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MMMA 35: Unfinished Business
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1# Madhaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madhaki lands with a hook. Clawnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2# It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut. Clawnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madhaki at a distance.
Madhaki tries to move into range but Clawnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Clawnes misses with a right hand and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand. Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick from Clawnes.
Madhaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Madhaki lands a head kick. Clawnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Clawnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madhaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clawnes's knee momentarily. Madhaki tests Clawnes's chin there with a solid looking shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Madhaki looks to land a right hand but Clawnes moved out of range. Clawnes misses the shot to the body. Madhaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clawnes. Clawnes throws a right hand that Madhaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Madhaki also avoids with ease. Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madhaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes. Clawnes misses with a looping left. Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. Clawnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Madhaki scores with a body shot.
#T1# Clawnes misses with a hook. Madhaki lands a lovely overhand right. Clawnes throws an off balance right hand
and Madhaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab from Madhaki misses. Madhaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clawnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nice takedown defense from Madhaki. No joy for Clawnes on that attempt. Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madhaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes. Clawnes misses the shot to the body. Clawnes lands a right hook to the body.
Clawnes misses with a body shot.
#CL2# Madhaki rushes Clawnes and presses him up against the cage.#BC2# Madhaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Clawnes looks to land a combination but Madhaki avoids it well. This has been an exciting period of action! Madhaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T2# Clawnes lands with an overhand left. A slow jab from Clawnes misses its intended target. Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clawnes.
Madhaki scores with a leg kick.
Clawnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clawnes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab. Madhaki misses with a wild combination.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Clawnes throws a jab when Madhaki was well out of range. Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clawnes.
Madhaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Clawnes misses. Clawnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3# Madhaki tries to clinch there but Clawnes circles away.
Madhaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clawnes needs to keep his hands up - Madhaki had a free shot at his head there. Madhaki tries to land a leg kick but Clawnes saw it coming and moves away.
Madhaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madhaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clawnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Madhaki moves into range and connects with a jab. Clawnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Madhaki tries to bum rush Clawnes with a series of wild strikes but Clawnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Madhaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Clawnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madhaki. Madhaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Madhaki throws a right hand that Clawnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Clawnes also avoids with ease. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clawnes is looking to chop away at Madhaki's legs. Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Clawnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4# Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Madhaki moved out of range.#CL2# Madhaki darts in and clinches Clawnes up against the cage.#BC2# Madhaki breaks the clinch.
Clawnes scores with a nice right hand.
Clawnes throws a jab when Madhaki was well out of range.#CL2# Madhaki pushes Clawnes up against the cage in a clinch.#BC# Clawnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2# Madhaki moves into range and clinches up with Clawnes. Madhaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Clawnes uses good head movement to avoid it. Madhaki throws a head punch that misses. Clawnes can't find room to land a body shot as Madhaki controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC# Clawnes breaks from the clinch.
Madhaki misses with a straight left. Clawnes dives in and grabs Madhaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madhaki pushes down on Clawnes's head and hops out. Madhaki throws out a counter right but Clawnes avoids it with no problem. Clawnes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Madhaki dominated that round. The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Madhaki scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madhaki. Clawnes does a little dance to reset his feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Clawnes. Madhaki does a little dance to reset his feet. Clawnes throws a hook to the side of Madhaki's head but Madhaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Clawnes throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it. A head kick misses from Clawnes. Clawnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL# Clawnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Clawnes cracks Madhaki with a nice body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clawnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madhaki's elbow. Clawnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards. Madhaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clawnes.
#BC2# Madhaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Clawnes misses with a body shot.
#T1# The fighters circling - Clawnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Madhaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Clawnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Madhaki throws a body punch but Clawnes moves out of range. Madhaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clawnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Clawnes misses the shot to the body. Clawnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madhaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Clawnes swings for the body but Madhaki moves out of range.
#KD# Clawnes lands a left and a right that send Madhaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Clawnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC# Madhaki is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Clawnes throws an overhand right that drops Madhaki like a sack of potatoes! Clawnes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Clawnes! Thomas Clawnes gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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MMMA 30: Mars vs Jihad
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1# A telegraphed right hand from Madhaki misses the target. Degrizz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Degrizz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madhaki.
Jim Degrizz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madhaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Madhaki avoids the body shot from Degrizz.
Degrizz misses with a left hand and Madhaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Madhaki loads up on a big right hand but Degrizz slips the punch. We've been hearing reports that Degrizz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Madhaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrizz manages to avoid it. Degrizz misses with the combination.
Madhaki missing with a left hand there. Degrizz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice body punch from Degrizz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Degrizz misses with a looping left. Degrizz walks into a straight right hand from Madhaki. Madhaki tries to clinch but Degrizz moves out of range. Degrizz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madhaki's head backwards. 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! Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Degrizz.
#T1# Degrizz misses with a leg kick and Madhaki counters with a low kick, right behind Degrizz 's knee. Degrizz lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Madhaki 's head but he takes it in his stride. Madhaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Degrizz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madhaki counters with a right hand to the body. Degrizz scores with a head kick. Madhaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Degrizz slips a jab from Madhaki. Degrizz misses with a hook
and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2# It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut. Degrizz swings widly with a right hand
and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Degrizz throws a sloppy body shot
and Madhaki counters with a nice body kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Degrizz. Degrizz misses with a lunging right hand
#KD2# and Madhaki counters with a beautiful punch that sends Degrizz to the canvas! #ROC2# Degrizz is rocked! Degrizz tries to land a sweep but no joy. Oh Degrizz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Degrizz keeping moving, preventing Madhaki from controlling successfully. Degrizz seems to have got his legs back now. Degrizz being controlled here, momentarily. #T2# Madhaki passes into half guard. Degrizz is pressing down on Madhaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Madhaki stopping the sweep attempt from Degrizz. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Degrizz is on top in guard.
#REVR# Degrizz looking to pass the guard. Degrizz is working hard here to advance position. Madhaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Degrizz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Degrizz prevents Madhaki from improving his position.#T3# Madhaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Degrizz passes easily into side control. Nice work. A lull in the action here as Degrizz stalls from top position. Madhaki is looking for a sweep. Degrizz working away.#SUB# Degrizz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Madhaki tries to escape but Degrizz is in control. #T4# Madhaki is trying to improve his position.#SUB# Degrizz is trying to get an arm triangle but Madhaki is defending well. Degrizz lands a nice forearm strike. Degrizz in side control, throwing shots but Madhaki defends. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Madhaki is looking for a sweep. Degrizz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Degrizz tries to advance to mount but Madhaki denies him. Madhaki is trying to control Degrizz's posture but Degrizz avoids it. 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 Jim Degrizz will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Madhaki lands a head kick!
Madhaki jabs at Degrizz's body. Degrizz throws a sloppy head kick and Madhaki moves out of range easily. Degrizz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Madhaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Degrizz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Degrizz misses with a left hand and Madhaki counters with a nice uppercut. Madhaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Degrizz lands a really nice looking cross but Madhaki seems unphased.
Josh Madhaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Degrizz misses with a body shot.
Madhaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Degrizz misses with a straight right. Madhaki slips under 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! Degrizz lands a nice shot to the body.
Madhaki defending well as Degrizz loads up on a big left hand. #T1# Degrizz avoids the body shot from Madhaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Madhaki.#CUT2# Jim Degrizz's cut is getting worse. Madhaki tried to score with a low kick but Degrizz checks it. Degrizz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Madhaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Degrizz swings widly with a right hand
and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Degrizz just misses with a punch to the body.
Degrizz connects with a body shot. Degrizz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Degrizz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#KD2# Nice combo by Madhaki! Oh, that's hurt him - Degrizz falls to the canvas and Madhaki follows him into side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Degrizz tries to get back to half guard but can't. Madhaki trying to control the action but Degrizz is working from the bottom. Degrizz tries to improve position but can't. #T2# Madhaki is working Degrizz over with some ground and pound from side control. Degrizz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Madhaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2# Madhaki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Degrizz to his feet. Madhaki drops Degrizz with a huge uppercut! Degrizz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Madhaki is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Madhaki! Josh Madhaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
MMMA 24: Rage of the Ages
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Mercer has managed to clinch.
Madhaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2# Madhaki pulls guard. Madhaki trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Madhaki is adopting a defensive guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Madhaki keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully. #ES2# Madhaki pushes Mercer off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mercer tries to score with a low kick but Madhaki moves his leg out of the way. Mercer defending well as Madhaki loads up on a big left hand. Madhaki takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses. #T1# Madhaki is looking to land body kicks. Mercer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Madhaki throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it. Madhaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away. Mercer tries to counter by clinching up but Madhaki breaks away and moves out of range. Madhaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing. A nice side step and Madhaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Mercer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT# It looks like Josh Madhaki has been cut. Madhaki misses with a left hand letting Mercer counter with a right hand. #KD# Mercer lands a big uppercut and Madhaki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Madhaki looks OK. Mercer waves Madhaki back to his feet!#ROC# Madhaki is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Madhaki gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mercer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Mercer! Clay Mercer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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MMMA 18: Breaking Bones
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1# Madhaki looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maia! But no joy. Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madhaki throws out the jab. Maia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madhaki. Josh Madhaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maia takes a swing at Madhaki's ribcage but misses. Madhaki tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Madhaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madhaki avoids the body shot from Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Maia. Maia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Maia throws a wild body kick that Madhaki sees coming a mile off. Madhaki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Maia misses with a combination
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1# Maia throws a head kick that half lands.
Maia looks to land a right hand but Madhaki moved out of range. Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
Madhaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Madhaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maia. Madhaki lands a two punch combo.
#CUT# It looks like Demon Maia has been cut. Madhaki lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily. Madhaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madhaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Maia jabs Madhaki to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maia misses with the body kick and Madhaki counters with an inside leg kick. Maia misses with a body kick. #T2# This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madhaki. An inside leg kick lands from Madhaki. Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Madhaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it. Maia scores with a nice body kick.
Madhaki swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Madhaki misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maia counter with a right hand. Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madhaki. Maia moves out of range as Madhaki strikes. Madhaki wants to slow Maia down by chopping away at his legs. Maia wants to counter the offense by Madhaki and move into the clinch position. Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick. Maia blocks a head kick by Madhaki.
#T3# Maia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Maia works over Madhaki's head and body with a nice combination. Madhaki misses with a leg kick and Maia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Maia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madhaki works the jab nicely. Maia scores with a kick to the midsection. Madhaki connects with a body shot that sends Maia's belly button to the back. Madhaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madhaki sets himself, and Maia steps forward looking for the clinch! Madhaki avoids it this time. Madhaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick from Maia.
Maia avoids the head kick by Madhaki.
#T4# Madhaki connects with an inside leg kick. Madhaki lands with a shot to the body. Maia tries to clinch but Madhaki moves out of range. Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Madhaki checks it well. Maia getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Maia misses with a straight right. Madhaki throws a right hand that misses
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand! Maia looks to land a left hand but Madhaki moved out of range nicely. Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Madhaki is just out of range. Maia misses with a body punch
and Madhaki counters with a thumping low kick. Madhaki is looking to land body kicks. Madhaki looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range. 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 Josh Madhaki will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Demon Maia's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Madhaki misses with an uppercut. Maia is looking to land body kicks. Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki thows a leg kick but Maia checks it and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Maia scores with a head kick. Madhaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Madhaki misses with a low kick. Madhaki throws a body shot but no joy. Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madhaki.
Madhaki swings widly with a right hand
and Maia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maia scores with a push kick. Maia throws a poor cross that misses
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Madhaki loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch. Maia flicks out a counter leg kick but Madhaki steps away. Maia throws a shot to the body.
#T1# Madhaki moves out of range of the strikes. Maia misses the shot to the body. Madhaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maia. Maia connects with the punch. Madhaki 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. No joy there for Madhaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia throws a leg kick but Madhaki checks it. Madhaki throws a lazy body kick and Maia counters with a good low kick that Madhaki was not able to check. #CL2# Maia takes the fight into the clinch. Maia throws a head punch that misses. Maia pushes Madhaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2# A short right from Maia on the inside. Maia lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maia prevents a body shot from Madhaki. Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it. Madhaki looking for a takedown. Madhaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Madhaki is trying to pull guard but Maia has him pressed against the cage. Madhaki is trying to force a seperation but Maia has the dominant position. Maia misses with the head strike.
Maia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Madhaki. Maia misses with some punches.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maia scores with a nice hook to the head. Maia misses with a body punch.
Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madhakis head. Madhaki tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC# Madhaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3# Madhaki misses with the combination.
Maia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madhakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A cross from Maia lands.#CL2# Maia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Madhaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Madhaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madhaki stalling in the clinch but Maia improves position. Madhaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Madhaki scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC# Madhaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Madhaki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T4# Maia throws a body shot but no joy. Madhaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Maia feints and then cracks Madhaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madhaki down. Demon Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Madhaki swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Madhaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Maia tries to land a front kick but Madhaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Maia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Madhaki. Maia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madhaki. Madhaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Madhaki misses with a wild body shot. Maia throws a front kick that sends Madhaki stumbling back into the cage. Madhaki jabs at Maia's body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Demon Maia'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Maia slips under a jab from Madhaki. Madhaki backing away here, and Maia unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Maia lands with a straight right. Madhaki didn't see that one coming. Madhaki looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range. Madhaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Madhaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Maia throws a leg kick that is checked and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Madhaki misses with a kick to the body.
Madhaki blocks a low kick nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maia takes one to the chin there. Madhaki tries to land a body kick and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Madhaki misses the jab. Maia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Maia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Madhaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1# Maia keeps Madhaki at a distance using the push kick. #CL2# Maia clinches up against the cage. Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nice body punch from Maia. Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Madhaki is trying to pull guard but Maia has him pressed against the cage. Madhaki looking to slow down the pace here. Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madhaki's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Madhaki. Maia has Madhaki pressed against the cage, preventing Madhaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Demon Maia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Maia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Madhaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maia. Madhaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maia lands with a left to the head. #T2# Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia lands a left hand.
Maia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Maia presses Madhaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short uppercut from Madhaki. A short right from Maia on the inside. Madhaki blocks a body shot from Maia. Madhaki lands a hook to the side of the head. Madhaki presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Maia lands a nice shot to the body. Madhaki looking to stall.
Madhaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Maia avoiding damage.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Madhaki. Josh Madhaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3# Madhaki can't break the clinch.
Madhaki lands with a short shot to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maia. Maia lands a body punch. A nice right hand lands inside from Maia. With the fighters up against the cage, Madhaki throws an elbow but misses. Maia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards. Maia lands with a short shot to the head. Maia cracks Madhaki with a nice body shot. Maia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Maia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Maia gets through Madhaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madhakis head. Madhaki takes a shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maia scores with an uppercut up the middle. Maia misses with a body punch.
Maia has Madhaki pressed against the cage.
#T4# Maia lands a shoulder strike. Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it. Madhaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Madhaki tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Madhaki wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Madhaki. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short right from Maia. Madhaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maia misses with some punches.
Maia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards. Maia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maia blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from Madhaki fails to land. Maia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Maia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Demon Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Maia 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Demon Maia! Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Demon Maia! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Demon Maia!
Demon Maia wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Demon Maia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Madness MMA 15: Dead Memories
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1# Bitch! scores with a decent looking hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Bitch! looks like he's thinking about clinching though. An inside leg kick from Bitch! misses. Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A big right from Madhaki misses. Bitch! was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Bitch! throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bitch! tries to land a leg kick but Madhaki saw it coming and moves away.
Bitch! throws a sloppy body shot
and Madhaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bitch! tries to clinch but fails miserably and Madhaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bitch! misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming. Madhaki slips under a jab from Bitch!. Madhaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Bitch! steps away. Madhaki throws a powerful right kick. Bitch! tried to block low but the kick was high! Bitch! was taken right off of his feet! Madhaki jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josh Madhaki! Our winner, Josh Madhaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Madness MMA 11 Pain Train
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1# Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moon looks to throw the jab but Madhaki is out of range. Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moon.
Moon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Moon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMadhaki. Madhaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Madhaki thuds a left hand into Moon's body. Monsun Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moon misses with a hook
and Moon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT# It looks like Monsun Moon has been cut.#KD# Madhaki drops Moon with a right and a left! Madhaki comes rushing in but Moon regains his composure and manages to keep Madhaki in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Madhaki arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Moon's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Madhaki! Josh Madhaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Madness MMA 5: New Years Bash
Date: Jan 01, 2017 |
#R1# A big left from Kahn misses. Madhaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Kahn is wise to it. Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Madhaki throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range. Madhaki throws a body shot but no joy. Good leg kick by Kahn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madhaki misses the jab. A jab lands there for Kahn. Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madhaki throws a nice inside leg kick. Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Madhaki. Madhaki thuds a left hand into Kahn's body. Kahn misses with a double jab
and Madhaki counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. No joy there for Madhaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Madhaki is just out of range. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kahn. Madhaki shrugs it off though. #T1# Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away. Kahn misses with a leg kick. Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahn misses with a straight left. Kahn avoids the head kick by Madhaki.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Madhaki's head back.
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kahn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Madhaki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madhaki there as he acknowledges the shot. Kahn lands with an overhand left. Kahn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madhaki doesn't seem bothered though. Kahn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kahn scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Madhaki misses. #T2# No joy there for Kahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahn misses with a wild combination.
Kahn scores with a three punch combo!
Madhaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand. Madhaki blocks the body kick.
Kahn stuns Madhaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Madhaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Madhaki's head. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kahn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Madhaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madhaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Madhaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away. Kahn lands an overhand right. Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it. Kahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madhaki in his tracks. #T3# Kahn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Madhaki works Kahn's body with a nice hook. Madhaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kahn. Kahn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Madhaki throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily. Kahn connects with a leg kick. Madhaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kahn throws a series of punches but Madhaki avoids them all with ease. Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madhaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Madhaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Madhaki misses with a wild body shot. Kahn throws a low kick but Madhaki avoids it. Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madhaki. A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Madhaki's defenses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Madhaki missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4# Kahn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Kahn slips under a jab. Kahn appears to be looking for a big counter. Madhaki misses with a leg kick. Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand. Kahn tried to score with a low kick but Madhaki checks it. Kahn is looking to slow Madhaki down with leg kicks. Kahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Madhaki slips a straight right by Kahn. It seemed like Madhaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kahn throws a nice inside leg kick. Kahn misses the shot to the body. Madhaki misses with a head kick.
Kahn tries a low kick but Madhaki avoids it. Kahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice jab there from Kahn. Madhaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madhaki misses with a left hand and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut. Kahn throws a series of punches but Madhaki avoids them all with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn dominated that round. That's time! Kahn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Madhaki is out of range and Kahn settles back down. Kahn misses with a left hand letting Madhaki counter with a right hand. Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madhaki can do to turn this around? Kahn wants to slow Madhaki down by chopping away at his legs. Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Madhaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and Madhaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Madhaki throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it. Sloppy strikes from Kahn. Those never looked like landing. Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Madhaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahn.
Madhaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Madhaki throws a body shot but no joy. Kahn connects with a high kick. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madhaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kahn has got the better of the exchanges. Kahn misses with a hook
and Madhaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kahn lands a nice looking body kick. Kahn misses with a straight right. Kahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madhaki. #T1# A low kick from Kahn is predictable there and Madhaki counters with a nice uppercut. #KD2# Madhaki lands a high kick to the side of Kahn's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Madhaki dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2# Kahn is rocked! Kahn wants to stand up but Madhaki is controlling him. Oh Kahn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kahn seems to have got his legs back now. Madhaki trying to control but Kahn is working from the bottom. #ES# Kahn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2# Kahn scores with a jab to the body. Madhaki scores with a shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a straight right. A low kick from Kahn is predictable there and Madhaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kahn misses with a wild body shot. Kahn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nice defenses there by Kahn. Tyson Kahn is winning the standup battle so far. Kahn throws a wild body kick that Madhaki sees coming a mile off. Madhaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Madhaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Kahn takes a swing at Madhaki's ribcage but misses. Josh Madhaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn. Kahn misses with a right hand and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kahn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Madhaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T3# Good work by Madhaki as he checks the leg kick. Kahn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kahn blocks a leg kick. Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Madhaki wants to land a leg kick but Kahn is out of range. Kahn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Kahn. Kahn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madhaki's head. That kick from Kahn tenderised Madhaki's leg. Madhaki is trying to keep his angry face on. Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madhaki on the side of the head. Madhaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Madhaki's head. Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Madhaki saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madhaki is looking for the big counter here. Kahn feints a jab promting Madhaki to slip. Kahn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Madhaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick. Madhaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madhaki's sensitive parts. #T4# Kahn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Madhaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kahn moves out of range as Madhaki throws a body kick.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madhaki. Madhaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kahn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Madhaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Kahn slams his shin into Madhaki's torso. Kahn throws a body punch but Madhaki moves out of range. Madhaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away. A bone on bone clash there as Kahn blocks the leg kick.
Madhaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it. Madhaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kahn. Madhaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn dominated that second 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. #R3# Madhaki connects with a looping right hand.
Madhaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn. Madhaki misses with a few strikes there.
Kahn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Madhaki throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn scores with the left hand. Madhaki knows he should have avoided that one. Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Madhaki scores with a nice right hand.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madhaki. Madhaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Kahn is wise to it. Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madhaki counters with a left and a right that stings Kahn. This has been an exciting period of action! Kahn lands a body shot.
A jab from Kahn misses. A good leg kick by Madhaki. Kahn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T1# Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madhaki cracks Kahn with an open hand slap. Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Madhaki lands a head kick. Kahn smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Madhaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a leg kick and Madhaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Madhaki slips a jab from Kahn. Kahn misses with a kick to the body and Madhaki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily. A head kick misses from Madhaki. Madhaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kahn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Madhaki, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Madhaki connects with an inside leg kick.#T2# Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. Kahn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Kahn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Madhaki moves out of range of the strikes. Madhaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Madhaki lands with a slapping head kick. Kahn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn throws out a loose jab but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it. A clash of legs there as Madhaki blocks the low kick. Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madhaki. Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madhaki counters with a lovely shot to the body. Madhaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Kahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Madhaki defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand. #T3# Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Madhaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kahn shrugs it off. Kahn misses with a kick to the body and Madhaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Madhaki throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it. It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Madhaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madhaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Madhaki throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot. Madhaki throws a nice head kick!
#ROC2# Kahn is rocked! Madhaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily. Madhaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Kahn. Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kahn throws a leg kick that misses. Kahn wants to slow Madhaki down by chopping away at his legs. Madhaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Kahn should have avoided that one. Madhaki misses with a looping left.#T4# Madhaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action! Madhaki scores with a push kick. Kahn blocks a head kick by Madhaki.
Kahn scores with a nice strike. Madhaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jab from Kahn. Kahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
#KD2# and Madhaki counters with a right hand that sends Kahn tumbling to the canvas! Can Madhaki finish him? He dives into Kahn's guard looking to do just that! Oh Kahn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Madhaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Kahn wants to stand up but Madhaki is controlling him. Madhaki content to stall in guard here. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Madhaki really dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R4# Kahn throws a leg kick enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab. Kahn seems to have got his legs back now. Kahn swings away with a leg kick that misses. Madhaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A shot to the body from Kahn misses and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kahn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madhaki throws out a counter right but Kahn avoids it with no problem. Nice shot by Madhaki. Kahn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madhaki counters with a thumping low kick. Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Madhaki is out of range and Kahn settles back down. Madhaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kahn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Madhaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A swing and a miss from Kahn. Madhaki blocks a low kick nicely. Madhaki takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madhaki lands a slapping body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1# Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kahn - that will leave a mark!
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Madhaki moved out of range. Madhaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Madhaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madhaki. Madhaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kahn looks to throw the jab but Madhaki is out of range. Madhaki takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. Madhaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Some wild striking there from Kahn.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Madhaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Madhaki walks into a straight right hand from Kahn. Kahn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T2# Kahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action! A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Madhaki does a little dance to reset his feet. Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Madhaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kahn throws a push kick but Madhaki slaps the foot to one side. Kahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madhaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn. Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madhaki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Madhaki. Kahn jabs at Madhaki's body. Madhaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A big right from Madhaki misses. Madhaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
letting Madhaki counter with a right hand. Nice uppercut lands for Kahn. That snapped Madhaki's head back.
#T3# Kahn throws a leg kick but Madhaki checks it. Kahn fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Madhaki. Kahn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madhaki on the side of the head. Kahn lands a front kick. Kahn tries to work over Madhaki's front leg with a kick but Madhaki checks it. Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Madhaki. A head kick misses from Madhaki. The fighters circling - Madhaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn throws a leg kick which misses Madhaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Madhaki tries to avoid it. Kahn lands with a nice body punch. Madhaki blocks a low kick nicely.#T4# Madhaki blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Kahn dips to his left and cracks Madhaki with an uppercut! Kahn misses with a hook to the body
and Madhaki counters with a nice leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madhaki avoids the head kick by Kahn.
Madhaki flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away. Kahn connects with a looping right hand.
Madhaki is looking to slow Kahn down with leg kicks. Madhaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Madhaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick. Kahn misses with a low kick.
Madhaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Madhaki takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kahn had his way with Josh Madhaki in that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R5# Madhaki walks into a stiff left hand from Kahn. Madhaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn. Kahn slips a jab and a cross from Madhaki.
Kahn misses with a jab to the body
and Madhaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Madhaki lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn takes a swing at Madhaki's ribcage but misses. Madhaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Madhaki throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it. A quick step to the side and Kahn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A slow jab from Madhaki misses its intended target. Kahn defending well as Madhaki loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kahn digs a good body shot into Madhaki's ribs. Madhaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Madhaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kahn throws a leg kick which misses Madhaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Madhaki tries to avoid it. #T1# Kahn throws a body punch but Madhaki moves out of range. Kahn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Madhaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Kahn. Kahn throws a body shot but no joy. Sloppy strikes from Madhaki. Those never looked like landing. Decent striking displayed by Kahn there. Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Madhaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn misses with a body kick. Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madhaki counters with a low kick, right behind Kahn 's knee. Madhaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kahn misses with a right hand and Madhaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tyson Kahn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2# Kahn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kahn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Kahn with a hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madhaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Kahn. Madhaki misses the jab. Kahn blocks a head kick by Madhaki.
Kahn misses the shot to the body. Kahn pushes Madhaki away with a front kick. A low kick from Kahn misses and Madhaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kahn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A head kick misses from Madhaki. No joy there for Madhaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Josh Madhaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3# Madhaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn. Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn. Kahn throws a good cross that connects.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
Kahn scores with a nice head shot. Madhaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body. Kahn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madhaki doesn't seem bothered though. Madhaki lands with a good body shot. Madhaki throws a leg kick and Kahn counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy. Madhaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Madhaki throws a right hand that Kahn ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahn also avoids with ease. Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn. Kahn scores with a one two! Madhaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kahn jabs at Madhaki's body. Madhaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madhaki at a distance.
Madhaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madhaki scrambles back to his feet. Madhaki misses with the combination.
Kahn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Madhaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Madhaki throws a head kick that misses. Kahn misses the shot to the body. Kahn throws a wild body kick that Madhaki sees coming a mile off. Madhaki avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Madhaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyson Kahn showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kahn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kahn! Tyson Kahn retains his light heavyweight title! A less than humble Tyson Kahn 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:
EPL 11.1
Date: Nov 30, 2016 |
#R1# Madhaki misses with a leg kick. Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Madhaki avoids it easily.#TD2# Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Madhaki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control from the top but Madhaki keeps moving. Madhaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Madhaki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Vaziri Jr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vaziri Jr. trying to control but Madhaki is working from the bottom. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T1# Vaziri Jr. slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Madhaki throws a series of strikes that have Vaziri Jr. backpedaling.
#CUT# It looks like Hossein Vaziri Jr. has been cut. Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown but Madhaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Vaziri Jr. jabbing away but nothing is landing. A head kick misses from Madhaki. Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Madhaki avoids it easily. Josh Madhaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Vaziri Jr. fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Vaziri Jr. fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Josh Madhaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr.. Vaziri Jr. misses with a low kick. Vaziri Jr. wants to clinch. A counter left hand to the body from Madhaki misses its target.#T2# Madhaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaziri Jr. lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vaziri Jr..
Madhaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown but Madhaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A chopping leg kick lands by Vaziri Jr.. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vaziri Jr. falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madhaki counters with a left and a right that stings Vaziri Jr.. Madhaki throws a body punch but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range. #T3# Vaziri Jr. tries to work over Madhaki's front leg with a kick but Madhaki checks it. Hossein Vaziri Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madhaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madhaki.
#KD# Madhaki lands a head kick that stumbles Vaziri Jr. and the fighters go to the mat. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vaziri Jr. is on top in guard.
#REVB# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vaziri Jr. stays in close to Madhaki's body and controls the position. Vaziri Jr. is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vaziri Jr.'s corner. There ya go! There ya go! Madhaki is trying to hold Vaziri Jr. in close to prevent damage but Vaziri Jr. has managed to pass into half guard.
My spies in Russian Bears Elite Gym inform me that Vaziri Jr. has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Vaziri Jr. controlling the action here. #T4# Vaziri Jr. 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. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vaziri Jr. in particular looking to stall. Madhaki is trying is best to control the position here. Madhaki trying to hold on to Vaziri Jr.'s head to control him but Vaziri Jr. postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Still in half guard, Vaziri Jr. seems content to control. Vaziri Jr. not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Madhaki is looking to escape. Vaziri Jr. seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Madhaki dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hossein Vaziri Jr.'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. #R2# Vaziri Jr. ducks right into an uppercut from Madhaki. Madhaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vaziri Jr.'s calf. Madhaki throws a sloppy head kick and Vaziri Jr. moves out of range easily. Vaziri Jr. scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Josh Madhaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vaziri Jr. moves in looking to clinch but Madhaki pushes him off. Madhaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madhaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaziri Jr.. Vaziri Jr. cracks Madhaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vaziri Jr. checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Madhaki slips the punch. Vaziri Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Josh Madhaki is winning the standup battle so far. Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Madhaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaziri Jr.. Vaziri Jr. gets slowly back to his feet. #T1# Madhaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Vaziri Jr. should have avoided that one. Vaziri Jr. thows a leg kick but Madhaki checks it and Madhaki counters with a three punch combo that has Vaziri Jr. backing up. Vaziri Jr. nods at Madhaki to acknowledge the strikes. Madhaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Madhaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vaziri Jr. misses with a straight left. Vaziri Jr. throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it. Vaziri Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Madhaki tried to score with a low kick but Vaziri Jr. checks it. Madhaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri Jr. is just out of range. And Vaziri Jr. tries to counter it with a takedown but Madhaki pushes his down on his head and steps out. Vaziri Jr. misses with a double jab.
Madhaki is looking to counter with a body kick. Vaziri Jr. throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madhaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2##TD2# Vaziri Jr. feints and as Madhaki raises his hands in defense, Vaziri Jr. changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES# Madhaki has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Vaziri Jr. has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vaziri Jr. throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Madhaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaziri Jr. goes for a takedown attempt but Madhaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Josh Madhaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr.. Madhaki misses with a combination
and Vaziri Jr. counters with a low kick, right behind Madhaki 's knee. Vaziri Jr. looks to land a right hand but Madhaki moved out of range. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaziri Jr.. Madhaki lands with a kick to the temple. Vaziri Jr. shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Madhaki steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Vaziri Jr. is out on his feet! Madhaki sets himself and nearly takes Vaziri Jr.'s head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Madhaki! A very excited looking Josh Madhaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Ascension 1026
Date: Oct 26, 2016 |
#R1# Magn works Madhaki's body with a nice hook. A decent looking body kick lands there for Madhaki. Madhaki misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Magn. Those never looked like landing. Madhaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magn has time to react. Magn pushes Madhaki away with a front kick. Magn throws out a leg kick but Madhaki moves out of range and Magn only half commits. Madhaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Madhaki misses with a leg kick. Magn misses with an uppercut
and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Magn misses with a double jab.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Madhaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Magn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Magn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madhaki.
Magn takes one to the side of the head.
#T1# Madhaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magn. Madhaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Madhaki will feel that in the morning. Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away. Magn throws a jab when Madhaki was well out of range. Magn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Magn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madhaki counters with a nice uppercut. Magn lands a two punch combo.
Magn misses the body punch #KD# and Madhaki counters with a crisp one two that drops Magn! Madhaki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Magn to his feet! Magn is in big trouble! This has been an exciting period of action! Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away. Magn misses with a two punch combination.
Madhaki misses with a head kick.
And Magn responds with a good body kick, but Madhaki manages to step out the way in time.#T2# Madhaki connects with a body shot that sends Magn's belly button to the back. Magn misses with a leg kick. Magn looks to throw a body kick and Madhaki counters with a stiff right hand. Magn throws a low kick but Madhaki moves out of range easily. A shot to the liver by Magn. Beautiful body shot. Madhaki misses with a double jab.
Madhaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Madhaki moves out of range as Magn throws a body kick.
Einar Magn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magn.
Magn scores with a sloppy right hand. Madhaki should have avoided that one. Magn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madhaki rather than just go for the knockout. Magn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Magn connects with a high kick. Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magn. Magn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T3# Magn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magn missing with a left hand there. Madhaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Madhaki thinks about countering with a head kick. Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. No joy there for Madhaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magn misses with a series of wild punches.
Magn misses the body punch and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A chopping leg kick lands by Madhaki. Madhaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magn connects with a body shot. Magn misses with an uppercut. Madhaki is looking to counter punch. Magn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Madhaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Magn looks to land a combination. Madhaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2# It looks like Josh Madhaki has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! A head kick misses from Magn. #T4# Magn throws a body kick that misses. Madhaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madhaki throws a low kick but Magn moves out of range easily. Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magn. Magn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Magn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madhaki.
No joy there for Madhaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Magn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Madhaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magn. Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magn. Magn throws a leg kick but Madhaki checks it. Madhaki throws a big counter combination but Magn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Magn throws out a loose jab but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Magn dominated that round. The cut man is working on Josh Madhaki's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Magn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A left lands for Magn. Magn delivers a nice body kick. Magn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Madhaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Magn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Crunch! Magn slams his shin into Madhaki's torso. Magn throws a half hearted mid kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Madhaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Magn scores with a hook to the body. Madhaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice shot by Magn. Magn misses with a wild body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Madhaki takes a swing at Magn's ribcage but misses. #T1# Magn misses with a hook to the body
and Madhaki counters with a two punch combo. It looks like Madhaki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Madhaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madhaki's calf. Madhaki connects with the punch. Madhaki lands a head kick. Magn smiles back at him and beckons him forward. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Magn 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. Magn throws a body shot but no joy. Nice defenses there by Madhaki. Madhaki is looking for a counter combo. Magn jabs at Madhaki's body. A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Madhaki does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2# Magn has Madhaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Madhaki missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Madhaki taking a breather. #T2# Madhaki tries to throw a body punch but Magn avoids it by throwing Madhaki back against the cage. Magn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madhaki avoids it. Madhaki tries a knee to the head but Magn blocks it.
Madhaki blocks the elbow strike.
Magn leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Magn.
Magn throws an elbow that misses.
Madhaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice glancing elbow lands by Magn. Magn pushes off an throws an elbow but Madhaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madhaki's elbow. Madhaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Magn.#T3# Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Magn. Magn tries to throw a body punch but Madhaki avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage. Magn throws an elbow but it misses.
Magn digs a right hand into Madhaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madhaki's gas tank. Magn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Magn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Madhaki avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A short right from Magn. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Madhaki has a couple of punches blocked by Magn.
A bit of stalling here from Madhaki.
#T4# Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madhaki is trying to pull guard but Magn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. The referee calls for Magn to work.
Magn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Madhaki prevents a body shot from Magn. #BC# Madhaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madhaki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Magn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Magn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL2# Magn takes the fight into the clinch. Einar Magn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Magn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madhaki backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Magn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Josh Madhaki's cut. That's time! Madhaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Magn misses with a body kick. Magn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A head kick misses from Madhaki. A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses. Magn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Magn misses with a wild body shot. Magn misses with the body kick and Madhaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jab from Madhaki. Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Magn dips to his left and cracks Madhaki with an uppercut! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madhaki avoids the body shot from Magn.
Madhaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Magn throws a lazy right hand but Madhaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1# Magn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Madhaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range. Madhaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Madhaki lands with an overhand left. Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magn. Magn has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Magn throws a nice inside leg kick. Madhaki throws a sloppy head kick and Magn moves out of range easily. Magn scores with a one two! Madhaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Magn thuds a left hand into Madhaki's body. Magn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Einar Magn seems to be getting the better of the standup. Magn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Magn misses the body punch and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Magn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Madhaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2# Magn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madhaki misses with a head kick.
Magn misses with a wild body shot. Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madhaki.
Madhaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magn sees it coming and avoids it easily. Magn lands a jab to Madhaki's midsection. Madhaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
Magn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Madhaki with a body shot. Magn scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Magn misses with a wild body shot. Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magn. Sloppy strikes from Madhaki. Those never looked like landing. Magn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand. Magn thuds a left hand into Madhaki's body. Josh Madhaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3# Magn lands a jab to Madhaki's midsection. Nice body kick from Magn. Magn throws a leg kick but Madhaki moved away.#CL2# Magn closes the distance and clinches. Magn lands an elbow inside that Madhaki shrugs off. #BC# Madhaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Madhaki thuds a left hand into Magn's body. Magn punishes Madhaki's body with a nice straight punch. Madhaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Magn lands with an uppercut that bounces Madhaki off the cage and back into range.#ROC2# Madhaki is rocked!#T4# Magn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Einar Magn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Madhaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magn. Magn scoring well with a low kick there.
Magn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madhaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Magn digs a good body shot into Madhaki's ribs. A solid body kick from Magn. Nice uppercut lands for Magn. That snapped Madhaki's head back.
Magn scores with a hook to the body. Madhaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2# Magn closes the distance and pushes Madhaki back into the cage. A bit of stalling here from Madhaki.
Madhaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madhaki lands a nice elbow. Magn is pushing Madhaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight! Einar Magn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Magn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Einar Magn! A relieved looking Einar Magn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Ascension 353
Date: Jun 03, 2016 |
#R1# A jab from Sagat misses. A good leg kick by Madhaki. Sagat throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab. Madhaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sagat to score with a decent uppercut. Madhaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madhaki moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Madhaki keeps it at a distance. Madhaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sagat looks to throw the jab but Madhaki is out of range. Sagat missing with a left hand there. Madhaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Madhaki is looking to counter punch. Nice straight punches there by Sagat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagat. Madhaki staying out of range there. Sagat blocks a jab. Sagat misses with a right hand and Madhaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Madhaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madhaki thinking. #T1# Madhaki throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2# Sagat rushes Madhaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Sagat misses with the head strike.
Sagat misses with some punches.
Sagat cracks Madhaki with a nice body shot. A short uppercut from Sagat. Our sources have told us that Madhaki has been working on his elbows in the gym. Sagat lands a nice uppercut. Madhaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sagat lands a shot to the body. Madhaki working aggressively here.
Madhaki blocks an uppercut.
#T2# Sagat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madhaki up against the cage. Madhaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Sagat. Sagat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Madhaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sagat can turn it around. Sagat throws a head punch that misses. Madhaki tries to stall but Sagat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madhaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC# Madhaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Madhaki works Sagat's body with a nice hook. Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sagat. Sagat lands a nice shot that snaps Madhaki's head back.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. A head kick by Sagat misses and Madhaki counters with a stiff right hand. Madhaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3# Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madhaki manages to avoid it. Madhaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Sagat avoided it. Sagat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Madhaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat. A little feinted left hand from Madhaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sagat misses with a body shot
and Madhaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sagat throws a hook but Madhaki blocks it. Sagat scores with a body shot.
Madhaki connects with an inside leg kick. Sagat feints and then cracks Madhaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madhaki down. Madhaki blocks a jab. Sagat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Madhaki is out of range and Sagat settles back down. Sagat thows a left - swing and a miss! A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Sagat lands with a nice body kick. Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. Sagat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4# Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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! Madhaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sagat. Sagat throws a front kick aimed at Madhaki's knee but Madhaki avoids it well. Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Madhaki avoids it. Sagat throws a leg kick and Madhaki counters with a thumping low kick. Sagat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madhaki in his tracks. Sagat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sagat walks into a stiff left hand from Madhaki. Sagat misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming. Madhaki is looking for a counter combo. Sagat lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagat. Madhaki does a little dance to reset his feet. Madhaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sagat dips to his left and cracks Madhaki with an uppercut! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Madhaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sagat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madhaki scrambles back to his feet. Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madhaki. Sagat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madhaki counters with a left and a right that stings Sagat. Sagat tries to land a front kick but Madhaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from Sagat. Sagat looks to land a body kick but Madhaki moved away. Sagat looks for the body kick but Madhaki saw that one coming. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Madhaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sagat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madhaki can pounce on him.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Madhaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Madhaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
A counter left hand to the body from Madhaki misses its target. Madhaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sagat.#T1# Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madhaki. Madhaki defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand. Sagat moves to clinch but Madhaki breaks away and Madhaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sagat misses with a leg kick and Madhaki counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC# Sagat is rocked! Madhaki knocks out Sagat with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Madhaki before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Madhaki picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Madhaki! A very excited looking Josh Madhaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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EPL Semi-Final
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1# Brandon fails with the takedown. Madhaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandon at a distance.
Madhaki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brandon eats them both and turns towards Madhaki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Madhaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandon was well out of range. Poor timing from Madhaki. Brandon fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Madhaki keeps Brandon at a distance using the push kick. Brandon goes for a double leg but Madhaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Madhaki continues to drive forward. As Brandon backs off Madhaki throws a huge counter combo but Brandon manages to avoid it all. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD# Brandon looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Madhaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Brandon tries to free his leg and advance position but Madhaki is retaining full guard. #T1# Madhaki has his hands on Brandon's head, controlling the position. Brandon passes Madhaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Brandon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Brandon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Brandon is looking to pass Madhaki's guard but actually Madhaki recovers to full guard. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Madhaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Brandon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Brandon controlling the pace. Brandon stalling away here and it's allowed Madhaki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Brandon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madhaki is keeping the position for now. Brandon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3##REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Brandon wants to clinch and Madhaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandon thinking. #T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD# Brandon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Madhaki on his heels. He'll look to pass Madhaki's guard now, I'm sure.#SU# Brandon stands up and waves to Madhaki to follow him. Madhaki gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD# and Brandon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Brandon controlling the action here. Madhaki is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU# Brandon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Madhaki swings for the body but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon is looking to counter with a body kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Good shot there by Madhaki. Brandon needs to keep his hands up - Madhaki had a free shot at his head there. Madhaki tried to score with a low kick but Brandon checks it. Brandon tries to clinch but Madhaki moves out of range. A big left from Brandon misses. Madhaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandon, before circling back to the center of the mat. Madhaki misses with a body shot.
Madhaki connects with a body shot that sends Brandon's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Madhaki lands a body shot.
Madhaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Josh Madhaki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brandon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Madhaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandon's calf.#T1# Nice shot by Madhaki. Madhaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Madhaki leaves Brandon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD# Brandon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Madhaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brandon is in Madhaki's guard. Madhaki keeping full guard, as Brandon tries to pass. Madhaki keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully. Brandon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2# Madhaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Madhaki controlling Brandon's posture. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Brandon misses with a takedown attempt letting Madhaki counter with a right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Brandon doesn't succeed with the takedown and Madhaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Madhaki, as that shot connected.
#T3# Madhaki misses with a wild body shot. Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon backing away here, and Madhaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Madhaki tries to land a leg kick but Brandon saw it coming and moves away.
Brandon moves out of range of the body kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Madhaki.
Brandon throws a shot from downtown. Madhaki moves away and avoids it. Madhaki stuffs the takedown. Brandon misses with a straight left. Madhaki sizes up Brandon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Madhaki avoids them all with ease. Madhaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4# Nice body punch from Madhaki. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon. Madhaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Madhaki misses with a body kick. Brandon feinted with a counter takedown. Madhaki digs a good hook to Brandon's body.
#CL# Brandon takes the fight into the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! A frustrated look appears on Madhaki's face as he tries to break the clinch. Madhaki taking a breather. Madhaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The referee is keeping an eye on Madhaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Madhaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Madhaki throws a shot from downtown. Brandon moves away and avoids it. Left hook, right uppercut from Madhaki. #CUT2# It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.#CL# Madhaki gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch. #TD# Brandon jumps guard and drags Madhaki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Brandon is controlling Madhaki's posture. Brandon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madhaki is one step ahead there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Madhaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1# Brandon trying to control the position here. Madhaki trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom. #T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Brandon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Nice uppercut lands for Madhaki. That snapped Brandon's head back.
Brandon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madhaki but Madhaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL# Brandon moves into range and clinches up with Madhaki. Good body shot from Madhaki.
A head punch on the inside from Madhaki fails to land. #T3##TD# Brandon decides to pull guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brandon holds on and takes a little breather. We've been hearing good reports from Brandon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Madhaki stays in close to Brandon's body and controls the position. Brandon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Madhaki dives into side control.
Brandon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Brandon is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4# Brandon is trying to control Madhaki's posture but Madhaki avoids it. Madhaki is looking to take a break and control but Brandon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Brandon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Madhaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Josh Madhaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Madhaki 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Madhaki! During a confident post fight interview, Josh Madhaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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