushed Bill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laar wants it to stay on the feet.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bill.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill. That did some damage!
Bill checks a leg kick.
Bill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Bill down.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar throws a body punch but Bill moves out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar thumps Bill with a low kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Laar misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bill! But no joy.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laar.
Bill just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLaar.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bill shoots for a takedown but Laar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
You can see that Bill has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Bill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laar is looking to stand up but Bill isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Laar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bill looking to pass the guard.
Laar is looking to stand up but Bill isn't so interested in that idea. #T3#
Bill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bill is working Laar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Laar looking for a guillotine here but Bill defends easily.
Laar wants to stand but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill working some strikes from top position.
Bill looking to sit in guard and control but Laar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bill is trying to control the position but Laar postures up.
Laar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bill's guard.#T4#
Laar looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Bill looking for a guillotine here but Laar defends easily.
Bill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Bill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Bill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laar defends it easily.
Laar wanted to stand there but Bill had control of the position. #SU#
Laar stands and steps away. Bill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bill blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill goes for a double leg but Laar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laar continues to drive forward.
Laar throws a leg kick but Bill sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bill.
Bill shoots in for a double leg but Laar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laar digs a good hook to Bill's body.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bill checks a low kick from Laar.
Bill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laar misses with a low kick as Bill jumps back.
Laar misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bill checks it well.
And Bill tries to counter it with a takedown but Laar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laar thows a leg kick but Bill checks it
and Bill counters with a nice uppercut.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bill's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Bill counters with a shoot takedown. Laar fights it but they end up in guard. #T1#
Bill landing some decent shots from guard. #ES#
Laar pushes Bill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Laar throws a series of punches but Bill avoids them all with ease.
Bill changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bill is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Bill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laar defends well and Bill ends up having to push Laar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laar circles away.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Bill closes the distance and clinches up with Laar, looking for a takedown. Bill pushes Laar against the cage but Laar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laar defends it nicely.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bill scores with a jab to the head.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar takes a swing at Bill's ribcage but misses.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Laar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bill circles away quickly and effectively.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Bill's ribs.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bill can do to turn this around?
Bill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar thumps Bill with a low kick.
Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laar swivels and escapes.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bill.
Bill closes the distance and clinches up with Laar, looking for a takedown. Bill pushes Laar against the cage but Laar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
Bill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bill 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.
That kick from Laar tenderised Bill's leg. Bill is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bill.
Bill tries for a takedown but Laar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bill checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Bill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laar defends it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laar as he jumps to the side.
Laar is looking to wear down Bill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laar is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Laar circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Bill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bill 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.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bill dives in for a single leg takedown but Laar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill avoids the head kick by Laar.
Bill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Bill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Laar to the ground. Bill is now in Laar's guard.#ES#
Laar pushes Bill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar throws a leg kick but Bill sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bill moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laar as he jumps to the side.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bill's calf.
Bill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar stuns Bill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Bill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bill moves forwards but Laar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bill manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Laar throws a leg kick but Bill moved away.
Laar misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar lands a head kick. Bill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bill fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Bill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Don T. Bill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laar is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bill connects with a nice short shot to Laar's temple.
Bill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Bill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laar tries to kick Bill off but Bill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES#
Laar kicks Bill off and gets back to his feet.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Bill's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Bill moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
Nice takedown defense from Laar. No joy for Bill on that attempt.
Bill goes for a double leg but Laar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laar continues to drive forward.
Arvo Laar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Bill throws a head kick that misses.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Bill's front leg but catches the back leg as Bill tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Bill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Bill's knee but Bill avoids it well.
Bill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bill looks for a takedown but Laar sprawls well.
Bill misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Bill's leg but Bill calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Bill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laar throws a body punch but Bill moves out of range.
Bill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Bill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar throws a head kick that half lands.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Bill drives through with a takedown into Laar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Laar blocks nicely.
Bill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Bill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Laar wants to stand and escape but Bill is having none of it.
Bill throws a strike but Laar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Bill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laar is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Bill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laar is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Laar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bill is retaining full guard.
Laar is working hard here to advance position.
Don T. Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Bill looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Laar is defending well. Bill quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Laar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bill celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don T. Bill!
An out of breath Don T. Bill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
SP ICON 205 and 265 bash
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego 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.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Laar seems unphased.
Laar slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
Laar avoids the body shot from Diego.
Laar tries a quick counter leg kick but Diego is wise to it.
Diego moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Diego misses with a hook. Laar ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Diego.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Laar feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been hearing reports that Diego has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Laar slips the punch.
Laar unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diego tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laar swivels and escapes.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Laar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Diego scores with a shot to the body.
Laar thumps Diego with a low kick.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego tries for a takedown but Laar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Laar lands a slapping body shot.
Diego thuds a left hand into Laar's body.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diego.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Diego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.#T2#
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Laar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Diego with a nice cross.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Diego attempts a counter takedown but Laar avoids it well and moves away.
A big right from Diego misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Diego shoots in for a takedown but Laar shows good takedown defense.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T3#
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Laar slips the punch.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Laar counters with a thumping low kick.
Diego 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Laar with an uppercut!
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Diego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Diego.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Diego misses.
Laar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Diego down.
A shot to the body from Diego misses
and Laar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Laar is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Laar scores with a body shot.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar is looking to chop away at Diego's legs. #TD#
Diego shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laar's guard.
Laar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laar wants to sweep but no luck.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diego is controlling him.
Diego will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diego postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Laar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diego defends it easily.
Diego connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Laar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diego manages to pass to side control.
Diego stops Laar from getting back to his feet.
Laar tries to roll over but Diego keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Diego there.
Diego wants to pass the guard but Laar is defending well.
Diego 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.
Diego prevents Laar from standing back up.
#SUB2#
Laar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diego pulls his head out easily.
Laar pushes Diego off looking to stand but Diego dives back in and keeps control.
#T2#
Diego trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar won't allow Diego to pass to mount.
Diego wants to take a breather but Laar is having none of it.
Diego trying to pass the guard but Laar defending well.
Diego's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Diego is trying to control the action in half guard but Laar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diego throws a right hand that Laar ducks under and follows up with a left that Laar also avoids with ease.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
#T3#
Diego rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Diego appears to be looking for a big counter.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diego.#TD#
Laar gets caught flat footed, as Diego shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diego advances position into side control!
Laar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laar pushes Diego off looking to stand but Diego dives back in and keeps control.
#T4#
Diego wants to take a breather but Laar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laar is looking to improve his position.
Diego slips a nice elbow through Laar's hands, connecting with Laar's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laar pushes Diego off looking to stand but Diego dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diego scores with a couple of nice shots.
Laar has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Diego takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Laar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego dives in for a single leg takedown but Laar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
Diego scores with a body shot.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Diego off balance momentarily.
Laar moves forwards but Diego connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laar throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Laar only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Laar throws a head kick but Diego moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego works the jab nicely.
Laar lands with a shot to the body.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diego.
A nice side step and Laar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range. #TD#
Diego throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laar was covering up waiting for the punch and Diego finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully.
Diego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diego is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Laar is looking for a triangle but Diego pushes his legs off easily.
Laar is looking to stand up but Diego isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Laar keeping moving, preventing Diego from controlling successfully.
Diego prevents Laar from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily. #T3#
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laar at a distance.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Diego's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego tries to avoid it.
Diego lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego throws the left hand but Laar avoids the punch easily.
Laar throws a leg kick #TD#
and Diego counters with a takedown into side control.
Laar manages to get back to half guard.
Diego looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laar has hold of Diego's hands but Diego slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego stops Laar from getting back to his feet.
Diego is trying to control the action in half guard but Laar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diego lands strikes from half guard.
Diego is trying to control. Laar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laar taking some punishment here, with Diego in his half guard. #T4#
Diego missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laar looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Laar actively working from the bottom here.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diego looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laar is looking for a sweep. Diego is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Diego is controlling him
Diego trying to mount his opponent but Laar defends it.
Diego winds up and cracks Laar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diego 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Diego!
Post fight, Dom Diego stared into the camera and said 'Came to knock this punk out. All he did was spam takedowns and subs big surprise.'.
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