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Event:
OFC 274: Shifter vs Coleman II
Date: Apr 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Chulainn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herald tries to avoid it but Chulainn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herald to the ground. Herald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chulainn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Herald swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Herald presses Chulainn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chulainn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Herald is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Herald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Herald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chulainn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chulainn tries to score a body lock takedown but Herald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Herald.
Chulainn is looking for a takedown.
Herald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Chulainn can't break the clinch.
Herald tries to throw a body punch but Chulainn avoids it by throwing Herald back against the cage.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herald lands a right hand.
Chulainn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulainn can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Herald enables Chulainn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Herald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Herald controlling Chulainn's posture.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Herald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herald 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.#T2#
Chulainn postures up.
Herald is pulling down on Chulainn's head. It's preventing any offense from Chulainn, at least for the moment.
Chulainn postures up in Herald's guard and throws a big left but Herald blocks it.
Herald has his hands on Chulainn's head, controlling the position.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Chulainn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chulainn trying to control the action but Herald is working from the bottom.
Chulainn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Herald gets back to half guard.
Chulainn looks to land a strike but Herald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Herald is trying to control the position but Chulainn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Herald manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Chulainn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Herald has passed into side control.
Chulainn is looking to regain half guard here but Herald keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chulainn is working hard here to advance position.
Chulainn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Herald wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Herald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chulainn staying out of range there.
Herald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chulainn fails with the takedown.#TD#
Chulainn scores with a takedown into Herald's guard.
Chulainn throws a strike but Herald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Herald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1#
Herald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Herald advances position into side control!
Chulainn is trying to get back to half guard.
Chulainn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Herald trying to pass the guard but Chulainn defending well.
Chulainn trying to get back to full guard but Herald takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Chulainn manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T2#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chulainn is trying to get back to full guard.
Herald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chulainn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chulainn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Herald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chulainn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herald's guard. #REVR##T3#
Chulainn looking to sit in guard and control but Herald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Herald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chulainn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herald stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is trying to keep Herald in close.
Herald stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.#T4#
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herald forces his way into half guard.
Herald passes to side control.
Herald is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chulainn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB2#
Herald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herald trying to control the action but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald 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! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Chulainn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Herald!
Herald is looking for a sweep.
Chulainn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Herald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chulainn trying to control the position but Herald is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chulainn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Herald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chulainn.
#T1#
You can see the frustration on Herald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cu Chulainn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herald manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chulainn's best efforts.
We've been hearing that Chulainn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Chulainn.
Herald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
Nice strikes from Chulainn there.
Chulainn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herald's head.
Herald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chulainn throws a strike but Herald avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chulainn trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Herald keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Chulainn throws a big elbow that misses.
Herald has control of Chulainn's left arm, preventing Chulainn from doing any damage.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Herald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herald is pulling down on Chulainn's head. It's preventing any offense from Chulainn, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Herald avoids the body shot from Chulainn.
Chulainn scores with a nice right hand.
Herald throws an overhand right that lands on Chulainn's shoulder, as Chulainn tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Chulainn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Herald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chulainn is in Herald's guard.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Herald blocks nicely.
Herald is trying to control the position but Chulainn postures up.
Herald seems keen to control Chulainn's posture.
Herald is continuing to stall.
Chulainn trying to move into half guard but instead Herald has managed to sweep!#REVB##T4#
Chulainn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herald manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Herald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Herald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chulainn pushing down on Herald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Herald has hold of Chulainn's hands but Chulainn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cu Chulainn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cu Chulainn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Herald 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Herald!
A very excited looking Travis Herald 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:
OFC 265: Rockin vs Santos
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Herald throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Herald takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Herald cracks Rutherford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Rutherford has closed the distance and engaged Herald in a clinch.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Herald prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutherford has him pressed against the cage.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Herald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford is leaning against Herald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow. #T1#
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Herald.
Herald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Herald.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Herald misses with some punches.
Herald working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Herald.
Herald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Herald.
A short uppercut from Herald.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Herald misses with a body punch.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
Herald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Herald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald takes a shot to the head.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Herald.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Herald.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herald backwards. #BC#
Herald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutherford, right into the meat.
Herald misses with a body shot.
Herald avoids a kick to the body.
#KD#
Herald drops Rutherford with a beautiful combination! Rutherford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Herald is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Rutherford is rocked!
Rutherford is looking to slow Herald down with leg kicks.
Rutherford is still on wobbly legs! Can Herald finish him?#T3#
Rutherford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rutherford seems to have recovered his senses.
Herald lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Herald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutherford throws a low kick, looking for Herald's leg but Herald calmly moves out of range.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Herald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Herald jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutherford dips to his left and cracks Herald with an uppercut!
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Rutherford scores with a punch 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!
Rutherford catches Herald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rutherford looks for the body kick but Herald saw that one coming.
Rutherford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutherford tried to score with a low kick but Herald checks it.
Rutherford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Rutherford throws a front kick aimed at Herald's knee but Herald avoids it well.
Herald lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming.
Herald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herald connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Herald misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Rutherford.
A big right from Herald misses.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Herald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Rutherford rushes Herald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#BC#
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Rutherford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Herald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Herald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford flicks out a counter leg kick but Herald steps away.
Rutherford misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking cross lands there for Herald.
Rutherford cracks Herald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutherford scoring well with a low kick there.
Herald throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Rutherford misses
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Herald cracks Rutherford with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rutherford looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Herald finish him?
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutherford avoids a kick to the body.
Herald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutherford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Good leg kick by Herald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good exchange - Rutherford coming out on top.
Herald misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutherford throws out the jab.
Herald is looking to chop away at Rutherford's legs.
Herald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutherford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutherford's head.#CL2#
Rutherford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Herald blocks a body shot from Rutherford. #BC#
Herald manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutherford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford thuds a left hand into Herald's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutherford. Herald shrugs it off though.
Rutherford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Herald moves out of range.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T2#
Herald throws a head kick but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Herald closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rutherford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That kick from Herald tenderised Rutherford's leg. Rutherford is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutherford with a nice cross.
Rutherford lands with a cross.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Herald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutherford lands a jab.
Rutherford scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Herald checks the leg kick.#T3#
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heralds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD#
Oooooh!!! Herald has knocked Rutherford down with a huge combo! Herald steps away and waves a wobbly Rutherford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Herald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutherford walks into a straight right hand from Herald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford slips a straight right by Herald.
Herald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Rutherford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald misses with a body shot.
Travis Herald is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford 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.
Herald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herald can pounce on him.
Herald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Herald on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford connects with a body shot that sends Herald's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herald looks to land a combination but Rutherford avoids it well.
Rutherford stuns Herald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Herald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Herald will feel that in the morning.
Herald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutherford is looking to slow Herald down with leg kicks.
Jab by Rutherford.
Herald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rutherford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herald on the side of the head. #CL2#
Rutherford has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford pushes Herald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Herald's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Donk. Rutherford catches Herald right on the button with a cross.#KD2#
Rutherford drops Herald with a beautiful combination! Herald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rutherford is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Herald is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Herald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Herald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herald walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Herald is holding his hands too far apart here. Rutherford throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Herald is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Rutherford!
As Thomas Rutherford got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Rutherford's own Pedro'.
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Event:
OFC 258: Price vs Pasha
Date: Feb 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Herald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Herald.
Herald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Travis Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasts throws a good cross that connects.
Blasts throws an overhand right that lands on Herald's shoulder, as Herald tries to avoid the shot.
Herald lands a leg kick that knocks Blasts off balance momentarily.
Blasts moves away from the strike by Herald.
Blasts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Herald ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.#CL2#
Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Herald breaks the clinch.
Blasts throws a looping overhand right but Herald ducks down to avoid it.
Herald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blasts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blasts.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herald. Blasts does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Herald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blasts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Herald misses.
Blasts connects with the punch.
Blasts staying out of range there.
Herald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blasts is out of range and Herald settles back down.
Blasts throws a hook but Herald blocks it.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
Herald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Herald moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Herald scores with a head kick.
Herald lands a nice shot 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!
Herald throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Blasts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herald throws out the jab.
Herald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
Herald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blasts.#T2#
Herald misses with a hook
and Blasts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Herald.
Blasts throws the left hand but Herald avoids the punch easily.
Blasts walks into a left hand.
Herald throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Blasts's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blasts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Herald lands a front kick.
Blasts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blasts throws a hook but Herald avoids it easily.
Blasts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herald is out of range and Blasts settles back down.
Herald tries to clinch but Blasts is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Blasts misses its target.
Herald misses with a body shot.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Blasts lands a right hook to the body.
Herald blocks a jab.
Blasts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blasts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herald.
#T3#
A low kick from Herald is predictable there
and Blasts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Herald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasts.
Herald throws a leg kick but Blasts checks it.
Herald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Blasts missing with a left hand there. Herald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herald throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Herald finds it's target.
Herald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herald takes one to the side of the head.
Herald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herald.
A jab from Blasts misses.
Herald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blasts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Herald misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Herald throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald takes a swing at Blasts's ribcage but misses.
Blasts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Blasts finds it's way through Herald's defenses.
Herald punishes Blasts's body with a nice straight punch.
Blasts digs a good body shot into Herald's ribs.
Herald scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts tries a low kick but Herald avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Blasts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Herald doesn't seem phased though.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Blasts lands a nice shot to the body.
Blasts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Blasts misses
and Herald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts lands a jab to the head.
Blasts misses with a looping right.
Blasts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Blasts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blasts scores with the left hand. Herald knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod.
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#
Blasts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Herald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herald missing with a left hand there. Blasts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herald lands with a shot to the body.
Herald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Herald takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Herald.
Herald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blasts circles away quickly and effectively.
Herald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blasts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald scores with a nice strike.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.
Herald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blasts's hands.
Blasts throws a front kick aimed at Herald's knee but Herald avoids it well.
A low kick from Blasts misses
enabling Herald to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
Herald 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.
Blasts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herald manages to avoid it.#T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Blasts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Herald misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Blasts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Herald.
Herald connects with a looping right hand.
Herald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blasts scores with a decent looking hook.
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blasts.
Herald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts misses with a kick to the body.
Herald throws a leg kick but Blasts moved away.
Herald blocks a leg kick.
Herald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herald misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Blasts.
A left lands for Herald.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Blasts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Blasts.#T2#
Herald works over Blasts's head and body with a nice combination.
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
Herald tries to counter with a clinch but Blasts shakes him off and moves away.
Blasts takes a swing at Herald's ribcage but misses.
Blasts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Herald is able to avoid easily.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Blasts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.
Blasts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Herald will feel that in the morning.
Herald lands a nice shot to the body.
Blasts misses with a hook.
It seemed like Herald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blasts.
Herald misses with a few strikes there.
Blasts throwing a counter right hand but Herald manages to avoid it.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Herald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Herald swings for the body but Blasts moves out of range.
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Herald tries to clinch up.
Herald misses the body punch
and Blasts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Blasts.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Herald throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blasts to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Herald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasts.
Herald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Blasts slips the punch.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Blasts saw that one coming.
Herald scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herald in his tracks.
Herald is looking to score with low kicks.#T4#
Blasts throws the left hand but Herald avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Herald misses
and Blasts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herald swings for the body but Blasts moves out of range.
Herald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blasts.
Herald throws a hook to the side of Blasts's head but Blasts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blasts throwing a counter right hand but Herald manages to avoid it.
Herald ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
Herald looks to throw the jab but Blasts is out of range.
Blasts throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Herald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Herald.
Herald misses with a body punch
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blasts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blasts throwing a counter right hand but Herald manages to avoid it.
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.
Blasts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Herald throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
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#
The crowd cheers as Herald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blasts doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Blasts misses.
Herald checks a leg kick.
Herald throws a leg kick but Blasts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Herald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Herald.
Blasts scores with a jab.
Blasts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heralds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Herald motions for Blasts to come forward. Herald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.
Blasts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A clash of legs there as Blasts blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Blasts misses its intended target.
Blasts swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Blasts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Herald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasts.
Blasts throws a chopping leg kick but Herald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blasts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blasts jabs Herald right on the nose. Herald blinks but takes it well.
Blasts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Herald cracks the inside of Blasts's front leg.
Herald throws a hook to the side of Blasts's head but Blasts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
Herald jabs Blasts right on the nose. Blasts blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herald. #T2#
Herald throws a nice looking combination but Blasts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herald staying out of range there.
Herald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Herald misses with an uppercut.
Blasts checks a low kick from Herald.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Blasts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blasts throws a body kick that misses.
Herald walks into a jab.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Herald throws a leg kick but Blasts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
Blasts throws a shot from downtown. Herald moves away and avoids it.
Herald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blasts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herald is looking to slow Blasts down with leg kicks.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Herald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Herald tried to score with a low kick but Blasts checks it.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Herald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blasts. Blasts obviously looking to wear him down.
Herald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald throws a low kick but Blasts avoids it.
Blasts thumps Herald with a low kick.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
A slow jab from Herald misses its intended target.
Blasts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Blasts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Herald throws a low kick, looking for Blasts's leg but Blasts calmly moves out of range.
Herald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Herald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blasts to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Herald there.#T4#
Herald moves out of range as Blasts strikes.
Blasts blocks a leg kick.
Herald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Blasts.
Blasts loads up on a big right hand but Herald slips the punch.
Blasts lands a jab.
Blasts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blasts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Blasts blocks the low kick.
Herald throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts throws a looping overhand right but Herald ducks down to avoid it.
Blasts throws a series of punches but Herald avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Blasts.
Herald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blasts counters with a stiff right hand.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Blasts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blasts 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rupert Blasts!
A less than humble Rupert Blasts misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
OFC 251: Coherence
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Herald connects with the punch.
Herald misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Herald 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.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Herald clinches.
Herald working aggressively here.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Herald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herald wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
Bishop tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Herald.
Herald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Herald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herald lands a right hand.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Herald misses with the head strike.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Herald avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Herald tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land. #BC2#
Herald breaks from the clinch.
Bishop scores with a jab. Herald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Herald misses with a kick to the body.
Herald misses with a straight right.
Herald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Herald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herald works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herald scores with a nice strike.
Bishop stuns Herald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but Herald moves out of range easily.
Herald throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Herald throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Herald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3#
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop tries to clinch but Herald is having none of it.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Herald throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Herald throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Herald is predictable there
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Herald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Herald counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
Herald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
Herald moves into the clinch.
Herald can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Herald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herald.
Herald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Herald.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Herald flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.#CL#
Bishop closes the distance and pushes Herald back into the cage.#BC2#
Herald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Herald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herald avoids it.
Herald lands a body punch.
Herald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Herald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Herald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Herald blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Herald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Herald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Herald.
#BC2#
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Herald lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Herald saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Herald finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Herald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop takes a swing at Herald's ribcage but misses.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Herald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herald cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Herald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good exchange - Herald coming out on top.
Herald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop cracks the inside of Herald's front leg.
Herald wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Herald moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Bishop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Herald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Herald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Herald saw that one coming.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Herald's body.#CL#
Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Herald.
Herald lands a shot to the body.
Travis Herald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards. #BC2#
Herald breaks from the clinch.
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bishop was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Herald is looking to clinch.
Bishop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Herald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Herald scores with a jab.
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!
Herald tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range. #T4##CL2#
Herald gets a clinch. #BC2#
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Herald.
Herald lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Herald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herald tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Herald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Herald managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop is looking to control Herald's arms but Herald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bishop has his back to the cage.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Herald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Herald has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Herald won't want to take too many of those.
Herald tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Herald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herald scores with a shoulder strike.
Herald lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Herald misses with a body punch.
Herald pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Herald back against the cage.
Herald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Herald lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Herald avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herald or not. #T1#
Herald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Herald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herald can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Herald lands a right hand.
Herald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Herald misses with a body punch.
Herald blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Herald lands an uppercut.
Herald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Herald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Herald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herald lands with a short shot to the head.
Bobby Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald lands a nice shot to the body.
Herald is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Herald tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Herald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herald pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Herald.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bishop tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
#BC#
Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Herald moved out of range.
Herald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bishop on the side of the head.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Herald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Herald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop throws a body punch but Herald moves out of range. #T4#
Herald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Herald avoids a kick to the body.
Herald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herald fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Herald closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Herald.
A short right from Herald. #CUT2#
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Herald prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Herald.
Herald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Herald misses with the head strike.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Herald as Bishop tries to tie him up.
Herald tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Herald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Herald 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Herald!
Travis Herald 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Yol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Herald lands a nice shot to the body.
Herald 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.
Yol throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Herald forces Yol back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Herald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herald.
Herald lands a lovely overhand right.
Yol misses with a right hand
and Herald counters with a left to the body.
Herald misses with a straight left.
Herald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yol doesn't seem bothered though.
Yol swinging wildly here.
Herald scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yol was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
Herald slips a jab and a cross from Yol.
Herald throws a body shot but no joy.
Herald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Herald defending well as Yol loads up on a big left hand.
Herald catches Yol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yol.
Herald tries to clinch
and Yol counters with a nice uppercut.
Herald missing with a left hand there. Yol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yol throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Herald.
A jab from Yol misses.
It seemed like Herald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Herald is looking to score with low kicks.
SB Yol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Yol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yol's corner calls for a 1-2. Yol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Herald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yol manages to avoid it.
Yol avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald ducks under a wild hook from Yol.
Yol keeps the fight on the outside.
Yol wants to clinch
enabling Herald to counter with a crisp jab.
Yol misses with a hook.
Herald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yol rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Herald.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Herald misses.
Yol went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yol throws a series of punches but Herald avoids them all with ease.
Herald raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Herald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yol.
Herald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Herald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Herald moves out of range as Yol strikes.
A punch combination from Herald misses.
Yol dips to his left and cracks Herald with an uppercut!
Yol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Yol misses the target.
Herald stuns Yol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yol misses with a series of wild punches.
Yol takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yol throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Herald! But no joy.
Herald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Yol misses.
Herald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yol lands with a right hand. #T4#
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!
Herald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yol tries to clinch but Herald is having none of it.
Yol misses with a lunging right hand
and Herald counters with an outside leg kick.
Yol throws a big shot that misses.
Yol looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
Herald lands a jab to Yol's midsection.
Yol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
Yol throws an off balance right hand
and Herald counters with a straight right hand.
Yol throws a jab when Herald was well out of range.
Yol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Yol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yol feints a jab promting Herald to slip. Yol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Herald slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yol needs to keep his hands up - Herald had a free shot at his head there.
Yol misses with a hook
and Herald counters with a body kick that stops Yol in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald 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#
Yol misses with a straight left.
Yol misses with an uppercut
and Herald counters with a left and a right that stings Yol.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yol tries to clinch up but Herald circles away and keeps his distance.
Yol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herald counters with a good low kick that Yol was not able to check.
Herald scores with a jab.
Yol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herald counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Yol is rocked!
Yol throws an off balance right hand
and Herald counters with a huge left! Yol is in big trouble! He's backing up but Herald isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yol from any more damage. A dominating finish by Herald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
Travis Herald 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.
The defeated SB Yol had this to say: 'Vengeance will be mine'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Herald keeps the fight on the outside.
Herald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Herald scores with a jab. Thuny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thuny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Herald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thuny has time to react.
Thuny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herald. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herald.
Herald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thuny's efforts to push away.
Thuny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Herald just stands there and leans against the cage.
Herald lands with a right to the head.
Thuny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thuny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Herald smiles and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Thuny has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Thuny. That's going to take a lot out of 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!
Thuny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Thuny 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.#T1#
Thuny misses with a right hand
and Herald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thuny is looking to score with low kicks.
Herald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thuny looks for a takedown but Herald sprawls well.
Thuny wants to clinch up but Herald keeps it at a distance.
Herald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thuny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Herald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thuny somewhat.
Herald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thuny at a distance.
Herald's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thuny under the eye.
Herald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thuny has time to react.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Herald as he connects with a hook.
Herald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Herald lands a left and a right that send Thuny crashing to the mat, dazed. Herald thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Thuny is rocked!
Thuny misses with a takedown attempt - Herald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oh Thuny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thuny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Herald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thuny. Thuny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Thuny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Herald lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Thuny falls backwards - clearly groggy! Herald dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
Travis Herald 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:
T168
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Herald moves out of range as Hanolla throws a body kick.
Herald only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Herald 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.
Hanolla misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Herald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanolla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Herald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Hanolla moves out of range as Herald strikes.
Jab, jab by Hanolla - just one landing.
Herald wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanolla misses the target.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanolla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Herald throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herald.
Herald lands with a short shot to the head.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanolla's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Hanolla.
Hanolla blocks an uppercut.
Herald tries to throw a body punch but Hanolla avoids it by throwing Herald back against the cage.
Herald working aggressively here.
Herald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanolla controls his hands.
Herald lands a left hand.
Herald works on Hanolla's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herald.
Herald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanollas head.
Herald blocks an uppercut.
Herald managing to block the knees to the body from Hanolla.
Hanolla working aggressively here.
Herald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
#T2#
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herald struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanolla controls his hands.
Herald can't find room to land a body shot as Hanolla controls the action.
Herald lands with a short shot to the head.
Herald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanolla backwards.
Hanolla prevents a body shot from Herald.
A short uppercut from Herald.
Herald misses with some punches.
Hanolla lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanolla scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanolla.
Hanolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanolla can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Hanolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanolla controls his hands.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
Hanolla lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Hanolla manages to pull guard.
Herald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herald sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanolla trying to control the position.
Herald controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Hanolla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Herald defends well.#T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Herald tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanolla is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Hanolla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Herald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Herald wants to control from the top but Hanolla keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Herald takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herald.
Herald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanolla throws a right hand that misses
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanolla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanolla misses with a wild body shot.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanolla looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Herald! But no joy.
Hanolla tried to score with a low kick but Herald checks it.
Hanolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herald.
Hanolla misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herald.
A bone on bone clash there as Herald blocks the leg kick.
Hanolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Herald tries to score with a low kick but Hanolla moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Herald fails to land with a series of punches.
Herald throws a body kick that misses.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanolla throws a combination. Herald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Herald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanolla.
Hanolla feints and then cracks Herald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Herald down.
Herald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanolla.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanolla. That's going to slow Herald down.
Hanolla throws a leg kick
and Herald counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanolla misses with a jab to the body
and Herald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herald.
Herald throws a nice looking combination but Hanolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Herald. That did some damage!
Hanolla connects with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Herald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Herald misses with a low kick.#T2#
Hanolla scores with a punch to the head.
Herald throws an off balance right hand
and Hanolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herald lands a slapping body shot.
Hanolla throws a low kick, looking for Herald's leg but Herald calmly moves out of range.
Herald stalks Hanolla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanolla's face. Hanolla staggers backwards, shaken.
Hanolla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herald checks it well.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.
A jab from Herald misses.
Hanolla looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
Hanolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herald can pounce on him.
Herald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hanolla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
Herald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Hanolla lands but Herald takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanolla.
#T3#
Hanolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herald.
Herald throws a lazy right hand but Hanolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Herald swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
Hanolla looks to land a body kick but Herald moved away.
Herald appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanolla lands a nice looking body shot.
Herald tests Hanolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanolla, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Hanolla blocks the low kick.
Herald takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanolla feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hanolla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Herald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.#T4#
Herald throws a right hand that misses
and Hanolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jutta Hanolla is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Herald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanolla.
Hanolla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanolla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Herald to score with a decent uppercut.
Herald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanolla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herald.
Herald wants to clinch up but Hanolla keeps it at a distance.
Herald throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanolla blocks the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanolla misses its target.
Hanolla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Herald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Herald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanolla on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Herald throws a shot from downtown. Hanolla moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanolla. That's going to slow Herald down.
Hanolla misses with a hook.
Hanolla throws a good cross that connects.
Hanolla clobbers Herald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanolla feints and then cracks Herald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Herald down.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Herald misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanolla.
Herald checks a leg kick.
Hanolla scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
Herald moves out of range of the body kick.
Herald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Herald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanolla checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Herald throws a lazy head kick
and Hanolla counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Hanolla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanolla with a nice cross.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but Herald moved away.
Hanolla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herald is out of range and Hanolla settles back down.
Herald throws a counter combo.
Hanolla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Herald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herald digs a good hook to Hanolla's body.
Hanolla moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanolla moves away from the strike by Herald.
Herald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanolla throws a hook but Herald blocks it.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.
Herald tries to counter with a clinch but Hanolla shakes him off and moves away.
Herald scores with the left hand. Hanolla knows he should have avoided that one.
Jutta Hanolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Herald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanolla 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla thows a leg kick but Herald checks it
and Herald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanolla misses with a double jab
and Herald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanolla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Herald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanolla moves forwards but Herald connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Herald.
Hanolla lands a front kick.
Herald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanolla walks into a jab.
Herald throws a series of punches but Hanolla avoids them all with ease.
Hanolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Herald's sensitive parts. #T3#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Herald.
Hanolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herald throws a low kick but Hanolla avoids it.
Hanolla misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Herald counters by moving into the clinch.
Herald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
Hanolla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Herald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald misses with some punches.
Hanolla prevents a body shot from Herald.
Hanolla is trying to pull guard but Herald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Hanolla manages to pull guard.
Herald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4##SUB#
Hanolla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Herald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Herald sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Herald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanolla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Herald has managed to get both his arms back between Hanolla's legs - danger averted.
Hanolla keeping moving, preventing Herald from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Hanolla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Jutta Hanolla.
I think Herald 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
T163
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Herald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Labak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Herald counters with a thumping low kick.
Labak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Labak swats away the attempt to clinch by Herald.
Labak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Labak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Labak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Labak.
Herald throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Labak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Labak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herald wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Labak scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Labak trying to work for an americana but Herald has managed to regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labak wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Herald has Labak pulled in close to control his posture.
Labak is stalling in the full guard.
Labak wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Labak looking to pass the guard.
Labak looking to sit in guard and control but Herald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Labak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Labak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herald sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Well, if Labak 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.
Labak misses with a head shot. Herald uses the momentum to regain guard.
Labak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herald's head.
Labak working some strikes from top position.
Herald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Herald holds on and takes a little breather. #T3#
Labak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Labak is looking to pass into half guard but Herald pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Herald is in guard.#REVR#
Herald preventing the sweep.
Herald stands and throws Labak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Labak is looking to reverse the position.
Labak is trying to control Herald's posture but Herald avoids it.
Herald trying to control the position but Labak is working away.
Labak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Labak struggling a bit here.
Labak is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Labak struggling a bit here.
Labak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Labak is looking for a sweep.
Labak is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herald off and has taken his back!
Herald is covering up but some of the strikes from Labak are getting through and doing damage.
Labak is working the ground and pound. Can Herald escape?
Labak scores with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labak trying to control.
Labak controlling well, preventing Herald from escaping the position.
Herald covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak 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#
Herald lands with a cross.
Herald's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Labak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herald scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Labak misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Labak misses its intended target.
Herald tries to clinch but Labak is having none of it.
Labak misses with a straight right.
Labak blocks the body kick.
Labak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Herald misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Labak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak throws out a loose jab but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald scores with a sloppy right hand. Labak should have avoided that one. #CL#
Herald moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Labak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Herald.#T1#
Labak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Labak avoids the head kick by Herald.
Herald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Labak.#CL#
Herald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Labak, pushing him back against the cage.
Herald pushes Labak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Labak blocks a body shot from Herald.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Labak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Labak.
Labak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Labak is working Herald over against the cage.
Herald misses with a body punch.
A short left from Herald.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald. #T2#
A short uppercut from Herald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Labak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Labak lands with a light punch inside.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Labak breaks from the clinch.
Herald looks to score with a jab to the body but Labak is just out of range.
Labak replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Herald blocks it well.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Labak saw that one coming.
Herald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Labak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herald backing away here, and Labak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Labak clinches with his opponent.
Labak misses with the head strike.
Travis Herald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Herald lands a hook that snaps the head of Labak backwards.
Labak tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Labak back against the cage.
Labak struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
#T3#
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald prevents a body shot from Labak.
Herald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Herald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Travis Herald is winning the standup battle so far.
Labak looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
Herald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Herald swings widly with a right hand
and Labak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Labak.
Labak has a takedown stuffed.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Labak flicks out a counter leg kick but Herald steps away.
Herald lands with a straight right. Labak didn't see that one coming.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labak throws the left hand but Herald avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Labak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Herald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Labak counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Herald 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 big right from Herald misses.
Labak swats away the attempt to clinch by Herald.
Travis Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herald can pounce on him.
Herald throws a low kick but Labak moves out of range easily.
Herald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Labak's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Herald's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Herald misses.
Labak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herald.
Labak takes one on the button.
Herald closes the distance but Labak moves to the side
and Labak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Labak walks into a stiff left hand from Herald.
Herald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Herald misses the target.
Herald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herald throws a sloppy head kick and Labak moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak connects with a body shot.
Herald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herald throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Labak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Herald doesn't manage to clinch there - Labak circles away.
#T1##CL#
Labak tries to keep at a distance but Herald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Labak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labak misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Labak.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Labak.
Labak misses with a punch to the body.
Labak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Labak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Labak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Labak as the two fighters clinch.
Labak lands a nice uppercut.
Labak cracks Herald with a nice body shot.
Labak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Labak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Herald uses from the top position.
Herald stopping the sweep attempt from Labak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Labak's guard. #T2##SUB#
Herald is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Labak sees it coming and defends easily.
Labak tries to get to full guard but Herald has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Labak actively working from the bottom here.
Labak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Labak.
Labak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Labak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3#
Labak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Labak 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.
Labak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Labak trying to mount his opponent but Herald defends it.
Labak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Labak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Labak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Labak.
Kabal Labak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Labak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herald's head. #T4#
Labak lands with a punch from half guard.
Labak not doing much here.
Labak prevents Herald from improving his position.
Labak 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.
Herald desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Herald wants to get back to full guard.
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. Labak connects with a nice short shot to Herald's temple.
Labak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabal Labak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Labak 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabal Labak!
Kabal Labak made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Event:
T159 Rubin vs Beck
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green blocks a body shot from Herald.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Herald lands an uppercut.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald misses with some punches.
Herald misses with some punches.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Herald.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green misses with a body punch.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
#T1#
Herald misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Herald fails to land.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Herald.
Green lands an uppercut.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herald is breathing heavily.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
I was talking to Herald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries to work over Herald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Green has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Herald misses with a body punch.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Herald tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with a body punch.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Green blocks a body shot from Herald. #T3#
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald digs a right hand underneath Green's ribcage. Green let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Green has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Herald is trying to keep an underhook but Green manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Herald is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green wants to pass the guard but Herald is defending well.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Green is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Herald has managed to free his arm - good work. #T4#
Green throwing shots but Herald is blocking nicely.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Herald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Green.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Herald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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!
Green looks to land a strike but Herald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Green 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#
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green keeps Herald at a distance using the push kick.
Green throws a wild body kick that Herald sees coming a mile off.
Herald misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Herald tries to move into range but Green moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Herald 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herald checks it well.
Herald is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Herald's front leg but catches the back leg as Herald tries to avoid it.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Herald misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Herald didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green pushes down on Herald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Herald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herald keeps working.
Green misses with a head shot. Herald uses the momentum to regain guard.
Herald has Green pulled in close to control his posture.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Herald has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Herald has wrist control.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Herald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Herald is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herald's head.#T4#
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paul Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Herald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green is working Herald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herald's head.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green chips away with some ground and pound.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Herald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Green misses with a straight left.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green. #CL#
Herald closes the distance and clinches.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is working Herald over against the cage.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green cracks Herald with a nice body shot.#T1#
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herald backwards. #ROC2#
Herald is rocked!
Paul Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Herald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green tries a body shot but Herald blocks it.
Herald seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Travis Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Herald controls the action.
Herald throws a head punch that misses.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herald throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herald.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herald or not.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Green.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Herald working aggressively here.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green blocking some punches.
#T3#
Green digs a right hand underneath Herald's ribcage. Herald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green presses Herald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green digs a right hand into Herald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herald's gas tank.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Herald has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Herald misses with some punches.
Green lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herald.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald blocks a body shot from Green.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Green works on Herald's body with a couple of short punches.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Herald prevents a body shot from Green.
Herald misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Herald controls his hands.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herald.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
T155 Spillane vs Rubin III
Date: Aug 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
Herald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Beast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast misses with a right hand
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Herald gets double underhooks and turns Beast into the cage.
Herald misses with a looping left.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Herald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Herald appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herald.
Beast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Herald avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Herald slips the punch.#T1#
Herald slips a straight right by Beast.
Herald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Herald's shoulder, as Herald tries to avoid the shot.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast fails with the takedown
and Herald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Herald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beast's knee momentarily.
Beast moves out of range as Herald strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Beast misses its target.
Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Herald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Beast misses.
Herald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald thuds his right hand into Beast's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beast with a lazy takedown attempt
and Herald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beast misses with a shot to the body
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast misses with a wild combination.
Beast with a poor takedown
and Herald counters with a head kick.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Herald is looking to slow Beast down with leg kicks.
Beast throws a leg kick but Herald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Herald throws out a counter right but Beast avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Beast catches Herald right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Beast shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Herald is trying to defend but Beast finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beast tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herald knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Herald keeping hold of Beast's head, controlling as best he can.
Beast trying to control the action but Herald is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Beast is working for a kimura but Herald is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Beast is working for a submission of some sort.
Herald is pressing down on Beast's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herald pulls Beast in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Herald 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald 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#
Beast swings widly with a right hand
and Herald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beast swings widly with a right hand
#KD2#
and Herald counters with a crisp one two that drops Beast! Herald thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beast to his feet! Beast is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Beast is rocked!
Herald lands with a big right hook that stumbles Beast - he's out on his feet here! Herald follows up with another monster hook that separates Beast from consciousness! Beast falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Herald stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Travis Herald!
Travis Herald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Syn 447 - Murphy vs. Saibot
Date: Jun 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Herald throws a big shot that misses.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Herald clobbers Woods with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Herald swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Woods counters by clinching up.
Herald presses Woods against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Herald tries to tie him up.
Herald is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Herald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Herald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Herald backwards.
Herald wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Herald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald wants to stall.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herald digs a right hand underneath Woods's ribcage. Woods let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Herald tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Herald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Herald catches Woods right on the button with a cross.#T2#
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
As Herald tries to get set, Woods tries to push him back and clinch up but Herald manages to avoid the attempt.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herald with a nice cross.
Herald misses with a takedown attempt
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Woods wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woods in his tracks.
Herald cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Herald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Herald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Herald has been cut.
Herald scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Herald slips a jab from Woods.
Herald 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.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Herald's corner calls for a 1-2. Herald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Herald misses with a body punch
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Herald.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Herald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Herald. Herald obviously looking to wear him down.
Herald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Herald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herald unleashes a big counter combination but Woods bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Herald throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Woods instigates a clinch.
Woods lands with a short shot to the head.
Herald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Herald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Herald takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herald controlling the action here for a moment.
Herald blocks an uppercut.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Herald misses with a straight right.
Herald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods is looking to counter punch.
Herald throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Herald.
Herald looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Woods tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Herald manages to circle out of the way.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Herald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Woods is trying to stand up here but Herald is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Herald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Herald stops Woods from getting back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Herald tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woods there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herald connects with a leg kick. Woods looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods is looking to counter the offense by Herald and move into the clinch.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Woods swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Herald doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T2#
Woods has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Herald finds it's way round the side to connect with Woods's head.
Herald thumps Woods with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods backing away here, and Herald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Herald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Herald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald misses with a hook
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Herald lands a lovely overhand right.
Herald wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Herald stuns Woods with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target. #T3#
Herald jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Woods tries to clinch up but Herald circles away and keeps his distance.
Herald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herald scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one.
Herald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herald lands with a nice body kick.
A cross from Herald lands.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods is looking to counter punch.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Herald is looking to land body kicks.
Herald misses with a few strikes there.
Woods seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Herald connects with a body shot that sends Woods's belly button to the back.#T4#
Woods misses with a looping right.
Herald is looking to chop away at Woods's legs.
Woods throws a big counter combination but Herald scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Herald has his takedown stuffed
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Woods tries to counter by clinching up but Herald breaks away and moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Herald there.
Herald misses with a hook
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
It looked like Woods was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Herald.
Herald tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Woods on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Herald lands with an uppercut that bounces Woods off the cage and back into range.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woods has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herald throws a head kick that half lands.
Herald misses the jab.
Woods avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald throws a right hand that misses
and Herald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods moves out of range as Herald strikes.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Herald manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Woods moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woods.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Herald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woods working aggressively here.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Woods seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Herald can turn it around.
Woods prevents a body shot from Herald.
Herald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
#BC2#
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Herald misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
Woods checks a low kick from Herald.
Nice straight punches there by Herald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herald.
Herald tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
Woods seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Herald misses with a body kick.
Herald throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Herald.
Carl Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Herald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woods's hands.
Herald lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Herald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woods stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Herald misses
and Herald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Herald.
Herald misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herald thuds his shin into the meat of Woods's side.
Herald misses with an uppercut
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Herald misses with a hook.
Herald looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
It looked like Woods was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herald throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Herald misses with a right hand
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Herald throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Herald scores with a punch to the head.
Herald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Herald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woods momentarily.
Herald misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T4#
Herald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Herald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Herald throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Herald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herald.
Herald misses with a hook
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Herald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Herald 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Herald!
Travis Herald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Syn 428 - Never Give Up
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Herald.
A head kick misses from Loko.
Four Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loko throws a lazy body kick
and Herald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loko connects with a body shot.
Loko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Herald if he has to take too many more of those.
Herald misses with a leg kick.
Herald dodges the punch combination from Loko.
Loko scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Herald.
Loko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Herald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loko was well out of range. Poor timing from Herald.#T1#
Loko blocks a leg kick.
Herald lands a leg kick that knocks Loko off balance momentarily.
Loko blocks a jab.
Loko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loko duly obliges.
Herald avoids the body shot from Loko.
Good work by Loko as he checks the leg kick.
Herald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Loko throws out a leg kick but Herald moves out of range and Loko only half commits.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and Herald moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Loko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herald connects with a solid leg kick.
Herald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Loko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Loko looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Herald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Loko throws a lazy head kick
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald connects with a single shot there.
Herald lands with a shot to the body.
Loko blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loko. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herald defending well as Loko loads up on a big left hand.
Herald misses with a body kick.
Loko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T3#
Loko throws a body kick that misses.
Herald throws the left hand but Loko avoids the punch easily.
Loko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loko cracks Herald with a good jab.
Loko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herald avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Herald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick
and Herald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Loko slips the punch.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Loko counters with a one-two to the body.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Herald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loko lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Herald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Herald avoids it.
Loko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loko misses with the body kick
and Herald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loko.
Herald replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Loko blocks it well.
Loko fakes the leg kick and cracks Herald in the body.
Loko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herald throws out the jab.
Loko dips to his left and cracks Herald with an uppercut!
Loko throws a lazy body kick
and Herald finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Herald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loko slips under a jab.
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 Four Loko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Loko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A lazy body kick from Loko
and Loko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Herald jabs Loko right on the nose. Loko blinks but takes it well.
Loko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Herald counter with a right hand. #ROC2#
Loko is rocked!
Herald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Loko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loko throws a leg kick but Herald checks it.
Herald shapes to counter with a head kick.
Loko seems to have got his legs back now.
Loko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Herald.
It seemed like Herald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Herald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loko.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loko throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loko throws a combination. Herald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Loko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Herald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loko's knee momentarily.
Loko misses with a jab to the body
and Herald counters with a left to the body.
Loko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loko throws a nice head kick!
Loko scores with a jab to the head.
Herald defending well as Loko loads up on a big left hand.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
Herald is looking to land body kicks.
Herald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Loko misses with a low kick.
Herald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Herald! But no joy.
Loko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Loko misses with a double jab
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
Loko throws a head kick that misses
and Herald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loko throws a lazy body kick
letting Herald counter with a right hand.
Loko blocks a jab.
Loko thinks about countering with a head kick.
Herald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loko misses with a hook to the body
and Herald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3#
Herald throws out a loose jab but Loko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loko.
Herald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loko wants to land a leg kick but Herald is out of range.
Herald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Herald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Four Loko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loko misses with a kick to the body.
Loko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loko throws a lazy head kick
and Herald counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loko misses with a kick to the body.
Loko backing away here, and Herald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Loko moves out of range as Herald strikes.
Loko keeps Herald at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
Loko throws a hook but Herald avoids it easily.
Herald jabs at Loko's body.
Loko misses with a kick to the body
and Herald counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald looks to land a left hand but Loko moved out of range nicely.
Loko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
Loko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loko throws the kick towards the body but Herald avoids it.
Herald throws out a counter right but Loko avoids it with no problem.
Loko misses with a kick to the body
and Herald counters with a straight right hand.
Loko throws a leg kick
and Herald counters with a leg kick.
Loko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Herald 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! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Herald moves out of range of the leg kick from Loko.
Loko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Herald.
Loko lands a leg kick that knocks Herald off balance momentarily.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
Herald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herald.
Herald looks to land a left hand but Loko moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loko.
Herald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko misses with a double jab.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Loko slips the punch.#T1#
Loko throws a sloppy head kick
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loko backing away here, and Herald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Loko lands a two punch combo.
Loko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Loko.
Herald throws a poor cross that misses
and Loko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loko misses with a head kick.
Herald replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Loko blocks it well.
Loko throws a lazy body kick
and Herald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loko throws a right and a left that Herald avoids nicely.
Herald throws out a counter right but Loko avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herald throws a hook to the side of Loko's head but Loko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Loko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herald replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Loko blocks it well.
Loko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loko throws a wild body kick that Herald sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald swings for the body but Loko moves out of range.
Loko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Herald blocks a head kick by Loko.
A low kick from Loko is predictable there
and Herald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loko throws a hook to the side of Herald's head but Herald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loko is looking for a counter combo.
Herald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Herald tries to land a body kick
and Loko counters with a solid body kick.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3#
Herald misses with a straight right.
Loko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Herald avoids it.
Herald lands a jab.
Herald throws a jab but it's blocked by Loko.
Loko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Herald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loko throws a body kick that misses
and Herald counters with a left to the body.
Loko misses with a body punch
and Herald scores with a counter punch that sends Loko to the canvas! Herald smells blood - he's punishing Loko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Loko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
Travis Herald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Four Loko was interviewed post fight and said 'still have a few fights left in me, despite all the losses'.
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