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Event:
OFC 303: Wrath
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Letang forces Jorgensen back against the cage and clinches.
Jorgensen tries a body shot but Letang blocks it.
Letang is looking to control Jorgensen's arms but Jorgensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Letang has his back to the cage.
Jorgensen has a couple of punches blocked by Letang.
Jorgensen controlling the action here for a moment.
Jorgensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Letang.
Jorgensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Letang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD#
Jorgensen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Letang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorgensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorgensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jorgensen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen landing some decent shots from guard.
Letang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jorgensen is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Jorgensen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jorgensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Letang has wrist control.#T1#
Jorgensen is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Letang looking for a sweep. Not yet Letang, not yet.
Letang trying to keep a closed guard but Jorgensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jorgensen landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Letang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Letang trying to control the position.
Jorgensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Letang's head.
Letang is controlling Jorgensen's posture.
Jorgensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Jorgensen with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Jorgensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Letang wants to control the position but Jorgensen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jorgensen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorgensen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jorgensen is trying to control. Letang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Letang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorgensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jorgensen postures up.
Jorgensen landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgensen postures up.
#T3#
Letang wants to hit a switch here but Jorgensen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Letang there!
Jorgensen is landing with some decent strikes but Letang is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jorgensen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Letang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB#
Jorgensen working for a triangle but Letang defends it easily.
Letang stopping the sweep attempt from Jorgensen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen keeping moving, preventing Letang from controlling successfully.
Letang preventing the sweep.
Letang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jorgensen's guard.
Jorgensen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Letang prevents Jorgensen from improving his position.
Letang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorgensen gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen is pulling down on Letang's head. It's preventing any offense from Letang, at least for the moment.
Letang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Letang preventing the sweep.
Jorgensen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Letang throwing strikes from guard but Jorgensen blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Letang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Letang throwing strikes but missing.
Jorgensen trying to keep a closed guard but Letang is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Jorgensen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Letang clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Letang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jorgensen regains guard immediately.
Letang postures up in Jorgensen's guard and throws a big left but Jorgensen blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Letang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorgensen is trying to keep Letang in close.
Jorgensen 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.
Letang postures up in Jorgensen's guard and throws a big left but Jorgensen blocks it.
Letang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorgensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen has control of Letang's left arm, preventing Letang from doing any damage.
Letang cracks Jorgensen with a solid left hand.
Jorgensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Letang.
Letang postures up in Jorgensen's guard and throws a big left but Jorgensen blocks it. #T1##SUB2#
Letang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jorgensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorgensen pulls Letang in close to his closed guard and prevents Letang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jorgensen keeping moving, preventing Letang from controlling successfully.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgensen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Letang's guard. #REVR#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jorgensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jorgensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jorgensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Letang is trying to keep Jorgensen in close.
#T2#
Jorgensen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jorgensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Letang's head.#ROC#
Letang is rocked!
Jorgensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letang can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Letang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Letang is still in real trouble! Can Jorgensen finish him?
Jorgensen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorgensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Letang is trying to keep Jorgensen in close.
Demetrious Jorgensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorgensen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Letang covers up, he's hurt! Jorgensen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jorgensen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jorgensen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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Event:
OFC 298: Bleeders
Date: Jul 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Jabouin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jabouin stuffs the takedown attempt from Letang. Letang gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Letang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jabouin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Letang is in Jabouin's guard.
Letang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Letang throws a big elbow that misses.
Letang 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.
Letang won't allow Jabouin to sweep him here.
Jabouin pulls Letang in close to prevent any damage.
Letang throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Letang has gone for a leg lock! Jabouin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Letang's guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Jabouin stopping the sweep attempt from Letang.
Jabouin wants to pass the guard but Letang is keeping the position.
Letang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabouin is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Jabouin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Letang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jabouin has managed to get both his arms back between Letang's legs - danger averted.
Letang looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Letang looking for a triangle here. Jabouin is fighting it but it looks tight! Letang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jabouin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
OFC: Blood Night XXXIX
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letang.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Letang avoids it well.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Letang.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut. Letang saw that one coming.
As Jose De La Cus tries to get set, Letang tries to push him back and clinch up but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid the attempt.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Letang counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
Jose De La Cus kicks Letang off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letang ducks under a wild hook from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lands a nice looking body shot.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Letang ducks under and follows up with a left that Letang also avoids with ease.#CL#
Letang instigates a clinch.
Letang jumps guard but Jose De La Cus turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Letang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letang is trying to maintain a safe position but Jose De La Cus gets an underhook and turns Letang into the cage.#BC2#
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose De La Cus lands with an uppercut that bounces Letang off the cage and back into range.
Jose De La Cus tests Letang's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Jose De La Cus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Letang ducks under and follows up with a left that Letang also avoids with ease.
Letang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jose De La Cus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Letang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jose De La Cus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Letang darts in and clinches Jose De La Cus up against the cage.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Letang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Letang misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jose De La Cus.
Letang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jose De La Cus walks away with a smile on his face. Letang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Letang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Letang gets a clinch.
Letang has a couple of punches blocked by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to striking at distance but Letang won't allow it.
Letang misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Jose De La Cus works over Letang's head and body with a nice combination.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus lands with an overhand left.
Jose De La Cus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Letang moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jose De La Cus.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose De La Cus feints the counter takedown.
Jose De La Cus throws a shot to the body.
Letang is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
A jab from Jose De La Cus finds it's way through Letang's defenses.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Letang tries to clinch there but Jose De La Cus circles away.
Letang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Letang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Jose De La Cus cracks Letang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Letang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Jose De La Cus gets caught napping as Letang dives in and scores a takedown. Jose De La Cus manages to retain guard.
Letang trying to control the position from guard on top but Jose De La Cus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Letang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jose De La Cus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Letang.
Jose De La Cus tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Letang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jose De La Cus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Letang, into his guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jose De La Cus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Jose De La Cus won't allow Letang to sweep him here.
Jose De La Cus stands up over Letang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jose De La Cus throws a big right hand that misses.
Jose De La Cus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Letang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Letang has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jose De La Cus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Letang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Letang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letang is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jose De La Cus connects with a nice short shot to Letang's temple.
Letang is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
The crowd cheers as Jose De La Cus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letang doesn't seem phased though.
Pierre Letang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang drops his hands momentarily and Jose De La Cus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus lands a body shot.
#TD#
Letang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jose De La Cus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Letang cracks Jose De La Cus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jose De La Cus is trying to get back to half guard.
Letang working the ground and pound but Jose De La Cus is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Letang is trying to get an arm triangle but Jose De La Cus is defending well.
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!#SUB#
Letang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jose De La Cus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Letang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jose De La Cus, who protects the arm well. #T1##SUB#
Letang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jose De La Cus, who protects the arm well.
Jose De La Cus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Letang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Letang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Letang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Letang has an Americana. Jose De La Cus didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Letang is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Letang hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pierre Letang!
The defeated Carter Jose De La Cus had this to say: 'Whatever...'.
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Event:
OFC 283: New Frontier
Date: May 10, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Hyrkanian rushes Letang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Letang pushes off an throws an elbow but Hyrkanian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Letang - that landed with a thud.
Letang stalling in the clinch but Hyrkanian improves position.
Letang tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Letang drops back down to his feet.
Letang has Hyrkanian pressed against the cage.
Hyrkanian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Letang.
Hyrkanian blocks the elbow strike.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letang tries to score a body lock takedown but Hyrkanian shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Letang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Letang blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hyrkanian lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letang.
Still in the clinch, Letang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letang.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Letang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letang.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Letang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Letang to work.
Letang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian lands a shoulder strike.
Hyrkanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letang tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyrkanian avoids the damage to the body.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Hyrkanian.
Letang has Hyrkanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hyrkanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Hyrkanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letang fails to pull guard.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Letang.
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Letang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letang tries to land a knee to the head but Hyrkanian blocks with his arms.
Hyrkanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Letang struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyrkanian controls his hands.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Letang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letang blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hyrkanian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyrkanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letang takes a shot to the head.
Letang tries a body shot but Hyrkanian blocks it.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Letang tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Letang uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Letang looking to slow down the pace here.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Letang blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Hyrkanian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Letang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian scores with a shot to the side of Letang's head.
Letang stalling the fight.
Hyrkanian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Letang backwards.
Letang misses with some punches.
Letang just leaning against Hyrkanian, taking a breather.
Letang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian lands a right hand.
Hyrkanian blocks an elbow strike from Letang.
#T4#
Letang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letang misses with a body punch.
Hyrkanian lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#
Letang is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyrkanian throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Letang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyrkanian lands a right hand.
Letang throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hyrkanian.
Letang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hyrkanian fails to land.
Hyrkanian misses with the head strike.
Hyrkanian creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Letang with a big uppercut! Letang tries to clinch up but Hyrkanian pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Letang to the mat! Letang covers up and Hyrkanian unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Subotai Hyrkanian!
A very excited looking Subotai Hyrkanian rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
OFC 277: Resistance
Date: Apr 16, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Letang gets a double leg takedown into Jorgensen's guard.
Jorgensen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jorgensen works over Letang with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorgensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorgensen postures up and lands a big shot to Letang's brow.
Jorgensen lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Letang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jorgensen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jorgensen won't allow Letang to sweep him here.
Letang is controlling Jorgensen's posture.
Jorgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Letang is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2#
Letang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jorgensen defends well.#T1#
Jorgensen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Jorgensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Jorgensen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jorgensen 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.
Jorgensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Letang has momentary wrist control but Jorgensen slips an elbow through the middle.
Jorgensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorgensen working some strikes from top position.
Jorgensen is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Letang tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2##SUB2#
Letang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Letang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jorgensen's guard. #REVB#
Jorgensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Letang is one step ahead there.
Letang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position but Letang postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letang trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen keeping full guard, as Letang tries to pass.
Jorgensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jorgensen controls Letang momentarily but Letang frees himself.
Letang stopping the sweep attempt from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Letang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3#
Letang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorgensen's head. #SUB2#
Letang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jorgensen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Letang is trying to control. Jorgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorgensen tries to roll over but Letang keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Letang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jorgensen defends it well.
Jorgensen trying to control but Letang postures up.
Letang prevents Jorgensen from improving his position.#SUB2#
Letang seems to be working for a kimura but Jorgensen defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Letang is working for a kimura but Jorgensen is defending it quite comfortably.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jorgensen gets full guard.
Letang wants to control from the top but Jorgensen keeps moving.
Letang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Letang wants to control from the top but Jorgensen keeps moving.
Letang sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jorgensen's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jorgensen wants to get back to full guard.
Letang wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Letang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jorgensen is just riding it out for now. Letang eventually gives up the hold.
Jorgensen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demetrious Jorgensen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jorgensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Letang misses with a double jab.
#TD#
Jorgensen looking to score a takedown here. Letang is defending well but Jorgensen drives through and ends up in Letang's guard.
Jorgensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorgensen is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Letang wants to sweep here but Jorgensen controlling him for the moment.
Jorgensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Letang 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.
Jorgensen working some strikes from top position.
Jorgensen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Letang looking for a sweep. Not yet Letang, not yet.
Jorgensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Letang looking to control.
Letang has momentary wrist control but Jorgensen slips an elbow through the middle.
Jorgensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jorgensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#
Letang is rocked!
Jorgensen pushing down on Letang's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Letang is still in real trouble! Can Jorgensen finish him?
Letang has hold of Jorgensen's hands but Jorgensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jorgensen scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Letang has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jorgensen escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jorgensen!
Jorgensen lands a strong strike to the head of Letang. That's dazed him! Jorgensen looking to finish here. Letang is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jorgensen lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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Event:
GKNY 121-Mencken/Gumption III
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Letang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letang moves in looking to clinch but Boom pushes him off.
Boom looks to land a right hand but Letang moved out of range.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Letang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A punch combination from Boom misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang fails with a takedown attempt.
Letang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Letang defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Pierre Letang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom cracks Letang on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Letang falls backwards against the cage. Boom follows up with more strikes that drop Letang to his knees. Boom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Letang! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Boom!
A victorious DJ Boom 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:
GKNY 119 - Vershinin vs Wills
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Letang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Letang with the counter takedown but Hughes avoids it easily.
Letang shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.#TD2#
Letang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Letang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hughes struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Letang is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Letang keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Letang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Letang has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hughes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Letang yanks on the arm and Hughes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Letang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 113 - Momochi vs Nilsen
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Letang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Letang has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Letang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Letang dives into Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Letang is controlling him.
Letang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Letang forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Letang wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson pushes Letang off looking to stand but Letang dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Letang in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jackson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Letang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 107 - Durden vs Tsoi
Date: Dec 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Letang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
Letang slips under a jab.
McGregor misses with a kick to the body
and Letang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Letang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Letang fails to land.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
Letang moves to clinch but McGregor breaks away
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor throws a head kick but Letang moves out of range.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.
Letang scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
McGregor misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Letang counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Pierre Letang has been cut.
Letang cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.#BC#
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor scores with a jab. Letang acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC#
Letang is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! McGregor has cracked Letang with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! McGregor lands another huge swinging hook and Letang tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Letang, before McGregor can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Connor McGregor!
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Event:
GKNY 103 - Payton vs Ramses
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Letang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frazier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Frazier has hold of one of Letang's legs. Letang is fighting the takedown attempt but Frazier gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Letang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Letang pulls Frazier in to control the position. #SUB2#
Letang has his feet on Frazier's thighs here. He's pushed Frazier off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Frazier screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 96 - Durden vs Kinshaw
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Letang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand.
Letang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Letang prevents Jones from standing back up.
My spies in Fight Factory inform me that Letang has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Letang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Letang keeps trying to improve his position.#ES#
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Letang fails with a takedown attempt.
Letang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!#T1#
Letang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL2#
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Letang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Letang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Letang tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Letang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Letang is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letang is trying to stall.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Letang is controlling the position. #T2#
Letang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Letang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Letang steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Letang wants to clinch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Letang has double underhooks.
Letang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Letang tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Letang won't allow it.
Jones tries to circle away but Letang has him pinned against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Letang keeps him there for the moment.
Letang has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Letang.
The referee calls for Letang to work.
Letang can't get the takedown.
Jones is trying to push Letang away but Letang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Letang taking a breather.
Letang keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Letang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Letang working aggressively here.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Letang lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Jones tries to break free but Letang pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letang at a distance.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Letang at a distance.
Letang walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Cain Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letang tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Letang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Letang or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
A combination from Letang does no damage.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Letang.
Jones throws a series of punches but Letang moves out of range.
Letang with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Letang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Letang has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Letang misses with a body punch.
Letang misses with the head strike.
Jones wants to break free but Letang has control.
Letang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones punishes Letang's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Letang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Letang. #ES#
Jones pushes Letang off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Letang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Letang.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Jones jabs Letang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cain Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a body punch but Letang moves out of range.
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Letang avoids them all with ease.
Jones is looking to wear down Letang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL2#
Letang has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letang is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Letang is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones blocks a body shot from Letang.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#TD2#
Letang tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Letang is controlling him. #ES#
Jones manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely. #CL2#
Letang forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Letang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Letang successfully pulls guard.
#T3##SU#
Jones stands up from Letang's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letang can do to turn this around?
Jones looks to land a combination but Letang avoids it well.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Letang wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Letang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
Letang is rocked!
Jones finds Letang's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Letang flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Jones lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Letang will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Cain Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GKNY 91 - Castle v Schilling
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Letang gets caught napping as Frazier dives in and scores a takedown. Letang manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Letang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frazier throwing strikes but missing.
Frazier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Letang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Letang looking for a triangle here. Frazier is fighting it but it looks tight! Letang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Frazier is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 87 - Gumption v Mencken 2
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Letang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Letang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kozlov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB2#
Letang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kozlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kozlov wants to get back to full guard.
Letang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Letang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov trying to control from the bottom.
Letang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kozlov defending well though.
Kozlov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Letang is working away from the top position though.
Kozlov has his hands clasped together around Letang's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
Kozlov trying to control here.
Letang thows a huge punch but Kozlov dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Letang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Letang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Letang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kozlov!
Letang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kozlov is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Letang is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kozlov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kozlov!
Letang keeping full guard, as Kozlov tries to pass. #T2#
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Letang keeps moving.
Kozlov scoring with some ground and pound.
Letang is trying to control the position but Kozlov postures up.
Kozlov trying to control but Letang is working from the bottom.
Letang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Letang is still trying to improve position.
Letang wants to improve his position but instead Kozlov has moved into half guard.
Letang is looking to improve his position.
Letang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Letang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kozlov is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kozlov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Letang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Letang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Kozlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Letang lands a couple of elbows.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Letang from controlling successfully. #T4#
Letang looking to sit in guard and control but Kozlov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kozlov is in close to Letang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Letang working a defensive guard here.
Kozlov is working Letang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kozlov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kozlov's guard. #REVB#
Kozlov striking from his own guard.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Letang manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letang controlling Kozlov's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pierre Letang 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#
Letang tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
#CL2#
Letang drives through and clinches with Kozlov against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kozlov stalling in the clinch but Letang improves position. #TD#
Kozlov tightens his grip and picks Letang up, before dumping him to the ground. Letang manages to land in guard.
Kozlov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Letang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kozlov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kozlov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Letang is looking for a triangle but Kozlov pushes his legs off easily.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Letang keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Letang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kozlov defends well.
Letang trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlov is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Letang has an active guard here but Kozlov has managed to pass into half guard.
Kozlov lands strikes from half guard.
Ruban Kozlov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Letang is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kozlov jumps into side control!
Kozlov is putting a hurting on Letang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Letang regains half guard.#T2#
The fighters are battling for position here. Letang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kozlov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kozlov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Letang is keeping the position for now.
Letang has momentary wrist control but Kozlov slips an elbow through the middle.
Letang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kozlov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Letang manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
Letang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kozlov passes into half guard.
Letang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T3#
Kozlov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Letang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kozlov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Letang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Letang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Letang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kozlov has picked Letang up and slammed him! Letang can't keep hold of the triangle and Kozlov manages to pass to side control!
Letang is not content to let Kozlov control the position.
Kozlov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Letang down.
#T4#
Letang is looking for a sweep.
Letang taking a bit of punishment here - Kozlov scoring with strikes.
Letang is trying to control Kozlov's posture but Kozlov avoids it.
Kozlov lands a few punches from side control.
Kozlov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kozlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letang keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Letang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruban Kozlov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
Letang wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
Letang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Letang ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
The fighters circling - Kozlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letang moves in looking to clinch but Kozlov pushes him off.
Kozlov scores with a nice strike.
Letang misses with a takedown
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Letang moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.#TD#
Kozlov tightens his grip and picks Letang up, before dumping him to the ground. Letang manages to land in guard.
Letang wants to sweep but no luck.
Kozlov postures up and lands a big shot to Letang's brow. #T1#
Kozlov cracks Letang with a solid left hand.
Letang pulls Kozlov in close to prevent any damage.
Kozlov is stalling in the full guard.
Kozlov works over Letang with some ground and pound from guard.
Letang is trying to keep Kozlov in close.
#SUB2#
Letang working for a triangle but Kozlov defends it easily.
Kozlov slips nicely into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Letang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kozlov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Letang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Letang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Letang trying to control but Kozlov postures up.
Kozlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letang can do to turn this around?
Letang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Letang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Letang wants to sweep here but Kozlov controlling him for the moment.
Kozlov postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Letang.
Letang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
Letang tries to clinch up but Kozlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Letang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Kozlov's head coaches at Iron Joe's Boxing Gym ($850/wk) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kozlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letang.
A little jabbing left from Letang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Letang should have avoided that one.
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Kozlov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kozlov tries to advance to mount but Letang instead regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Letang wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruban Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kozlov 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruban Kozlov!
An out of breath Ruban Kozlov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GKNY 84 - Sodergren v Hopeless
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Brawler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brawler lands in his opponent's guard.
Letang has momentary wrist control but Brawler slips an elbow through the middle.
Letang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brawler distracts Letang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brawler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Letang wants to sweep but no luck.
Brawler trying to control but Letang is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Letang haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Letang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brawler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Letang trying to control the position here.
Brawler distracts Letang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Letang is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brawler throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Letang's body to avoid the submission. Letang has instead reached around Brawler's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Letang arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 75 - Monk v Powell
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Letang counters by clinching up.
Letang lands with a left to the head.
Letang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Letang keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Letang's takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Letang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Letang has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Letang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Letang dives into Jackson's guard.
Letang trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Letang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Letang landing some decent shots from guard.
Letang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Letang connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Letang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackson is trying to hold Letang in close to prevent damage but Letang has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB2#
Letang is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jackson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Letang!
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Event:
GKNY 70 - Brewer V Gumption
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Letang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Letang misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Letang darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Letang misses with some punches.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Letang's takedown attempt.
Letang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Letang drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Letang has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Letang is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
#SU#
Letang is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Letang circles away quickly and effectively.
Letang wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Letang wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letang.
Letang looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a right and a left that Letang avoids nicely.
Jones throws a body punch but Letang moves out of range. #CL2#
Letang has managed to clinch.
Letang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.#BC#
Jones breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Letang moves into the clinch.
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Letang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T2#
Letang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Letang fails to land.
Letang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Letang won't allow it.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Letang.
Letang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Letang tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Letang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letang works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Letang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Letang has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Letang is controlling him.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Letang has double underhooks.
Letang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Letang misses with some punches.
Letang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Letang swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letang tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Letang is controlling him.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Letang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Letang stalling in the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Letang won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Letang tries to tie him up.
Letang has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Letang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Letang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Cain Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Letang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Letang closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Letang has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Letang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Letang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letang tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Letang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Letang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Jones.
#CL2#
Letang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Letang misses with some punches.
Letang is stalling here.
#T1#
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Letang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Letang is landing with strikes from the back.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Letang keeps control of the position.
#SUB2#
Letang working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jones tries to escape but Letang has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jones trying to control the position but Letang manages to sink in the hooks.
Jones is really stuck here.
Letang is not going to allow Jones to sit and survive in this position.
Letang is looking to finish with some ground and pound!#T2#
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #SUB2#
Letang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Letang tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones tries to hold on but Letang postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Letang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones prevents Letang from taking his back.
Pierre Letang has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Letang working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Letang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Letang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Letang pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Letang working a defensive guard here.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4##SU#
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Cain Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Letang has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Letang is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang throws an elbow but it misses.
Letang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones blocks a body shot from Letang.
Letang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Letang is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Letang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Letang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Letang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Letang ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Letang.
A nice side step and Letang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre Letang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Letang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Letang has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Letang is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Letang has his back to the cage.
Letang leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Letang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Cain Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Letang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letang trying to land knees to the body.
Letang tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Letang is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looks to land a combination. Letang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones digs a good body shot into Letang's ribs.#T2#
Letang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Letang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones cracks a nice hook into Letang's ribs.
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre Letang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Letang has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Letang clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Letang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letang throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Letang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looks to land a combination but Letang avoids it well.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Letang fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Letang tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Letang under the eye.
Letang tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Letang in his tracks.
Letang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letang's head backwards.#ROC#
Letang is rocked!
Jones wobbles Letang with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Jones dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Letang to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cain Jones!
Our winner, Cain Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
GKNY 66 - Great V Cruz
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Obukhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letang manages to avoid it.
Letang shoots in and drives through. Obukhov sprawls well.#CL2#
Letang clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Letang. #BC#
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obukhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letang moves away.
Letang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Obukhov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Obukhov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Letang clinches with his opponent.
Letang can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obukhov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Letang scores with a jab.#CL2#
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Obukhov lands an elbow inside that Letang shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obukhov keeps control of Letang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obukhov is leaning against Letang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obukhov tries a body shot but Letang blocks it.
A short uppercut from Letang. #T1#
A body shot lands from Obukhov.
Letang goes for a takedown attempt but Obukhov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Artem Obukhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Obukhov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obukhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Letang tries to clinch but Obukhov is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Letang or perhaps it was just good defense by Obukhov, which made it look bad.
Letang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obukhov scores with a nice head shot.
Obukhov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obukhov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Artem Obukhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obukhov just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Obukhov misses the body punch
letting Letang counter with a right hand. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obukhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Letang controls his hands.
Obukhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Letang.
Letang stalls.
Letang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Obukhov after a bit of a struggle.
Letang misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Letang.
Letang struggles to land a body shot inside as Obukhov controls his hands.
#BC2#
Letang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letang throws a body punch but Obukhov moves out of range. #TD2#
Letang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Obukhov is looking to regain half guard here but Letang keeps moving and retains side control.
Obukhov is trying to control Letang's posture but Letang avoids it.
Obukhov tries to improve position but can't. #T3##SUB2#
Letang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Obukhov is trying to control Letang's posture but Letang avoids it.
Obukhov tries to buck Letang off but Letang is having none of it.
Obukhov is trying to control Letang's posture but Letang avoids it.
Obukhov is trying to get back to half guard.
Letang in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Obukhov tries to improve position but can't.
Obukhov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Letang is working for a kimura but Obukhov is defending it quite comfortably.
#T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obukhov is looking for a sweep. Letang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Obukhov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obukhov tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Letang.
Obukhov wants to improve his position but Letang is controlling well.
Obukhov is trying to control but can't.
Obukhov wants to get back to full guard.
Letang is nestled in close to Obukhov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Letang dominated that round.
That's time! Obukhov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Obukhov lands a nice hook to Letang's body. Letang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Letang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Letang misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Obukhov misses its target.
Letang fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Letang pushes Obukhov up against the cage in a clinch.
Obukhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Letang or perhaps it was just good defense by Obukhov, which made it look bad.
Obukhov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letang manages to avoid it.
Letang wants to clinch up but Obukhov keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obukhov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obukhov 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.
Letang is looking to clinch.
Obukhov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Obukhov misses with a wild body shot.
Artem Obukhov is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
A big left from Letang misses.
Obukhov keeps the fight on the outside.
Obukhov feinted with a counter takedown.
Pierre Letang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letang checks the leg kick.
Obukhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letang tries for a takedown but Obukhov circles away easily
and Obukhov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obukhov lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Letang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obukhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letang prevents Obukhov from breaking the clinch.
Letang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obukhov looking to stall.
Letang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Letang tries to clinch up.#T2##CL2#
Letang closes the distance and clinches.
Letang tries for a takedown but Obukhov manages to get underhooks.
Artem Obukhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Letang.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obukhov as Letang tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obukhov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Obukhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Letang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obukhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Letang breaks the clinch.
Letang is looking to clinch but Obukhov is avoiding it.
Obukhov is looking to wear down Letang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obukhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obukhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letang moves away.
Obukhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Obukhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Letang moves in looking to clinch but Obukhov pushes him off.#TD2#
Letang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Obukhov gets full guard.#SUB2#
Letang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Obukhov dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Letang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obukhov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Letang is tightening it up a little... Obukhov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Obukhov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Obukhov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Letang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pierre Letang!
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