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Event:
BFT-478
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Tuilagi misses with a body kick.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuilagi.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt - Tuilagi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuilagi throwing a counter right hand but Gaffney manages to avoid it.#TD#
Tuilagi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gaffney did well to prevent Tuilagi getting side control.
Tuilagi 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Gaffney's head. #SUB#
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Tuilagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaffney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuilagi.
Tuilagi slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Tuilagi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuilagi lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaffney is trying to maintain the position but Tuilagi is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaffney regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tuilagi. #T2#
Gaffney keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi slips nicely into half guard.
Tuilagi working Gaffney over with strikes.
Tuilagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tuilagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuilagi is looking to take a break and control but Gaffney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Tuilagi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gaffney sees it coming and defends easily.
Tuilagi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gaffney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3##SUB#
Tuilagi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gaffney is looking to improve his position.
Gaffney trying to control from the bottom.
Tuilagi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gaffney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tuilagi is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tuilagi in particular looking to stall.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaffney is refusing to be controlled, as Tuilagi sits in half guard.
Tuilagi looks to land a strike but Gaffney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gaffney wants to sweep here but Tuilagi controlling him for the moment.
Tuilagi chips away with some ground and pound.
Tuilagi stands up over Gaffney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuilagi connects with a couple of short punches.
Tuilagi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaffney wants to sweep here but Tuilagi controlling him for the moment.
Tuilagi connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Tuilagi as Gaffney shoots in.
Tuilagi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaffney.#TD#
Tuilagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gaffney quickly recovers to half guard.
Gaffney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaffney taking some punishment here, with Tuilagi in his half guard.
Tuilagi slows the pace down in half guard.
Tuilagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg.
Gaffney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Tuilagi prevents Gaffney from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Tuilagi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tuilagi lands a nice short elbow.
Gaffney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Tuilagi seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Tuilagi there.
Tuilagi lands strikes from half guard.
Tuilagi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gaffney tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg. #T2#
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Gaffney's head.
Manu Tuilagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuilagi wants to control but Gaffney is keeping him busy.
Tuilagi stalling away here and it's allowed Gaffney to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tuilagi won't allow Gaffney to sweep him here.
Tuilagi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tuilagi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi trying to control but Gaffney is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuilagi postures up in Gaffney's guard and throws a big left but Gaffney blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tuilagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tuilagi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Tuilagi stands up over Gaffney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaffney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tuilagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#
Gaffney is rocked!
Tuilagi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gaffney is still in real trouble! Can Tuilagi finish him?
Gaffney keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gaffney 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.
Gaffney has momentary wrist control but Tuilagi slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Tuilagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuilagi loads up on a big left hand. Gaffney felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Tuilagi looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gaffney can't hide his disappointment, as Tuilagi celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi gave a mention to HERITAGE Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
BFT-471
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Gaffney or perhaps it was just good defense by Brigglett, which made it look bad.
Brigglett stuffs the takedown.
Brigglett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brigglett slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaffney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dane Brigglett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.
Brigglett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brigglett throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaffney.
Brigglett connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Brigglett avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brigglett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaffney.
Brigglett throws a lazy right hand but Gaffney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigglett is looking to clinch but Gaffney is avoiding it.
Brigglett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamish Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Brigglett throws a looping overhand right but Gaffney ducks down to avoid it.
Gaffney swings for the body but Brigglett moves out of range.
Brigglett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaffney lands a head kick. Brigglett smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Dane Brigglett has been cut.
A left and a right from Brigglett both land. Nice combination.
Brigglett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brigglett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD2#
Gaffney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brigglett did well to prevent Gaffney getting side control.#ES#
Brigglett pushes Gaffney off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Brigglett. Those never looked like landing.
Gaffney throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gaffney.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Gaffney tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SU2#
Gaffney stands up.
Gaffney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brigglett.
Brigglett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brigglett wants it to stay on the feet.
Brigglett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gaffney scores with a three punch combo!
Brigglett tries to land a leg kick but Gaffney saw it coming and moves away.
#TD2#
Gaffney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gaffney advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Gaffney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Gaffney misses with the ground and pound.#SU2#
Gaffney decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaffney is defended easily by Brigglett.
Gaffney scoring well with a low kick there.
Brigglett blocks a head kick by Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a nice looking combination but Brigglett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaffney.
An attempted straight right counter from Brigglett misses the target.
Gaffney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaffney misses with a combination
and Brigglett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#TD2#
Gaffney gets a double leg takedown into Brigglett's guard.
Brigglett is looking to stand back up but Gaffney counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brigglett. #REVR#
Gaffney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brigglett defending well though.
Gaffney is looking to advance position but Brigglett won't allow it.
Brigglett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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 Dane Brigglett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dane Brigglett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gaffney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane Brigglett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaffney misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Brigglett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaffney.
Gaffney tries for a takedown but Brigglett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brigglett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaffney circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaffney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Gaffney.
Good leg kick by Brigglett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney misses with a double jab
and Brigglett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigglett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaffney circles away quickly and effectively.
Brigglett jabs Gaffney right on the nose. Gaffney blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Gaffney darts in looking for a takedown but Brigglett gets double underhooks and turns Gaffney into the cage.
Dane Brigglett is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigglett lands a brutal head kick. Gaffney looks out on his feet and Brigglett throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dane Brigglett!
Dane Brigglett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
BFT-465
Date: Jul 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Gaffney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gaffney throws a nice looking combination but Nasir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Nasir does it's job there.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaffney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaffney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nasir blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaffney landing knees to the head.
Gaffney misses with a knee strike.
Gaffney throws a head punch that misses.
Nasir tries to throw a body punch but Gaffney avoids it by throwing Nasir back against the cage.
Nasir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaffney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nasir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaffney's elbow. #T1#
Nasir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaffney's efforts to push away.
Nasir keeps control of Gaffney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaffney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaffney lands an elbow inside that Nasir shrugs off.
Nasir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gaffney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaffney scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Nasir misses its intended target. #TD#
Gaffney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Nasir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaffney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2##SUB2#
Gaffney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nasir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gaffney has managed to get both his arms back between Nasir's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaffney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gaffney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gaffney postures up in Nasir's guard and throws a big left but Nasir blocks it.
Gaffney 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.
Gaffney tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasir is retaining full guard.
Gaffney looking to sit in guard and control but Nasir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Nasir postures up in Gaffney's guard and throws a big left but Gaffney blocks it.
Nasir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaffney is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney wants to stand but Nasir is controlling the position. #ES#
Gaffney pushes Nasir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T3#
Gaffney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaffney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasir slips a jab and a cross from Gaffney.
Nasir thuds a left hand into Gaffney's body.#TD2#
Nasir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gaffney's guard.
Nasir is working Gaffney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nasir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nasir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaffney tries to strike from the bottom.
Gaffney is looking to stand up but Nasir isn't so interested in that idea.
Nasir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Gaffney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nasir throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaffney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nasir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaffney is keeping the position for now.
Nasir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nasir stops Gaffney from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nasir throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaffney counters with a straight right hand.
Gaffney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nasir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaffney swinging wildly here.
Nasir tries a quick counter leg kick but Gaffney is wise to it.
Nasir misses with an uppercut.
Gaffney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 Hamish Gaffney will probably get the nod.
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#
Decent striking displayed by Nasir there.
A swing and a miss from Nasir.
Nasir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gaffney looks for a takedown but Nasir sprawls well.
Gaffney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Gaffney. Those never looked like landing.
Nasir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaffney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaffney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaffney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Nasir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gaffney's guard.
Gaffney is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nasir dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#REVR#
Gaffney taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nasir working away.#T1#
Gaffney is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Nasir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#ROC2#
Gaffney is rocked!
Nasir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Nasir is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaffney is defending well.
Nasir cracks Gaffney with a big right hand but Gaffney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Gaffney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nasir working the body and head with strikes.
Nasir crunches a massive hammerfist down on Gaffney - he's out! Nasir Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kingsley Nasir!
A relieved looking Kingsley Nasir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
BFT-447
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Lim misses with a takedown
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaffney circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lim. That snapped Gaffney's head back.
Lim misses with a takedown
and Gaffney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamish Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo Hwan Lim.#TD2#
Lim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaffney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Lim has gone for a leg lock! Gaffney slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lim's guard.#REVR#
Lim wants to stand up but Gaffney is controlling him. #SUB2#
Lim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaffney scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Gaffney looking to pass the guard.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Gaffney is stalling in the full guard.
Gaffney stopping the sweep attempt from Lim.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Gaffney'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.#SUB2#
Gaffney is posturing up here but Lim has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gaffney tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gaffney has to tap! Slick submission there by Lim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
BFT-441: Pol vs Sturtsil
Date: Mar 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Gaffney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Gaffney will be more careful next time no doubt. #TD#
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Gaffney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gaffney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaffney throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaffney throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gaffney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaffney has time to react.
Hamish Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gaffney swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gaffney misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gaffney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaffney 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.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Gaffney.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Gaffney is quick to defend against it.
Gracie misses with a straight right. #T1#
Gracie tries to bum rush Gaffney with a series of wild strikes but Gaffney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Gaffney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaffney misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gaffney scores with a jab to the head.
Gaffney thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
letting Gracie counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Gaffney shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaffney won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gaffney chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaffney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaffney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaffney advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gaffney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Gaffney controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gaffney defends it easily.
Gaffney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Gaffney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaffney works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaffney defends well.#T3#
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaffney tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaffney landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gaffney trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gaffney scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Gaffney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Gaffney defends easily.
#SUB#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gaffney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gaffney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffney is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Gaffney controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gaffney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaffney working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hamish Gaffney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gaffney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaffney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaffney somewhat.
Gaffney ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gaffney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney darts in looking for a takedown but Gracie gets double underhooks and turns Gaffney into the cage.
Rickson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gaffney.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gaffney misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a hook. Gaffney ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.#T1##TD2#
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gaffney preventing the sweep.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaffney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Gaffney is very close to passing his half guard.
Hamish Gaffney has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
Gaffney is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Gaffney.
Gaffney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Gaffney is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Gaffney is working for a submission of some sort.
#T3#
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gaffney's guard. #REVR#
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie won't allow Gaffney to sweep him here.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie works over Gaffney with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie stands and throws Gaffney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie grinds an elbow into Gaffney's temple.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie is trying to ground and pound but Gaffney uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie to regain half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaffney defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Gaffney avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Gaffney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaffney misses the target.
A jab from Gaffney misses.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaffney shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaffney is looking for the big counter here.
Gaffney connects with a nice looking jab.
Gaffney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaffney looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaffney misses with a wild combination.
#TD2#
Gaffney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Gaffney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney prevents Gracie from improving his position.#T1##SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Gaffney postures up.
Gaffney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gaffney defends well.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaffney lands a couple of digs.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney advances to half guard. #T2#
Gaffney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Gaffney seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gracie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hamish Gaffney!
Rickson Gracie spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame the crowd'.
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