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Event:
GC 261
Date: Nov 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Baba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baba throws a low kick, looking for Firm's leg but Firm calmly moves out of range.
Baba fakes the leg kick and cracks Firm in the body.
Baba throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm blocks a jab.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Firm.
Baba thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Firm. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Firm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Firm scores with a nice strike.
Firm tries to clinch up.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Firm.
Firm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Firm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baba at a distance.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Firm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baba. That one must have hurt.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Baba misses with a low kick as Firm jumps back.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Firm lands.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba pushes Firm away with a front kick.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Baba finds it's target.
Firm catches Baba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Firm lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Firm misses with a looping right.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baba throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Firm misses.
Firm throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baba lands with a shot to the body.
Firm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baba tried to score with a low kick but Firm checks it.
Firm throws out a powerful jab.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Firm throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Baba looks to land a body kick but Firm moved away.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba throws an off balance right hand
and Baba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
Decent striking displayed by Firm there.
Nice straight punches there by Firm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Firm.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Baba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Firm. Beautiful body shot.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba motions for Firm to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm lands with a light punch inside.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firm swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Firm misses the body punch
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Firm was not able to check.
A big right from Firm misses.
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba walks into a left hand.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Baba steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firm is out of range and Baba settles back down.
Firm is looking to counter punch.
Firm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baba.
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 Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baba scores with a sloppy right hand. Firm should have avoided that one. #CL#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Firm.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba tries to work over Firm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Firm lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba. #BC2#
Baba breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.#CL#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Baba manages to break the clinch.
Baba thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Baba looks to land a body kick but Firm moved away.#CL#
Firm forces Baba back against the cage and clinches.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Firm has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm lands a nice uppercut.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Firm working aggressively here.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Firm.
Firm lands an uppercut.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Firm blocking some punches.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm lands with a light punch inside.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Baba breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Firm tries to clinch there but Baba circles away.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Firm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baba.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Baba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Firm.
Firm lands with a good body shot.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firm.
Firm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Firm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Firm. That snapped Baba's head back.
Baba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Firm misses.
Firm swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
#CL#
Firm darts in and clinches Baba up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm. #T4#
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba digs a right hand into Firm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firm's gas tank.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Firm lands a body punch.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firm working aggressively here.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
Baba walks into a straight right hand from Firm.
Baba cracks Firm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Firm misses with a straight left.
Baba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba throws a front kick that sends Firm stumbling back into the cage.
Firm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Firm looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baba cracks the inside of Firm's front leg.
Firm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Baba misses with a body kick.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm misses with a straight left.
Baba slips under a jab.
Firm throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baba steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Firm moves out of range of the strikes.
Firm moves out of range of the body kick.
Firm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Baba misses the jab.
Firm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Afeef Isa Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Baba tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
Baba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Firm misses.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Firm blocks a low kick nicely.
Firm misses the jab.
Firm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Firm misses the jab.
Baba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
#T3#
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Baba fakes the leg kick and cracks Firm in the body.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Firm swinging wildly here.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firm.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baba lands a nice looking body kick.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Firm lands with an overhand left.
Baba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firm manages to avoid it.
Firm is looking to counter the offense by Baba and move into the clinch.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba scores with a body shot.
A big right from Baba misses. #T4#
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Baba throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Baba throws a solid leg kick but Firm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baba.
Baba throws a body punch but Firm moves out of range.
As Baba tries to get set, Firm tries to push him back and clinch up but Baba manages to avoid the attempt.
Firm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baba. Baba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Firm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firm. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.#ROC2#
Firm is rocked!
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Firm.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Afeef Isa Baba.
I think Firm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
A very excited looking Dante Firm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GC 253
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Firm throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Firm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Martin closes the distance and pushes Firm back into the cage.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Firm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Firm gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firm.
Martin slows down the pace here.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards. #BC2#
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Martin lands but Firm takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a body kick that stops Firm in his tracks momentarily.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Martin.#T1#
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Firm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Firm throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Firm moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
#CL#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Firm lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Firm misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Firm is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Firm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
#T2#
Martin avoids the body shot from Firm.
Martin misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Firm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Firm blocks with his arms.
Firm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Firm as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Firm blocks it with crossed arms.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firm.
I was talking to Firm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Firm working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
Firm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Firm.
Firm working aggressively here.
Firm lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Firm avoids it.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm is working Martin over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Firm.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Firm.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Firm blocks with his arms.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards. #T4#
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Firm is blocking nicely.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Firm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Firm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Firm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Firm checks it well.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Firm catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dante Firm is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Firm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.#CL#
Firm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Firm 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.
Firm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Firm.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Firm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Firm connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin slips a straight right by Firm.#CL#
Firm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Firm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firm is defending well for now.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firm.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin. #T2#
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
Firm lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Firm.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Firm is blocking nicely.
Firm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Firm managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Firm lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Firm avoids the damage to the body.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Firm lands a right hand.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firm is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Firm.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
A short left from Firm.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Firm avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin lands a knee to the head.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin is breathing heavily.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Firm working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Firm blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
A leg kick checked by Firm.
Firm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm blocks a head kick by Martin.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Martin darts in and clinches Firm up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Firm lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Firm jabs at Martin's body.
Firm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Firm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Firm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Firm blocks the leg kick.
Firm throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm lands a body shot.
Martin moves away from the strike by Firm.
Martin takes one on the button.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Martin defending well as Firm loads up on a big left hand.
Firm moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Firm lands with a cross.
Firm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Firm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firm moves away.
Firm slips under a jab.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Firm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Firm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Firm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Frank Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Firm throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Martin throws a leg kick but Firm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Firm.
Martin tries to clinch but Firm moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Firm misses the target.
Firm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Firm.
A decent looking cross lands there for Firm.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target. #T3#
Firm cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Firm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Firm throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Firm lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Firm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Martin tries to work over Firm's front leg with a kick but Firm checks it.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin thumps Firm with a low kick.
Firm lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Firm.
Martin throws a low kick but Firm avoids it.
Firm digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Firm digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Firm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Firm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
Dante Firm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Frank Martin was interviewed post fight and said 'Ohhhhhh no!!!'.
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Event:
GC 246
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Firm misses with a body shot.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Firm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Firm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Firm looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.
Firm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilkinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilkinson, as that shot connected.
Wilkinson's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilkinson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Firm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Firm swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firm.
Firm staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Firm lands the left hand.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Firm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Wilkinson is out of range.
Wilkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T1#
Good shot there by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Firm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Firm's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Firm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firm throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Wilkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Firm avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Wilkinson's head.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Firm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm working aggressively here.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Wilkinson trying to stall but Firm improves his position.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm. #T3#
Firm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm lands a left hand.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Firm tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Firm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilkinson.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson. #T4#
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Firm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson is looking to control Firm's arms but Firm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Jab, jab by Firm - just one landing.
Firm moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Firm should have avoided that one.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dante Firm is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Firm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilkinson at a distance.
Wilkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson walks into a stiff left hand from Firm.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Wilkinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilkinson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm tries to clinch up but Wilkinson circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Firm finds it's target.
Firm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firm wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Firm blocks a jab.#T1##CL#
Firm moves into the clinch.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Firm lands a body punch in the clinch.
Firm blocking some punches.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilkinson.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Firm lands a left hand.
Wilkinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
#T2#
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Firm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilkinsons head.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Firm misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Firm misses with the head strike.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Firm is defending well.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkinson controls his hands.
#T3#
Firm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firm.
Firm blocking some punches.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Firm.
A body shot lands from Firm.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Firm.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson pushes Firm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Wilkinson to work.
Firm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Wilkinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firm lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilkinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firm.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilkinson misses the target.
Wilkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilkinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Firm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Firm prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands with a left to the head.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Firm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Firm slips the punch.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Wilkinson throws a jab when Firm was well out of range.#CL#
Firm moves into the clinch.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timothy Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Firm's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkinson can do to turn this around?
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkinson controls his hands.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Firm prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
#T3#
A short left from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Firm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with some punches.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Firm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Firm's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Firm.
Well Firm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
After the fight, Dante Firm was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Gc 238
Date: Sep 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Firm moves out of range as Lethal strikes.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm swings widly with a right hand
and Firm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Firm.#CL2#
Firm gets a clinch.
Firm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lethal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Firm working aggressively here.
Lethal tries to stall but Firm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lethal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Lethal has Firm pressed against the cage.
Firm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Lethal.
A short uppercut from Firm.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lethal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lethal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Lethal throws a head punch that misses.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Lethal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Firm lands a hook that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Firm on the inside.
Firm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lethal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Lethal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lethal.
Lethal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lethal lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3#
Firm tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.
Lethal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lethal is trying to maintain a safe position but Firm gets an underhook and turns Lethal into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Firm as Lethal tries to tie him up.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal pushes Firm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firm pushes Lethal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lethal misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lethal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Firm.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land. #T4#
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lethal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Firm can turn it around.
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!
Lethal blocking some punches.
Firm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firm lands with a left to the head.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Lethal lands with a short shot to the head.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Firm back against the cage.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal lands a left hand.
Lethal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lethal misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Firm working aggressively here.
Lethal lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Firm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Firm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Firm.
A big right from Lethal misses.
A big right from Lethal misses.
Lethal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firm on the side of the head.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firm cracks Lethal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Firm throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Firm.
Firm misses the jab.
Lethal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lethal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Firm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Lethal throws an overhand right that lands on Firm's shoulder, as Firm tries to avoid the shot.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lethal swings for the body but Firm moves out of range.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Firm moves out of range of the leg kick from Lethal.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Firm saw that one coming.
Lethal cracks Firm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Firm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lethal.
Lethal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Firm.
Lethal misses with a hook to the body
enabling Firm to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Firm misses the target.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Firm tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firm moves away.
A jab lands there for Firm.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Lethal.
Lethal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Firm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lethal lands with a shot to the body.
Lethal throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lethal staying out of range there.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Firm checks it.
Firm scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Firm avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal misses with a hook. Firm ducked under it nicely.
Firm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lethal misses with a hook. Firm ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Firm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Lethal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Firm doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lethal, right into the meat.
Firm sizes up Lethal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Firm loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
It looked like Lethal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Firm avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lethal misses with a looping left.
Firm misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lethal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lethal walks into a straight right hand from Firm.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Firm checks it.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Firm misses.
Lethal just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.#T4#
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
Firm misses with a hook.
Lethal misses with a lunging right hand
and Firm 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!
Firm lands a body shot.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Firm lands a jab to Lethal's midsection.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Firm wants to counter the offense by Lethal and move into the clinch position.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal misses with a double jab.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lethal misses the jab.
Firm lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range.
Firm misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Firm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Firm scores with a sloppy right hand. Lethal should have avoided that one.
Firm slips a jab from Lethal.
A swing and a miss from Firm.
Firm tries to clinch up but Lethal circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lethal.
Firm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lethal.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal sets himself, and Firm steps forward looking for the clinch! Lethal avoids it this time.
Lethal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Firm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firm throws a right hand that misses
and Lethal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lethal slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Lethal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Lethal throws an off balance right hand
and Firm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Firm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lethal manages to avoid it.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Lethal misses with a body shot
and Lethal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lethal digs a good body shot into Firm's ribs.
Firm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lethal throws a hook but Firm blocks it.
Lethal lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Lethal.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Lethal slips under a jab.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firm wants to clinch up but Lethal keeps it at a distance.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Firm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Firm is rocked!
Firm digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
Firm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lethal finish him?
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Lethal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lethal thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Firm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lethal is looking to chop away at Firm's legs.
Firm throws a big shot that misses.
Firm misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lethal.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
A big left from Firm misses.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lethal throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firm. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firm lands a right hook to the body.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Firm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Firm. That snapped Lethal's head back.
Lethal looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm 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.
Look low, kick high! Lethal uses the oldest trick in the book to send Firm tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lethal is absolutely delighted - when Firm wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Lethal!
Matt Lethal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GC 230
Date: Aug 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Barnkvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Firm is just out of range.
Firm staying out of range there.
Barnkvist closes the distance but Firm moves to the side
and Firm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Barnkvist lands a really nice looking cross but Firm seems unphased.
Firm dips to his left and cracks Barnkvist with an uppercut!
Barnkvist throws an overhand right that lands on Firm's shoulder, as Firm tries to avoid the shot.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnkvist moves away from the strike by Firm.
Barnkvist throws a big counter combination but Firm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firm.
#CL#
Barnkvist instigates a clinch.
Firm lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Barnkvist has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Firm misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist has Firm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Firm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Firm prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##BC2#
Firm breaks from the clinch.
Barnkvist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnkvist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Firm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Firm scores with a nice strike.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Firm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnkvist throws a hook but Firm avoids it easily.
Firm throws the left hand but Barnkvist avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Firm.
Barnkvist throws a lazy uppercut
and Firm counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnkvist throws a jab when Firm was well out of range.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Firm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Firm circles away.
#T2#
Barnkvist slips a straight right by Firm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Firm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnkvist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Firm stalks Barnkvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnkvist's face. Barnkvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Barnkvist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Barnkvist scoring with punches and elbows.
Firm is looking to regain half guard here but Barnkvist keeps moving and retains side control.
Firm can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnkvist is chipping away with strikes.
Firm wants to control but Barnkvist postures up.
Firm manages to get back to half guard.#T3#
Barnkvist throwing shots but Firm is blocking nicely.
Firm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Firm's head.
Firm is trying is best to control the position here.
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Firm is looking for a sweep. Barnkvist is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Barnkvist there.
Barnkvist looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnkvist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Firm defending well though.
Firm trying to control from the bottom.
#T4#
Firm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Firm pulls Barnkvist in close to prevent any damage.
Barnkvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Firm pulls Barnkvist in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnkvist from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Firm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Firm is trying to keep Barnkvist in close.
Barnkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist'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#
Firm needs to keep his hands up - Barnkvist had a free shot at his head there.
Firm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barnkvist throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Firm.
Firm throws a hook but Barnkvist avoids it easily.
Firm has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barnkvist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Firm finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnkvist's head.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Firm circles away.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnkvist wants to clinch up but Firm keeps it at a distance.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Barnkvist is out of range.
Barnkvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnkvist misses with a straight left.
Firm connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnkvist looks to throw the jab but Firm is out of range.
Firm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Barnkvist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Firm slips a straight right by Barnkvist.
A little jabbing left from Firm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnkvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barnkvist misses with a takedown attempt
and Firm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Firm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Firm throws the left hand but Barnkvist avoids the punch easily.
Barnkvist misses with a shot to the body
and Firm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnkvist on the side of the head. #ROC2#
Barnkvist is rocked!
Firm throws a jab when Barnkvist was well out of range.
Oh Barnkvist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnkvist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnkvist seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Firm, as that shot connected.
Firm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnkvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnkvist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firm is fending him off so far but Barnkvist persists. Nope, Firm circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
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!
Firm misses with a hook. Barnkvist ducked under it nicely.
Barnkvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Firm slips a straight right by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Firm is having none of it. #TD#
Firm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Firm pulls Barnkvist in close to prevent any damage.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Firm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnkvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnkvist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnkvist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
Firm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnkvist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Firm holds on and takes a little breather.
Firm working a defensive guard here.
Barnkvist wants to control from the top but Firm keeps moving.
Firm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnkvist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#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.
Barnkvist postures up in Firm's guard and throws a big left but Firm blocks it.
Firm has his hands on Barnkvist's head, controlling the position.
Barnkvist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Firm seems keen to control Barnkvist's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barnkvist darts in trying to clinch
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dante Firm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firm moves away from the strike by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist misses with a body punch
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnkvist misses with a straight right.
Firm jabs at Barnkvist's body.
Firm lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Firm lands with an overhand left.
Firm misses with a hook.
Barnkvist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnkvist tries to move into range but Firm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Firm lands an overhand right.
Firm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnkvist as he connects with a hook.
Firm throws a hook but Barnkvist blocks it.
Barnkvist tries to counter by clinching up but Firm breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Firm cracks Barnkvist with an open hand slap.#T1#
Barnkvist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Firm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnkvist throws a big shot that misses.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnkvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnkvist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnkvist defending well as Firm loads up on a big left hand.
Dante Firm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Firm misses.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist wants to clinch.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnkvist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnkvist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Barnkvist throws a right hand that misses
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firm throws a jab when Barnkvist was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Firm.
Barnkvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firm moves away.
Firm stuns Barnkvist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Firm does it's job there.
Barnkvist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnkvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnkvist is looking to counter punch.
Barnkvist ducks under a wild hook from Firm.
Barnkvist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnkvist lands with a straight right. Firm didn't see that one coming.
Barnkvist misses the body punch
and Firm counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Barnkvist throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Firm tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barnkvist is in Firm's guard.#T3#
Firm is pulling down on Barnkvist's head to control his posture.
Barnkvist is in close to Firm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnkvist throwing strikes from guard but Firm blocks nicely.
Firm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnkvist being controlled here momentarily.
Barnkvist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Firm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Firm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Firm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnkvist postures up in Firm's guard and throws a big left but Firm blocks it.
Barnkvist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Firm keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Firm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Firm looks to land a combination but Barnkvist avoids it well.
Barnkvist with a poor takedown
and Firm counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnkvist takes one to the chin there.
Barnkvist misses with a combination
and Firm counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Firm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
A less than humble Dante Firm 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:
GC 225
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Baba looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm moves out of range as Baba strikes.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
A quick step to the side and Firm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm throws an off balance right hand
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Firm blocks a jab.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Firm misses the jab.
Firm backing away here, and Baba unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baba misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Firm connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba slips a jab from Firm.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Firm moves out of range easily.
It looked like Firm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##CL#
Firm drives through and clinches with Baba against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Firm blocking some punches.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba working aggressively here.
I was talking to Firm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firm.
Firm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firm.#T2#
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Firm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Firm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba blocking some punches.
Firm lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Firm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firm.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
Baba working aggressively here.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Firm misses with the head strike.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Firm or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Baba.
Baba cracks Firm with a nice body shot.
Baba tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Firm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut 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!
Firm blocking some punches.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Firm avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Firm.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
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 Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Baba moves out of range as Firm strikes.#KD2#
Baba sends Firm crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Baba is motioning to the referee to let Firm up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Firm is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Dante Firm has been cut.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Oh Firm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firm moves away from the strike by Baba.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Firm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Firm seems to have got his legs back now.
Firm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Baba moves away from the strike by Firm.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Baba misses with a straight right.
It looked like Firm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Firm misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
A shot to the body from Firm misses
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Baba thumps Firm with a low kick.
Firm scores with a nice head shot.
Baba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baba there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Firm avoids it.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba moves out of range as Firm strikes.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Baba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baba tried to score with a low kick but Firm checks it.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firm misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baba lands a head kick. Firm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Firm has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Firm takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firm. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Firm.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Firm's elbow.
Firm blocking some punches.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Baba.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A hook to the body from Firm.
Baba blocking some punches.
Firm is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Baba takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Firm.
Firm gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm prevents a body shot from Baba.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Firm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba is working Firm over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Afeef Isa Baba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Firm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Firm throws out a powerful jab.
Firm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baba is trying to counter with his kicks.
Baba walks into a stiff left hand from Firm.
Jab by Baba.
Firm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Good work by Firm as he checks the leg kick.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firm.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
#T1#
Firm throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Firm lands a body shot.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm with a hook.
Baba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Baba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba thinks about the counter body kick.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Baba feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Firm does no damage.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Firm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baba in his tracks.
Firm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Firm connects with a nice looking jab.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Firm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Firm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Baba.
Baba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Firm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba misses the body punch
and Firm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Firm scores with a decent looking hook.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Baba.
Firm misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba throws an off balance right hand
and Firm counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baba. Firm shrugs it off though. #T4#
Baba lands the left hand.
Baba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Firm was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm connects with a body shot.
Firm lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
Firm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Firm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firm.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Firm connects with a body shot.
Firm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
GC 216
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Firm thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Firm gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Firm.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Firm misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Firm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Firm's head.
Firm cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Firm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Firm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz slips under a jab from Firm.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz sizes up Firm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Firm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Dante Firm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Firm's leg but Firm calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Firm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Firm circles away.
Firm checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Firm throws a shot to the body.
Firm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Firm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Firm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Firm slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Firm throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Firm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Firm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2#
Firm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Firm throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Firm jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Firm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Firm shows good takedown defense.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Firm's shoulder, as Firm tries to avoid the shot.
Firm scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Firm throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Firm throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely. #T3#
Firm tries to clinch up.
Diaz scores with a jab. Firm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab lands there for Firm.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Firm.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow Firm down.
Firm misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Diaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Firm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Firm is looking to clinch.
Firm scores with a nice strike.
Firm throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Firm.
Firm lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Firm clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD#
Firm has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #T4#
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is not content to let Firm control the position.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Firm trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Firm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Firm.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Firm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Firm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Firm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Firm.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Firm off balance momentarily.
Firm stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Firm's body. Firm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz lands a front kick.
Firm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.#T1#
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Firm tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Firm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Firm blocks a jab.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Firm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Firm moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Firm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Firm misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Dante Firm is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Firm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Firm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.#CL#
Firm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firm keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz pushes Firm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Firm keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Firm manages to get underhooks.
Dante Firm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.
Firm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Firm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Firm throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Diaz tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Firm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz tries to work over Firm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Firm blocks it.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz works on Firm's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Firm gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Firm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Firm.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Firm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Firm turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Firm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Firm misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Firm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Firm's shoulder, as Firm tries to avoid the shot.
Firm takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Firm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Firm tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Firm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Firm is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Firm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Diaz. #T1#
Firm misses with a looping left.#CL#
Firm closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Firm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Firm works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Firm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Firm.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Firm, as that shot connected.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamerun Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Diaz takes a swing at Firm's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Firm stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Firm is able to avoid easily.
Firm slips under a jab.
Firm lands a body shot.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante Firm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Firm digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Diaz moves out of range as Firm strikes.
Firm connects with a looping right hand.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Firm is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Firm lands a jab.
Firm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firm lands the left hand.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Firm had a free shot at his head there.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Firm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Firm.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Firm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Firm is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Firm blocks a jab.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Firm moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
A jab from Firm finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Firm thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Firm saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
Dante Firm was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
GC 205
Date: Apr 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Firm blocks a low kick nicely.
Kane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Firm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kane throws a leg kick but Firm sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Firm clinches up against the cage.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Firm gets control of Kane's arms and successfully pulls guard. Firm will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kane being controlled here momentarily.
Kane is looking to stand up but Firm won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm has his hands on Kane's head, controlling the position.
Firm wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment. #T1##SU2#
Kane gets to his feet - Firm follows without any prompting.
Firm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Firm connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
Kane misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Firm shoots in and gets a takedown into Kane's guard.
Kane wants to stand but Firm is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Firm advances position into side control!
Kane dodges the ground and pound from Firm.
Kane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Firm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Firm in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kane felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Firm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Firm is controlling him well.#SUB#
Firm swings around for an armbar but Kane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Firm's guard.
Firm pulls Kane in close to his closed guard and prevents Kane from doing any damage or advancing position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Firm'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Firm has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kane has passed into side control.
Firm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Firm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Firm cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
Kane lands with a right hand.
Kane scores with a nice body kick.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Firm circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firm. That did some damage!
That kick from Kane tenderised Firm's leg. Firm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Kane. No joy for Firm on that attempt. #CL#
Firm darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firm is trying to pull guard but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Firm has Kane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Firm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane. #T1#
Firm blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from Firm.
Kane cracks Firm with a nice body shot.
Firm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kane.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Firm has clasped his hands together around Kane's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kane is pushing Firm's head away, looking to escape. Firm manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Firm is trying to get an arm triangle but Kane is defending well.
Dante Firm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Kane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firm tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
Firm is looking to stall here but Kane recovers full guard.
Kane wants to stand but Firm is controlling the position. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Firm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Firm is looking to take a break and control but Kane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Firm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kane has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
Kane wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Firm trying to control the position but Kane is working away.
Kane struggling a bit here.
Kane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Firm is controlling him well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Firm slips under a jab from Kane.
A good leg kick by Kane. #CL#
Firm drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Kane lands a left hand.
Firm blocking some punches.
Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Firm tries to pull guard but Kane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Firm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Firm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Firm 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm has a closed guard, preventing Kane from standing up. #T1#
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Firm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane wants to get up but he can't break Firm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Firm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dante Firm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Firm.
Firm fails with the takedown
and Kane counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Firm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane thuds his right hand into Firm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Firm is just out of range.
Firm slips a jab from Kane.#CL#
Firm has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
#TD#
Firm successfully pulls guard.
Kane wants to stand but Firm has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Firm trying to control the position here. #T3#
Kane stands and throws Firm's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SU2#
Kane stands up.
Harry Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Firm.
Nice shot by Kane.
Firm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Firm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Kane finds it's way through Firm's defenses.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Firm's head but Firm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kane defends well and Firm ends up having to push Kane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kane tries a quick counter leg kick but Firm is wise to it.
Kane tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Firm takes one to the side of the head.
Firm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Kane rushes Firm and presses him up against the cage.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Harry Kane!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Harry Kane!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Harry Kane!
Harry Kane wins by unanimous decision!
Harry Kane spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
GC 193
Date: Feb 25, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Firm tries to clinch up.
Boma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Firm counters with a shoot takedown. Boma fights it but they end up in guard.
Boma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Firm's guard. #REVR#
Boma content to stall in guard here.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Firm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boma tries to free his leg and advance position but Firm is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Firm managing to control the position.
Boma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boma looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Firm closes the distance and clinches.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Firm jumps guard and drags Boma to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boma wants to stand but Firm is controlling his posture from full guard.
Firm is trying to control the position but Boma postures up.
Firm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Boma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Firm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Firm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Firm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Firm.
Firm wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Boma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Firm.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Firm was just out of range.
Firm lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Firm has Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Firm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boma wanted to stand there but Firm had control of the position.
Firm is looking to sweep but instead, Boma has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm 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#
Firm looks to land a left hand but Boma moved out of range nicely.
Firm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Firm looks to clinch
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firm misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Firm lands a really nice looking cross but Boma seems unphased.
Boma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Firm.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Firm's leg but Firm calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Firm shoots in for a double leg but Boma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Firm.
Boma leaves Firm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Firm pushes Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Firm jumps guard but Boma stands there with Firm around his waist. Firm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boma is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Boma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2##CL2#
Firm takes the fight into the clinch.
Firm fails to pull guard.
Firm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boma to keep the fight standing.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Firm jumps guard but Boma stands there with Firm around his waist. Firm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Firm is trying to trip Boma. He has hold of a leg but Boma is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Firm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boma has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Firm passes Boma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boma regains full guard. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Firm stopping the sweep attempt from Boma.
Firm is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Firm looking to pass the guard.
Firm trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Firm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL2#
Firm drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
#BC#
Boma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firm cracks Boma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boma as he avoids it easily.
Boma throws a counter high kick but Firm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firm lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Boma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Firm moves to clinch but Boma breaks away
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Firm swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma feints and then cracks Firm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Firm down.
Boma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC#
Firm is rocked!
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Firm is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Firm misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters with a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Firm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.
Boma is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Firm taking a breather here.
Firm trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Firm throws an elbow but Boma slips to the side and avoids it well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Firm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oscar Boma is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
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.
Firm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Firm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Firm throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Boma.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Firm dives in and scores a takedown into Boma's guard.#ES#
Boma pushes Firm off and scrambles back to his feet.
Firm throws a leg kick #KD#
and Boma counters with a head kick that drops Firm to the mat! Firm scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Firm doesn't manage to clinch there - Boma circles away.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Firm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boma counters with a big right hand! Oh Firm is in trouble here! Boma follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Boma!
A victorious Oscar Boma 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:
gc184
Date: Jan 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Cleary swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firm.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary scores with a nice right hand.
Cleary tries to clinch up.
Firm misses with a low kick.#CL2#
Firm closes the distance and pushes Cleary back into the cage.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleary tries to land knees in the clinch but Firm avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Cleary breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Firm instigates a clinch.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleary tries for a takedown but Firm manages to get underhooks.
Cleary misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Firm breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Firm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Firm closes the distance and clinches.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary tries to score a body lock takedown but Firm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land. #T1#
Firm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleary.
Firm lands a left hand.
#TD#
Cleary tightens his grip and picks Firm up, before dumping him to the ground. Firm manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Firm has his feet on Cleary's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Firm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleary, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Firm has clasped his hands together around Cleary's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Cleary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Firm wants to control but Cleary is keeping him busy. #T2##SUB2#
Firm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cleary being controlled for a moment.
Cleary tries to bench press Firm off him but Firm keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Firm lands an elbow. #T3#
Cleary wants to control but Firm postures up.
Firm happy to just control the position for now.
My spies in LOD Gym of the Gods inform me that Firm has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cleary can't do much from the bottom here.
Firm trying to control the position but Cleary is working away.
Firm staying calm.#ES#
Cleary sneaks out the side door and pushes Firm away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T4#
Firm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Cleary shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Firm napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Cleary is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Firm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.#SUB#
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Cleary is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Firm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cleary doesn't manage to clinch there - Firm circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Firm, as that shot connected.
#CL#
Firm gets tackled into the cage by Cleary. Cleary maintains the clinch.
Cleary is working for takedown but Firm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cleary blocks an uppercut.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
Firm misses with some punches.
Cleary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Firm prevents it.
Firm lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleary tries to score a body lock takedown but Firm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cleary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Firm.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cleary is looking for a takedown.
Cleary lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cleary fails to land.
Cleary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Cleary misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Firm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dante Firm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cleary fails to land.
Cleary blocking some punches.
Firm lands a right hand.
Firm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cleary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleary misses with some punches.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Cleary.
Cleary scores with a shot to the side of Firm's head.
Firm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleary throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Firm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleary avoids it.
Firm swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Cleary.
#TD#
Cleary has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Firm is trying to keep an underhook but Cleary manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Cleary is looking for a kimura but Firm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cleary to get the leverage.
Cleary controlling the action here. #SUB#
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Firm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patrick Cleary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Firm is not content to let Cleary control the position.#T3#
Firm controlling the position well. #SUB#
Cleary seems to be working for a kimura but Firm defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Cleary wants to work for an arm triangle but Firm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Firm is doing well to control the position and prevent Cleary from advancing to side control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Firm has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Cleary is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Firm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Firm is controlling Cleary's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Cleary is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Firm still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Firm has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cleary is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cleary connects with a crisp jab.
Firm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Firm tries to clinch up.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Firm moves in looking to clinch but Cleary pushes him off.
Cleary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleary tries to move into range but Firm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cleary fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Firm slips under a jab.
Cleary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Firm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Firm pushes Cleary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm misses with the head strike.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleary lands an uppercut.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Firm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Firm.
A short right from Firm. #BC#
Cleary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Cleary.
Cleary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dante Firm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleary staying out of range there.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Firm moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Firm lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleary backwards.
Cleary tries for a takedown but Firm manages to get underhooks.
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Firm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clearys head.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Cleary's head.
Cleary drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cleary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm prevents the takedown attempt.
Firm is leaning against Cleary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Firm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Firm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Firm scores with a hook.#T3#
Firm is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Firm moves into the clinch.
Cleary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Firm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Firm lands an uppercut.
Firm lands a nice uppercut.
Firm digs a right hand into Cleary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleary's gas tank.
Firm misses with some punches.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Firm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cleary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firm is defending well for now.
Firm avoiding damage as Cleary throws knees to the body.
Cleary lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleary. #T4#
Firm stops a takedown attempt from Cleary.
Firm is working Cleary over against the cage.
Firm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Cleary has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Cleary goes for a takedown attempt but Firm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Firm has Cleary up against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Firm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
A very excited looking Dante Firm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
gc 175
Date: Nov 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm takes one to the side of the head.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firm. Saarenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarenpaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Firm with a body shot.
Firm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Firm strikes.#TD#
Firm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saarenpaa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saarenpaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saarenpaa keeping moving, preventing Firm from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm 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.
Saarenpaa keeping moving, preventing Firm from controlling successfully. #T1#
Firm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Firm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Firm stopping the sweep attempt from Saarenpaa.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Firm misses with a looping right.
Saarenpaa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Firm walks into a stiff left hand from Saarenpaa.#TD#
Firm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saarenpaa did well to prevent Firm getting side control.#T2#
Saarenpaa wants to improve his position but Firm is controlling well.
#SUB#
Firm is working for a kimura but Saarenpaa is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Firm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Firm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saarenpaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saarenpaa trying to control but Firm postures up.
#T3##SUB#
Firm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Firm trying to control from half guard but Saarenpaa is working away. #SUB#
Firm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saarenpaa has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Firm is trying to work for a kimura but Saarenpaa is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saarenpaa gets full guard.
Firm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saarenpaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saarenpaa is pulling down on Firm's head. It's preventing any offense from Firm, at least for the moment.
Firm trying to control the position from guard on top but Saarenpaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Firm avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Firm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firm throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saarenpaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Firm misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Saarenpaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Firm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Saarenpaa walks into a jab.
Firm ducks right into an uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa slips a jab from Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saarenpaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saarenpaa throws a shot from downtown. Firm moves away and avoids it.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saarenpaa. #T1#
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Firm cracks Saarenpaa with a good jab.
Saarenpaa works Firm's body with a nice hook.
Saarenpaa lands a slapping body shot.
Saarenpaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saarenpaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Firm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saarenpaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Firm somewhat.
Firm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
Firm fails with a takedown attempt. #T2##TD#
Firm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa is trying to get back to half guard.
Firm wants to control but Saarenpaa is keeping him busy. #ES2#
Saarenpaa throws Firm to one side and escapes!
Saarenpaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Firm will feel that in the morning.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Firm walks into a jab.
Firm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa tries to land a body kick
letting Firm counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Firm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saarenpaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#TD#
Firm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saarenpaa to the ground. Firm is now in Saarenpaa's guard.
Firm wants to control from the top but Saarenpaa keeps moving.
Firm content to stall in guard here.
Firm trying to control but Saarenpaa is working from the bottom. #T4#
Firm postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarenpaa wants to stand up but Firm is controlling him.
Firm wants to control from the top but Saarenpaa keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Firm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firm manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saarenpaa. Firm shrugs it off though.
Saarenpaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Firm coming out on top.
Saarenpaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saarenpaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Firm takes a step back to recover.
Saarenpaa lands the left hand.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firm throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Firm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Saarenpaa as Firm shoots in.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Firm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Saarenpaa lunges at Firm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Firm's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Firm throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa throws a fast counter high kick but Firm manages to duck under it in time.#TD#
Saarenpaa tries to sprawl but Firm drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Firm seems to be working for a kimura but Saarenpaa defends the submission attempt.
Firm controlling the action here.
Firm frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
Firm content just to control the position here.
Firm trying to control but Saarenpaa is having none of it.
Saarenpaa is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Saarenpaa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Firm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saarenpaa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#T3#
Firm pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Firm takes Saarenpaa's back.
Saarenpaa trying to control the action but Firm just sinks the hooks in.
Saarenpaa can't escape the position.
Saarenpaa turns into Firm and is now in his guard.
Firm trying to control the position.
Firm 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.#T4#
Firm trying to keep a closed guard but Saarenpaa is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Firm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saarenpaa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Saarenpaa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Firm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saarenpaa has managed to get both his arms back between Firm's legs - danger averted.
Firm controlling Saarenpaa's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mika Saarenpaa.
I think Saarenpaa 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
A victorious Mika Saarenpaa 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:
gc 171
Date: Oct 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Firm's hands.
Firm misses with a looping right.
Firm misses with a looping left.
Firm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wiggin scores with a decent looking hook.
Neo Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Firm looks to land a right hand but Wiggin moved out of range.
Firm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggin sprawls well. Wiggin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Firm gets slowly back to his feet.
Wiggin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggin! But no joy.
Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiggin throws a lazy head kick
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Wiggin.#T1#
Wiggin scores with a sloppy right hand. Firm should have avoided that one.
Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.
Wiggin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Firm lands with a cross.
Wiggin thuds his right hand into Firm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Firm.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Wiggin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neo Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firm slips a jab and a cross from Wiggin.
Firm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Wiggin drives through and clinches with Firm against the cage.
Firm is working for takedown but Wiggin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Firm is working Wiggin over against the cage.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm misses with some punches.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Firm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2##BC#
Firm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Firm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiggin looks to land a left hand but Firm moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Wiggin coming out on top.
Wiggin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm is looking to counter punch.
Firm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm misses with a straight left.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firm scores with a hook.
Firm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Firm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiggin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Firm scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
Wiggin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Firm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Wiggin throws a hook but Firm blocks it.
Wiggin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiggin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wiggin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Wiggin.
Wiggin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firm.
Wiggin throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Firm pushes him off.
Firm throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggin's shoulder, as Wiggin tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiggin. Firm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiggin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin connects with a looping right hand.
Wiggin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Firm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wiggin in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin clobbers Firm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Firm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Firm.
Wiggin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Firm moves out of range. #T4#
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Firm.
Wiggin cracks Firm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiggin. #TD#
Firm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wiggin wants to sweep but no luck.
Firm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firm seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wiggin for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin is controlling Firm's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Wiggin throws a sloppy head kick and Firm moves out of range easily.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Firm.
Neo Wiggin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Wiggin's head but Wiggin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggin! But no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Firm.
Wiggin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firm.
Firm looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggin is just out of range.
Firm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Firm circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Firm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wiggin throws a hook but Firm avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm throws an off balance right hand
and Wiggin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Firm. Those never looked like landing.
Wiggin throws a jab but it's blocked by Firm.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiggin. That snapped Firm's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Firm misses the jab.#T1#
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wiggin thuds his right hand into Firm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Firm throws a shot from downtown. Wiggin moves away and avoids it.
Wiggin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Firm as he connects with a hook.
Firm closes the distance and clinches up with Wiggin, looking for a takedown. Firm pushes Wiggin against the cage but Wiggin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Firm throws a shot from downtown. Wiggin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Firm does it's job there.
Wiggin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wiggin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Wiggin clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Wiggin. #CUT2#
It looks like Dante Firm has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Firm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Firm.
Firm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good shot there by Wiggin.#T2#
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Firm moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wiggin misses its intended target.
Firm tries to counter with a takedown but Wiggin is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Firm misses.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin slips a jab from Firm.
Firm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Firm is having none of it.
Firm needs to keep his hands up - Wiggin had a free shot at his head there.
Wiggin cracks Firm with an open hand slap.
Firm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiggin.
Firm moves away from the strike by Wiggin.
Firm misses with a looping right.
Firm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wiggin under the eye.
Wiggin throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Firm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wiggin won't be happy with that.
Firm tries to advance to mount but Wiggin denies him. #T3#
Firm working away.
Wiggin is looking to regain half guard here but Firm keeps moving and retains side control.
Firm takes a little break here. Wiggin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Firm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wiggin!
Wiggin is desperately trying to improve his position but Firm has a good base and remains in mount.
Firm trying to control but Wiggin is having none of it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Firm seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Wiggin is holding on tight.
Firm forces the positional change into back control.
Firm is riding his opponent, not letting Wiggin buck him off. #SUB#
Wiggin defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Wiggin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Firm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Firm slips a jab from Wiggin.
Wiggin missing with a left hand there. Firm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiggin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wiggin lands a leg kick that knocks Firm off balance momentarily.
Wiggin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Firm lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiggin scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Wiggin.
A big right from Firm misses.
Firm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiggin looks to land a left hand but Firm moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Firm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiggin's hands.
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!
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
A jab lands there for Wiggin.
Firm takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Wiggin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Firm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wiggin finds it's way round the side to connect with Firm's head.
Wiggin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Firm lands with a cross.
Wiggin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Firm.
Nice cross by Wiggin.
Wiggin works over Firm's head and body with a nice combination.
Wiggin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Firm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC2#
Firm is rocked!
Wiggin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiggin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Firm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wiggin punishes Firm's body with a nice straight punch.
Firm fails with a takedown attempt.
Firm seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Wiggin.
Wiggin cracks Firm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Firm connects with a right hand. Wiggin shakes it off.
Dante Firm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Firm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiggin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wiggin cracks Firm with an open hand slap.
Wiggin throws a good cross that connects.
Firm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Wiggin misses.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the body
and Firm counters with a straight right hand.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Firm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Wiggin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Firm moves forwards but Wiggin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wiggin throws a hook to the side of Firm's head but Firm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Firm misses its target.
Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firm. #T3#
Wiggin lands with a straight right. Firm didn't see that one coming.
Firm lands a head shot.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Firm misses the target.
Wiggin lands with a straight right. Firm didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Wiggin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Firm doesn't seem phased though.
Wiggin takes one to the side of the head.
Firm scores with a hook.#ROC#
Wiggin is rocked!
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Firm finish him?
A left lands for Wiggin.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firm misses with a two punch combination.
Wiggin lands a head shot.
Wiggin cracks Firm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiggin tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T4#
Firm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wiggin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Firm cracks Wiggin with an open hand slap.
Firm throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Wiggin scores with a four punch combination!
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Firm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wiggin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Firm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiggin tries to avoid it but Firm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiggin to the ground. Wiggin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggin! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Firm misses with a hook
enabling Wiggin to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Wiggin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wiggin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Wiggin!
Neo Wiggin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Gc 166
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Firm looks to score with a jab to the body but Perfect is just out of range.
Firm throws an off balance right hand
and Perfect counters with a thumping low kick.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Perfect lands a nice looking body kick.
Perfect slips a jab from Firm.
Nice shot by Firm.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm misses with a body shot
#TD#
and Perfect counters with a single leg into guard. Firm didn't expect that.
Perfect looking to pass the guard.
Perfect working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Firm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perfect defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perfect is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Firm holds on and takes a little breather.
Perfect content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perfect in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perfect chips away with some ground and pound.
Perfect keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Firm's head.#SUB2#
Firm working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Perfect has passed into half guard!
Perfect winds up and cracks Firm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perfect has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perfect 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.
Firm trying to control here.
Perfect landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC#
Firm is rocked!#T2#
Firm wants to get back to full guard.
Firm is still in real trouble! Can Perfect finish him?
Firm trying to control from the bottom.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB2#
Firm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Firm tries to get to full guard but Perfect has control of the leg.
Perfect scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perfect landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perfect scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perfect with the ground and pound but Firm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Firm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perfect is one step ahead there. #T3#
Perfect is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perfect is looking to work some ground and pound but Firm has wrist control.
Firm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Firm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from Firm.
Perfect landing some decent shots from guard.
Firm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perfect manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4#
Perfect looking to hit a scissor sweep but Firm is one step ahead there.
Firm passes Perfect's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Firm trying to control the action but Perfect is working from the bottom.
Firm is pressing down on Perfect's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perfect is holding on for now.
Perfect tries to roll over but Firm keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mystery Perfect dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Firm throws a jab when Perfect was well out of range.
Firm throws a jab but it's blocked by Perfect.
Perfect is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Firm can do to turn this around?
Firm scores with a jab.
Firm misses with a hook
#TD#
and Perfect counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Firm moves into full guard.
Perfect postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perfect's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Firm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfect loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perfect lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Firm wants to sweep here but Perfect controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Perfect with a nice head shot there.
Perfect connects with a couple of short punches.
Perfect scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Perfect got a little sloppy there for a moment and Firm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perfect has managed to get both his arms back between Firm's legs - danger averted.
Perfect throws a strike but Firm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Perfect 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.
Mystery Perfect overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perfect manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Firm manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Perfect postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Firm has his foot on Perfect's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perfect works his way back into a safe position though.#T2##SUB2#
Firm pushes a forearm under Perfect's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Perfect is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dante Firm!
As Dante Firm got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am back.'.
Mystery Perfect spoke after the fight, saying 'The fight was too easy and boring, and since my opponent looked like he really wanted the W, I thought I'd put on a show and give him the W.The line's getting longer. Better get back to pleasing them single and taken ladies before they go crazy'.
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Event:
Gc162
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Firm tests Puzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo defending well as Firm loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puzo lands with an overhand left.
Puzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Firm circles away quickly and effectively.
Puzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firm shoots for a takedown but Puzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puzo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Firm jabs Puzo right on the nose. Puzo blinks but takes it well.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puzo tries to bum rush Firm with a series of wild strikes but Firm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Firm cracks Puzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Firm lands a jab to the nose.
Puzo stuns Firm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puzo sizes up Firm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Firm throws a shot from downtown. Puzo moves away and avoids it.
Firm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puzo is fending him off so far but Firm persists. Nope, Puzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Firm avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Firm.
Firm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Firm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Firm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puzo jabs Firm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Firm throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range. #T2#
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Puzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Puzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Firm misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Firm lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
Puzo scores with a jab. Firm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Puzo. No joy for Firm on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Firm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Firm misses.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Firm.#T3#
Puzo lands a jab to Firm's midsection.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firm manages to avoid it.
Firm throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
A big left from Firm misses.
Firm dives in and grabs Puzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puzo pushes down on Firm's head and hops out.
Puzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Firm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puzo misses with a straight right.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Puzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puzo lands with a cross.
Firm misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Firm shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puzo tries to score with a low kick but Firm moves his leg out of the way.
Firm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Puzo lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Nice cross by Puzo.#ROC2#
Firm is rocked!
Puzo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Firm to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Firm looks to clinch but Puzo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Firm taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GKNY 117 - Shakhbulat vs River
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Firm throws a hook but Skog blocks it.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Skog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Firm appears to be looking for a big counter.
Skog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skog has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Firm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Skog bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Firm is trying to improve his position.
Skog lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Firm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Skog off and has taken his back!
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!
I really don't envy Skog right now.
#SUB#
Skog is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Firm gets his way!
Will Firm go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T1##SUB#
Firm is looking for the choke from the back position but Skog is controlling his hands well.
Skog can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Skog defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Skog holding both Firm 's hands and preventing any damage.
Skog is trying to break free.
Firm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skog rolls, trying to escape but Firm keeps control of the position.
Skog trying to control the hands but Firm breaks the grip.
Firm has the hooks in. Skog is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB#
Firm is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Skog knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Skog for a finish.
Firm is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB#
Firm looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Skog's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T3##SUB#
Skog is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Firm gets his way!
#SUB#
Firm is persistently looking for the submission but Skog is defending it well.
Firm gets his hands free as Skog looks to control.
Skog looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Firm is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB#
Firm patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#T4##SUB#
Firm working for the choke. #SUB#
Firm tightening his grip on Skog, looking for the choke. #SUB#
Firm is looking for the choke from the back position but Skog is controlling his hands well.
Skog turns into Firm and is now in his guard.
Skog 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Firm keeping moving, preventing Skog from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Firm lands the left hand.
Firm needs to keep his hands up - Skog had a free shot at his head there.
Firm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Skog does it's job there.
Firm throws a big shot that misses.
Skog throws a hook to the side of Firm's head but Firm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firm misses with an uppercut. Skog saw that one coming.
Firm walks into a stiff left hand from Skog.
Firm swings widly with a right hand
enabling Skog to counter with a crisp jab.
Firm misses with a series of wild punches.
Skog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skog throws out the jab.
Skog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Skog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Firm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Skog.
Firm swings for the body but Skog moves out of range.
Skog with the counter takedown but Firm avoids it easily.
Firm works Skog's body with a nice hook.
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Skog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.
Skog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Firm blocks the leg kick.
Dan Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Firm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Skog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firm lands a head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skog. Firm shrugs it off though.
Firm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firm. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Skog.
Skog moves away from the strike by Firm.
Skog with the counter takedown but Firm avoids it easily.
Skog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Firm checks it well.
Firm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skog scores with the left hand. Firm knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skog.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Firm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skog misses with a shot to the body
and Firm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skog throws out a powerful jab.
Firm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Firm.
Skog moves away from the strike by Firm.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.
Skog lands a nice looking body shot.
Firm throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Firm throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
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!
Firm misses the shot to the body.
Firm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skog.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Firm ducks right into an uppercut from Skog.
Nice body kick from Skog.
Firm throws the left hand but Skog avoids the punch easily.
Skog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Firm on the side of the head.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Firm.
Skog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Firm counters with a nice uppercut.
Skog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skog. That's going to slow Firm down.
Skog looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Firm misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skog can pounce on him.
Skog moves forwards but Firm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Firm throws a right hand that misses
and Skog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Skog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dante Firm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Firm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Firm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skog's guard. #REVR#
Firm is fighting to break Skog's control of his arms but Skog is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Firm wants to pass the guard but Skog is keeping the position.
Firm trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm preventing the sweep.
Firm trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Skog working a defensive guard here.
Skog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Skog holds on and takes a little breather.
Firm is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Firm being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skog lands a head shot.
Skog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Firm lands a glancing blow to the side of Skog's head.
Skog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Firm looks to land a right hand but Skog moved out of range.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firm. That did some damage!
Firm misses with a looping right.
Skog cracks Firm with a good jab.
Skog throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firm is out of range and Skog settles back down.
Firm tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Skog manages to circle out of the way.
Firm shoots in for a takedown but Skog shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Firm.#T3#
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Skog slips a jab from Firm.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Skog misses with a takedown attempt - Firm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Firm.
Firm looks to throw the jab but Skog is out of range.
Skog just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Firm throws a hook but Skog avoids it easily.
Skog walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Skog counters with an inside leg kick.
Skog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Skog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog misses with an uppercut.
Skog moves forwards but Firm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Firm scores with the left hand. Skog knows he should have avoided that one.
Skog slips a straight right by Firm.
Skog throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Firm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skog.
Skog misses with a straight right.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skog moves away.
Firm walks into a left hand.
Skog throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Firm.
I think Firm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
An intense looking Dante Firm took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am back.'.
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Event:
UGD 31:Shevchenko Vs Beefrock
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firm.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Firm throws a shot to the body.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Firm avoids it.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Firm.
Firm takes one to the chin there.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
Firm throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis misses with a right hand
enabling Firm to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Firm. That snapped Lewis's head back.
#KD#
Lewis bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Firm! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
#ROC#
Firm is rocked!
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Firm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Firm is still in real trouble! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Firm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Firm wants to stand but Lewis is controlling the position.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Firm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Firm wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Firm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis trying to control but Firm is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#BC2#
Firm breaks from the clinch.
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Firm moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Firm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Firm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Firm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Firm avoids the head kick by Lewis.
A little jabbing left from Firm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Firm misses with a straight right.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Firm takes a kick to the side of the head.#T3##KD#
Lewis throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Firm stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Lewis follows into mount!
Lewis controlling from mount.
Lewis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Firm is looking to escape.
Lewis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Firm covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Lewis!
A victorious Ray Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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